Shillong

BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Daribha Lyndem's 'Name Place Animal Thing': In Shillong, childhood secrets, adult memories

Shortlisted for the JCB Literature Prize 2021, Name Place Animal Thing (Zubaan Books, 2021) by Daribha Lyndem evokes feelings of nostalgia in a reader merely with its title—it is a popular game among kids. Now, as I hold the novella in my hand, my heart is in a strange turmoil.

SA Games: Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-0 in Women’s Football

Bangladesh beat the Maldives in the 12th South Asian Games Women’s Football by 2-0 goals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Shillong.

SA Games: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in Women’s Football

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 2-1 goals in their second match of the 12th South Asian Games Women’s Football.

Salahuddin’s trial begins in Shillong court

Trial of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, accused of trespassing into India, begins at a Shillong court with the recording of the statement of one of the two witnesses.

Indian ex-president Abdul Kalam passes away

Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam passes away after suffering a massive heart attack in Shillong. He was 84.

Charge framed against Salahuddin

A court in Meghalaya frames charges against Salahuddin Ahmed for trespassing into Indian territory, a charge the BNP leader denied. Salahuddin, who went missing in Dhaka in March and was found in Shillong two months later, maintains that he was taken there forcibly.

Charge framing hearing against Salahuddin July 22

A Shillong court in the Meghalaya state of India fix July 22 for hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.

Salahuddin’s wife returns home

BNP leader Salahuddin's wife Hasina Ahmed has returned Bangladesh to collect necessary documents and papers relating to her husband’s disappearance, BNP insiders say.

Conditions bar BNP leader Salahuddin from leaving Shillong

A Shillong court India grantes conditional bail to BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.

May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015

Salahuddin can't say how he ended up in Shillong

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was missing for the last two months, identified himself but couldn’t say how he arrived at Shillong district of Meghalaya, reports Indian The North East Today magazine.

May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015

Inshallah, I am well: Salahuddin tells wife

Wife of Salahuddin, Hasina Ahmed, told the press that she got a call from the NIMHANS Mental Hospital authorities in Shillong at 12 noon today.

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