Kolkata
7 die in Kolkata highrise fire
At least seven people were killed in a huge fire that broke out at a highrise building in the eastern state of West Bengal's capital Kolkata late on Monday evening.
Mithun Chakraborty joins India's ruling BJP
Barisal-born Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty Sunday joined India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in the poll-bound eastern state of West Bengal's capital Kolkata.
Screening of 'Hasina: A Daughter's Tale' connects Kolkata audience
As the dawn broke on August 15, 1975, her phone rang ominously when she and her sister were at the house of a diplomat in Belgium, oceans away from her homeland.
Indian revolutionary Netaji's niece dies in Kolkata at 90
Indian revolutionary Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's niece Chitra Ghosh, whose meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to the declassification of the "lost" leader's files more than five years ago, has passed away in the eastern city of Kolkata. She was 90.
India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly suffers heart attack
India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly, popularly known as 'Dada', has suffered a heart attack.
India mourns death of celebrated actor Soumitra Chatterjee
India's legendary thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, who acted in over 300 regional Bengali films in a career spanning six decades, died at a private hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on Sunday. He was 85.
2 Novoair flights to bring Bangladeshis from Kolkata
Novoair will operate two special flights on Kolkata-Dhaka route on May 29 and 31 to bring back Bangladesh nationals home who are willing to return.
Bangladeshi students in Jadavpur University pay homage to language martyrs
A group of foreign students at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, led by Bangladeshi students, observed the International Mother Language Day on the campus on Friday.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 4th worst
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.
Flight operations resume at Dhaka airport
Flight operations at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport resumed on Wednesday morning after a seven-hour suspension.