Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport

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

4m 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.

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August 7, 2015
August 7, 2015

Bangladesh Awami League warns associated bodies against extortion

The ruling Awami League yesterday warned its different units and front organisations not to indulge in “extortion” for hosting any programme marking the National Mourning Day.

August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015

Alliance partners unhappy with ruling Awami League of Bangladesh

Components of the 14-party alliance yesterday expressed resentment at BNP-Jamaat men joining the ruling Awami League and

July 22, 2015
July 22, 2015

Extortion again?

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya yesterday opposed a proposal to stop extortion by party men in the name of observing the National Mourning Day programmes, sources said.

July 11, 2015
July 11, 2015

Reasons behind Ashraf's removal

Prime minister's annoyance, inactiveness in party and ministerial activities and internal political feud were behind Awami League General Secretary Syed

July 11, 2015
July 11, 2015

Inactiveness, internal feud behind Ashraf’s removal from LGRD ministry

Prime minister's annoyance, internal political feud and his inactiveness in party and ministerial activities were behind Awami League

June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015

Same Old Feni

Think of Feni of the late 1990s. One name will spring to mind: Joynal Hazari. Back then, the name would strike terror into anyone.

June 22, 2015
June 22, 2015

Face law alone

The government and the ruling Awami League high-ups are in an uncomfortable situation, after the Supreme Court scrapped the High Court verdict that had acquitted

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Teesta reason behind West Bengal CM’s silence during Dhaka visit

Although West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee usually speaks to the media, whenever approached, on different issues, it was different during her latest Bangladesh tour.

May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

Selection, not election

Old faces rule the grassroots committees of the ruling Awami League, blocking way for the young minds to come to the fore.

May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015

Opposition-backed local govt representatives face action; govt-blessed ones spared

“Equality before law” is recognised by the country's constitution as one of the fundamental rights of a citizen. But the Local Government Division under the LGRD ministry seems oblivious to it.