The Daily Star

Taslima blasts literature award for Mamata: 'Kolkata's writers, artists are sold out'

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has criticised the choice of Paschimbanga Bangla Academy to confer West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a literature award and alleged that “Kolkata's ...

OTT and hall releases keep Indo-Bangla cultural ties alive

Kolkata: Posters across the city promoting the OTT release of ‘Joto Kando Kolkatatei', starring Bangladeshi actor Quazi ...
Hindustan Times

Amit Shah renews ‘Sonar Bangla’ pitch for 2026 Bengal polls at a central Kolkata puja pandal

Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday renewed the pitch of turning West Bengal into “Sonar Bangla” if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state in 2026, while ...

Abar Jitba Bangla Rally in Birbhum: Un-map BJP from Bengal, ensure TMC’s win in 250 seats, says Abhishek

Accusing the BJP and the Election Commission of forming a nexus to disenfranchise voters in West Bengal through the SIR ...
The Hindu

This year, Kolkata’s pandals put the spotlight on ‘Bengali pride’

Durga Pujas across Kolkata are celebrating Bengali language, identity and pride this year in a nod to the trials and tribulations of migrant labourers from the State elsewhere, with several instances ...