Books by Bangladeshi authors to be locally published in Kolkata
Recently, Patra Bharati, a publication house in Kolkata and Onno Prokash, a book publisher in Dhaka, signed an agreement, according to which books of renowned Bangladeshi writers such as Humayun Ahmed, Imdadul Haque Milon and Selina Hossain and popular Indian authors such as Sunil Gangopadhyay and Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay among others, will be available to bookworms in both the Bengals.
5y ago
Topu entertains Kolkata for the first time
Prominent musician Topu recently entertained the audience in Kolkata during a musical evening arranged at a renowned restaurant. Bangladeshi record label G-Series and Kolkata based musician Anurag Halder jointly organised the programme.
5y ago
Veteran Indian actor Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away
Veteran Indian actor and singer Ruma Guha Thakurta passed away at her own residence in Kolkata’s Baliganj yesterday at 7:30 am in the morning. She was 84 years old at the time of passing, and was suffering from old-age complications.
5y ago
Kabori honoured with Nayakraj Razzak Award
Last year, The Bengal Film and Television Chamber of Commerce (BFTCC) introduced the Nayakraj Razzak Award, in loving memory of
5y ago
GAZI ABDUN NOOR asked to leave India
The controversy regarding the involvement of two Bangladeshi actors in the Indian political campaigns have stirred quite unease since the allegations were brought forward by the Indian authorities.
5y ago
Bangladesh's Rockstar Parambrata!
“The film is based on a personal experience that I witnessed,” says the director. “Ajob Karkhana explores the journey of an individual
5y ago
Dhaka-Kolkata Souhardo Bus: Service shut for brothers' rivalry
Shouhardo Paribahan, the direct bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka, has come to a halt, much to the frustration of passengers across the borders.
5y ago
Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka bus service shut over Indian brothers’ rivalry
Shouhardo Paribahan, the direct bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka, comes to a halt, much to the frustration of passengers across the borders.
5y ago
December 11, 2016
52 children still at Indian safe home
More than 50 Bangladeshi children have remained trapped at a West Bengal shelter home in India for months as they are
December 10, 2016
Solma gets travel document finally
Solma Begum, 39, of Sundarganj in Gaibandha, at last got her travel document from Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata after around 19 months of her staying at a shelter home in Hooghly of West Bengal.
November 16, 2016
Cash crunch turns grave
Bangladeshis visiting India continue to face cash crunch although new bills are available and a week has passed since New Delhi, in a shock move, withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes from circulation.
November 10, 2016
India's currency move leaves visiting Bangladeshis in trouble
Several thousand Bangladeshis who are currently visiting India are left high and dry after New Delhi's shock move to withdraw Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes from circulation.
October 14, 2016
Lata Mangeshkar falls ill
Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar has fallen ill, and will not be able to receive the Bangabibhushan, the highest
September 27, 2016
3 Bangladeshis among 6 JMB men held in India
Six suspected operatives of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been arrested in India.
August 3, 2016
Residents protest govt negligence
The residents of the now defunct Bangladeshi enclaves inside India yesterday resorted to a novel way to protest their lack of fundamental rights.
August 2, 2016
22nd Kolkata Int'l Film Fest
Kolkata International Film Fest will be held this November. Many international directors and actors participate in the festival to
August 1, 2016
Ex-Bangladesh enclave people in India lack basic needs
Some 14,000 people of former Bangladeshi enclaves are still deprived of basic civic amenities although they got Indian citizenship one
July 29, 2016
Mahasweta Devi no more
Eminent Indian literary figure of Bangla language Mahasweta Devi is no more.
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