Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport

Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials

3m ago

A walk through relics of power and paranoia

Inside Gono Bhaban, a fallen dictator's palace

4m ago

How our red and green came to be

The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.

6m ago

41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification

The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.

8m ago

Sheikh clan’s lust for duty-free cars

With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.

8m ago

Interim govt struggling on many fronts

The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.

8m ago

Mahalaya to Vijaya Dashami: What this year’s Durga Puja predicts

Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.

9m ago

Cops still afraid to come out of cocoon

An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.

9m ago
December 18, 2016
December 18, 2016

I got upazila chairman 'elected'

A ruling party lawmaker of Natore yesterday said he had to do a lot of things to make his party-backed candidate winner though the contestant had actually lost the 2014 upazila elections.

December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016

AL probe finds instigation from cops, mills authorities

There was instigation from the Rangpur Sugar mills authorities as well as the police behind the incident that happened centering the eviction of Santals in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila on November 6, finds an Awami League probe.

November 24, 2016
November 24, 2016

No arrest without permission

Without permission from the government, a civil servant cannot be arrested for a criminal offence committed while on official

November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016

Protect minorities or face action

The cabinet committee on law and order yesterday warned of taking tough action against law enforcement agencies if they fail

November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016

Cases criminal, pleas political

Her morning started like many other housemaids on that January day in 2011. But she accidentally broke a water glass. That would prove to be a fatal event. Her employer beat her and denied any treatment to the severely injured girl.

October 30, 2016
October 30, 2016

AL keeping party, govt separate?

The ruling Awami League has decided to draw a distinction between the party and the government and accordingly dropped 10 ministers and state

October 21, 2016
October 21, 2016

Containing Militancy: Govt moves to form regional taskforce

The government has made a fresh move to form South Asian Taskforce to contain militancy and extremism.

October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016

AL embarks on a lavish council

The Awami League is planning a grand triennial council at the Suhrawardy Udyan with an estimated cost of Tk 10 crore.

September 28, 2016
September 28, 2016

Top Level Meeting in Delhi: BGB to raise fencing issue

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will raise the issue of India's decision made in July to shift the fence along the border to the

September 23, 2016
September 23, 2016

Extortion in Transport Sector: Home ministry goes for warning first, not action

The home minister and the shipping minister yesterday acknowledged that extortion was rampant in transport sector. But both spoke of warning the extortionists instead of going straight into action against them.