Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case

According to Indian media, a Kolkata court on Saturday convicted the civic volunteer who raped and murdered a trainee doctor at Kolkatas RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year. The main accused Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, was arrested a day after the gruesome...

Rumor Scanner debunks Kolkata media's claim of Bangladeshis destroying Indian crops
Rumor Scanner debunks Kolkata media's claim of Bangladeshis destroying Indian crops

Fact-checking body Rumor Scanner has debunked a video claiming that Bangladeshi citizens are destroying crops of Indian agricultural land. Indian media outlet Republic Bangla has recently circulated a video on various social media claiming that Some Bangladeshis have infiltrated the...

Bangladesh calls on India to ensure security for diplomatic missions
Bangladesh calls on India to ensure security for diplomatic missions

Bangladesh has urged India to guarantee the safety of diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff at its missions in India, particularly at the Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, following violent protests outside the mission on Thursday. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on...

Business collapses in Kolkata New Market
Business collapses in Kolkata New Market

Every year, during winter season, Christmas and New Year celebration, Kolkatas New Market square used to be bustling with Bangladeshi tourists, but the scenario is completely different this year. In absence of Bangladeshi tourists, there has been a decrease in business by about 70 percent for...

24 Bangladeshis return after 2-year jail term in India
24 Bangladeshis return after 2-year jail term in India

Twenty-four Bangladeshi nationals, including 11 women, have returned home through Benapole check post after completing a two-year prison sentence in India. On Wednesday night, they were handed over to Bangladesh immigration authorities at Benapole, reports UNB. According to the police, they...

I’m confident but not thinking too much: Rishad on IPL
I’m confident but not thinking too much: Rishad on IPL

Bangladesh leg spinner Rishad Hossain said on Sunday that he is confident of getting a team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but not losing his sleep over it. Rishad and 11 others from the country were named in the final auction list of the upcoming edition of IPL, starting next year....

Kolkata-Bound flight makes emergency landing in Raipur following bomb threat
Kolkata-Bound flight makes emergency landing in Raipur following bomb threat

A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight carrying 187 passengers and six crew members made an emergency landing at Raipur Airport on Thursday morning after a bomb threat was reported, according to police sources. The aircraft, en route from Nagpur to Kolkata, was diverted to Raipur after a bomb threat was...

Trial begins for rape and murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata
Trial begins for rape and murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata

A court in West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and killing a doctor at a government hospital in August. The case has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India. The womans body was found in a classroom at the R.G. Kar Medical College and...

Arifin Shuvoo stars new web series in Kolkata
Arifin Shuvoo stars new web series in Kolkata

Arifin Shuvoo headed to Kolkata last Friday to begin filming for the new series Jazz City, directed by Soumik Sen, a filmmaker from Kolkata. The story of the series is based on the Bangladesh Liberation War, and Shuvoo will play the lead role. The series will be available on the Sony LIV web...