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.

9m 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
January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

Shakeup likely in vital committees

Incumbent Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam may get the responsibility for the third consecutive time through the

January 30, 2016
January 30, 2016

Mammoth task awaits AL

Picking single candidates for the union parishad elections would be a daunting task for the ruling Awami League as the grassroots

January 4, 2016
January 4, 2016

AL won't let BNP stage protests

The Awami League has instructed its leaders and activists to resist any attempts by BNP men to take to the streets tomorrow to create fresh controversies over the January 5, 2014, parliamentary election.

January 2, 2016
January 2, 2016

AL to discipline 23 rebel-backer MPs

The ruling Awami League has listed more than twenty of its lawmakers who will have to face disciplinary action for backing rebel candidates in Wednesday's municipality elections, say party insiders.

January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016

AL jubilant over polls victory

The ruling Awami League is really happy with the just concluded municipality polls.

December 27, 2015
December 27, 2015

Dhaka city AL hasn't seen new leaders since 2003

The Dhaka city unit of the Awami League has been without new elected leadership for more than a decade now, and there are no signs

November 30, 2015
November 30, 2015

AL gets 30 names from local units

Municipality units of ruling Awami League have started singling out mayoral candidates and sending their names to the party chief's office ahead of the upcoming municipality polls.

November 29, 2015
November 29, 2015

AL going alone, allies not happy

The ruling Awami League's decision to contest the municipality elections independently has aggrieved its partners.

November 18, 2015
November 18, 2015

Cops asked to know their guns

All police personnel have been asked to master the techniques of properly operating their weapons.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

Local polls to be partisan

The LGRD ministry is seeking changes to the local government laws allowing political parties to nominate candidates in local body