Women's College Calcutta (WCC) has taken a slew of programmes to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pritilata Waddedar, the first woman martyr of Bengal.
Discussions in Bangladesh are swirling around the potential return of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son, Tarique Rahman, the Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who is "actively considering" to lead the outfit on home soil.
In the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, the West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has intensified its vigilance across the state's border regions, particularly in sensitive zones like Bongaon and Basirhat and other India Bangladesh borders areas.
The Shiv Sena(UBT) in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' editorial on Monday took a swipe at the Centre over the presence of a large number of Pakistanis in the country, alleging that the number of Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens has increased in the country during the tenure of BJP.
Five Bangladeshi nationals were arrested and later pushed back to the neighbouring country for illegally entering the Indian territory, crossing the international border in Assam, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.
Kolkata-Bangladesh flight services are gradually returning to normal, a NSCBI airport sources said today.
Amid the turmoil in the neighbouring country, around 104 truck drivers who were stranded at various places beyond the borders of Bangladesh returned to their homeland today.
An Awami Leader of trouble-hit Bangladesh fled the country and took shelter at his relative’s residence at Duttabad in North 24-Parganas on Tuesday after crossing the Indo-Bangladesh border in Petrapole in the district.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) North Bengal Chapter has raised alarm regarding the deteriorating socio-political climate in neighbouring Bangladesh, particularly following a sudden escalation in tensions prevailed yesterday.
In the wake of the evolving crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh, the security arrangements at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata have been stepped up.
