Mamata Banerjee

Not sure Mamata understands UN peacekeepers' role: Shashi Tharoor

"It is only when a country completely collapses, the peacekeepers are sent and the govt of the country has to request them"

Mamata for ‘sending UN peacekeepers to Bangladesh’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday urged the Indian government to seek the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh to help normalise the situation and ensure the safety of minorities in that country.

BNP demands withdrawal of Mamata's remarks on Bangladesh

Says it insults the country's sovereignty and independence

Mamata removes Kolkata top cop; 2 health officials; doctors yet to call off strike

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Abhishek Gupta last night

Kolkata unrest: Mamata says West Bengal not same as Bangladesh, slams ‘political opportunism’

'We love and respect Bangladesh and its language, but Bengal will not become Bangladesh'

Mamata Banerjee resolves Tollywood dispute

In West Bengal, India, a dispute had been brewing within the entertainment industry, involving directors, actors, and technicians. The tensions between these groups have sparked ongoing debates and led to a pause in production activities for some.

‘Not feasible to share Teesta water’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said no discussion on sharing the Teesta and Ganges waters should be held with Bangladesh without the involvement of the West Bengal government.

Not feasible to share Teesta water: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said no discussion on sharing of the Teesta water and the Ganges should be held with Bangladesh without the involvement of her state

Modi should resign immediately: Mamata

Modi campaigned in the Lok Sabha polls claiming BJP would win over 400 seats but in reality, it failed to get a majority on its own, says the West Bengal chief minister

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

Indian Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata, Jayalalithaa set to retain power, BJP takes Assam

For the first time in India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears all set to form government in the northern state of Assam.

February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016

Mamata for legalising all migrant Bangladeshis

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says her government would urge the federal Indian administration to give citizenship to all Bangladeshis living in the state for five years or more.

October 8, 2015
October 8, 2015

Unravelling a forgotten chapter

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has done well to declassify the files on Subhas Chandra Bose. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have followed suit and make available to the public the documents and papers which the Centre possesses on Bose.

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Modi, hopefully, is no Manmohan

This time, too, there is nothing on Teesta, yet we have agreed on all forms of transit in the name of connectivity.

June 6, 2015
June 6, 2015

Modi, Hasina, Mamata flag off Agartala, Guwahati bus services

Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee flag off Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala, Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus services along with Sheikh Hasina.

June 6, 2015
June 6, 2015

Indian PM Modi arrives in first Bangladesh visit

PM Hasina welcomes Narendra Modi at Dhaka airport as he arrives in his maiden trip to Bangladesh expected to strengthen ties between the two neighbouring countries.

June 5, 2015
June 5, 2015

Mamata in city

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives in Dhaka, hours before the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Bangladesh.

June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015

BNP to protest if Teesta deal delayed: Noman

BNP will go for protest if the Teesta water-sharing deal is not signed during Indian premier Narendra Modi’s June 6-7 Dhaka visit.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

Talk with Khaleda before Modi’s visit: BNP

BNP calls Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss Bangladesh-India bilateral issues with Khaleda Zia and experts before Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s Dhaka visit.

May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015

Mamata to accompany Modi in Dhaka visit

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will accompany Indian Premier Narendra Modi during his Dhaka visit.