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
July 22, 2016
Cow census to stop smuggling!
The Committee for Saving Cows in West Bengal has adopted an unusual tactic to check smuggling of cows to Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
June 26, 2016
Bangladeshi youth turns himself in to India police
A Bangladeshi youth, who had crossed over into India in the hope of getting a good job there but could not manage one in a month, has
July 7, 2015
They're back only to get compensation
Many residents of Bangladesh enclaves inside India, who have been allegedly enjoying the Indian government's privileges after leaving their enclaves, are returning to their birthplaces.
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