Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport

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

8 March 2025, 18:00 PM

A walk through relics of power and paranoia

Inside Gono Bhaban, a fallen dictator's palace

20 February 2025, 18:00 PM

How our red and green came to be

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

15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

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.

25 October 2024, 22:00 PM

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.

25 October 2024, 01:00 AM

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.

8 October 2024, 18:00 PM

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.

2 October 2024, 10:19 AM

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.

1 October 2024, 18:32 PM

Eyes on election, not talks or movement

AL preparing to face BNP if it finally decides to join polls, not worried about one-point movement

15 July 2023, 01:00 AM

Countering BNP'S Demo: AL to stay alert, march city streets

The ruling Awami League will bring out processions on July 18-19 as part of its strategy to counter the BNP’s two-day street agitation.

13 July 2023, 18:00 PM

AL, BNP put on a show of strength

Archrivals Awami League and BNP seek to bring as many supporters as they can at their rallies in the capital today to show their strength and popularity.

12 July 2023, 01:00 AM

DMP in overdrive over 25 cases

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters has taken an initiative to revive 25 criminal cases, filed against top BNP leaders, the proceedings of which were stayed by the High Court at different times in the past decade.

11 July 2023, 01:00 AM

Tackling opposition movement: Police looking to revive old cases

As the BNP and 35 other like-minded parties are set to launch a one-point movement to oust the government, the Police Headquarters is collecting data on all the cases against opposition activists and leaders.

10 July 2023, 01:00 AM

Walking beside her people

After instructing all the lawmakers to visit their respective constituencies, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided to lead by example.

2 July 2023, 18:00 PM

74th founding anniversary: Is AL drifting away from core ideals?

There is no denying that the party now has an overwhelming support base across the country, but questions arise as to how many of its leaders and activists are loyal to its core ideals

23 June 2023, 01:20 AM

Conspiracies afoot to dislodge govt

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched at home and abroad to dislodge her government and hand over power to an unelected government, said sources in the AL Central Working Committee.

23 June 2023, 01:00 AM

Form committees, hold councils

Failure to hold timely councils for many of the party’s district units and complexities over announcing full-fledged committees even after holding councils, dominated the discussion at a meeting of Awami League secretaries yesterday, said sources.

19 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Islami Andolan looks to expand its horizon

Islami Andolan Bangladesh wants to set up an Islamist alliance with other like-minded parties and wage a movement to press home its demand for an all-party election-time government ahead of the next national polls.

14 June 2023, 01:50 AM

Jamaat regroups by stealth

Contrary to the widespread perception that Jamaat-e-Islami has been on the wane for over the past 15 years, the Islamist party that actively opposed the birth of the nation is actually growing, according to intelligence and party documents.

14 June 2023, 01:30 AM

Jamaat rally after a decade: Speculations run rife over govt strategy

Saturday’s rally of Jamaat-e-Islami in the capital after a decade has raised many eyebrows and many believe that the new US visa policy might have led the government to allow the rally.

12 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Runaway Food Inflation: Govt at last springs into action

The government is set to take a flurry of measures to increase the supply of basic commodities in the market as it looks to wrest the runaway inflation back to tolerable levels ahead of the polls.

12 June 2023, 01:00 AM

Field Administration, Police: Big changes on cards with polls in mind

A major reshuffle in the administration and police at the field-level is on the cards in the coming weeks. Many consider it a significant move as the next general election will be held under the supervision of DCs and SPs.

11 June 2023, 01:00 AM

The curious case of increasing honey prices

It is natural to attribute the increasing prices of daily essentials to the Russia-Ukraine war. However, questions arise when the price of honey -- a supposedly locally produced good -- also increases due to a war occurring on the other side of the globe.

9 June 2023, 18:00 PM