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'Fake news India's specialty': Bangladesh's Yunus denies anti-Hindu violence

Chief Adviser of Bangladesh interim government Muhammad Yunus gave an interview recently in which he spoke of Sheikh Hasina's possible return to face trial, among other issues.
Updated on Oct 12, 2025 04:57 pm IST

Row as Delhi Police refer to Bengali language as ‘Bangladeshi’

In a video on X, TMC MP Mahua Moitra also questioned the move and accused the Home Ministry of erasing one of the 22 official and 11 classical languages.
Published on Aug 04, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Directors of Bengali films, TV soaps, and web series go on strike, shoots halted

Film and TV shoots in Bengali have gone on a halt from Friday.
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 01:54 pm IST

Sourav Roy: “There are deep problems despite the ‘Gitanjali Shree Effect’”

Translator Sourav Roy (Courtesy the subject)
Published on Jun 11, 2024 09:09 pm IST

Roundabout: A Tryst with Translation

TELLING TALES: Translators Arunava Sinha, Baran Farooqi and novelist Khalid Javed. (HT Photos)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 01:43 am IST

Review: The World That Belongs To Us: An Anthology of Queer Poetry from South Asia edited by Aditi Angiras and Akhil Katyal

Taking wing: Members and allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community take part in Delhi’s 12th Queer Pride March on November 24, 2019.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 06:31 pm IST

Japanese woman speaks flawless Bangla, impresses everyone. Watch

The video, uploaded on Facebook by Apurba Das, shows Sakura Ishikawa speaking fluent Bangla.
Updated on Feb 05, 2020 01:16 pm IST

When language plays barrier between mothers and kids

A mother photographed with her child.
Published on Nov 30, 2019 04:10 pm IST

One leader, different avatars

Sourav Ganguly takes charge as BCCI's new President
Updated on Oct 24, 2019 08:52 am IST

Request to rename Bengal yet to be approved: Centre

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee requested PM Modi to get the required constitutional amendment done during the current session of Parliament.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 07:20 am IST

Renaming of West Bengal: Bangladeshis say India’s internal matter, scholars fear confusion over identity

The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to rename the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English, and Hindi, in Kolkata on July 26, 2018.
Published on Jul 27, 2018 11:19 am IST