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‘Ab Ki Baar 400 Paar’ may have its genesis in a heated debate between Jawaharlal Nehru and Syama Prasad Mookerjee, when the latter warned Nehru he...
Rekha Patra called herself a political novice while highlighting that both Sheikh Shahjahan and TMC Basirhat candidate Haji Nurul Islam had been...
The BJP workers and leaders got disheartened in 2021 after being forced to work for ex-TMC leaders in their party—their sworn enemies. This even led...
Bengal has always had Bhadralok who were inclined toward the nationalist school of thought and had a strong sense of Hindu religiosity.
Pawan Singh’s nomination is just the latest in BJP’s string of missteps since the 2021 Assembly polls.
Kashyap’s comment that Bengali cinema has become ‘ghatiya’ has triggered rage and self-loathing. But the real problem is that Tollywood has been...
Whatever America’s game plan may be about Bangladesh, an opposition-mukt political space will only make things difficult for Sheikh Hasina going...
Among 382 independent candidates in Bangladesh elections, 152 have chosen the eagle as their poll symbol. It's either Awami League's winning strategy...
The idea of an Islamic East Bengal was preached only by orthodox groups. Now, intellectuals, activists and even some Leftist politicians hark back to...
Advocating for 'free and fair' polls is one thing, but engaging with extremist forces is another. What's the US’ gameplan in Bangladesh?
These projects and PM Modi’s endorsement have come at a time when the opposition parties in Bangladesh are violently protesting against Hasina.
BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are parallelly pushing for a ‘caretaker government’ and Sheikh Hasina’s resignation before the 2024 elections.
Dhaka’s America watchers are happy about Democrat senator Robert Menendez’s troubles because he had led the ban on its elite paramilitary force,...
Santiniketan literally means the abode of peace. It is where Rabindranath Tagore lived and founded a central university. Now, Santiniketan has been...
How do you call out someone who calls out everyone else? The unbearable Bengali-ness of being a Bhadralok bigot.