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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Reporters account | Hasina to Yunus, what Bangladeshis look for in transition
      World

      Reporter's account | Hasina to Yunus, what Bangladeshis look for in transition

      1 Oct 2024 6:30 AM IST
      A number of such graffitis, supporting minorities, one could spot across Dhaka.
      Exclusive

      Ground report: Islamist, secular, or Bengali? Bangladesh hunts for an identity

      27 Sept 2024 10:29 AM IST
      EMBERS STILL BURNING? A series of vehicles which were set ablaze lined up on a street in Dhaka.
      Exclusive

      Why the larger purpose of Bangladesh protests is not served yet

      27 Sept 2024 6:10 AM IST
      Subhankar Sarkar: Priority is to strengthen party, not coalition dharma
      Videos

      Subhankar Sarkar: Priority is to strengthen party, not coalition dharma

      26 Sept 2024 3:05 PM IST
      Trucks
      The Federal Focus

      Key projects in West Bengal take a hit after Centre-Mamata oneupmanship

      9 Sept 2024 3:25 PM IST
      Manipur: 5 killed as conflict intensifies again; armed groups rule the roost
      Videos

      Manipur: 5 killed as conflict intensifies again; armed groups rule the roost

      7 Sept 2024 5:10 PM IST
      Manipur peace talks get stonewalled as armed groups want turmoil to go on
      North East

      Manipur peace talks get stonewalled as armed groups want turmoil to go on

      6 Sept 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Assamese will be minority in Assam but for Muslims of Bengali origin
      Videos

      'Assamese will be minority in Assam but for Muslims of Bengali origin'

      4 Sept 2024 11:00 PM IST
      West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Is CBI closing in on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee?

      4 Sept 2024 12:00 PM IST
      New rape bill, campaigns, CBI-bashing: TMC in desperate damage-control mode
      West Bengal

      New rape bill, campaigns, CBI-bashing: TMC in desperate damage-control mode

      2 Sept 2024 9:46 PM IST
      Kolkata rape-murder | Was BJP planning a 1993-like bloody march? Mamata govt thinks so
      West Bengal

      Kolkata rape-murder | Was BJP planning a 1993-like bloody march? Mamata govt thinks so

      26 Aug 2024 10:16 PM IST
      RG Kar rape-murder: A week into CBI probe, 60 hours of grilling and little else
      West Bengal

      RG Kar rape-murder: A week into CBI probe, 60 hours of grilling and little else

      22 Aug 2024 8:37 AM IST
      Kolkata rape-murder | Why Mamata Banerjee govt is facing pushback from party
      West Bengal

      Kolkata rape-murder | Why Mamata Banerjee govt is facing pushback from party

      20 Aug 2024 8:16 PM IST
      Threat, corruption, fear: How RG Kar hospital degenerated under Sandip Ghosh
      News

      Threat, corruption, fear: How RG Kar hospital degenerated under Sandip Ghosh

      19 Aug 2024 4:03 PM IST
      RG Kar
      West Bengal

      How 138-year-old RG Kar hospital sank into a ‘ditch’ of corruption, politics

      19 Aug 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Kolkata rape-murder: Crisis deepens for TMC govt; demand for Mamatas resignation mounts
      West Bengal

      Kolkata rape-murder: Crisis deepens for TMC govt; demand for Mamata's resignation mounts

      15 Aug 2024 7:14 PM IST
      Midnight march today to protest Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder
      Videos

      Midnight march today to protest Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder

      14 Aug 2024 6:35 PM IST
      Bengal civic workers
      West Bengal

      Bengal | Civic volunteers going rogue is a big headache for Mamata govt

      14 Aug 2024 10:36 AM IST
      Watch | Students need me here, says doctor who stayed back in Ukraine
      Interviews

      Watch | Students need me here, says doctor who stayed back in Ukraine

      11 Aug 2024 5:10 PM IST
      Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee obit: Tragic, flawed reformer who wooed capitalism at his peril
      Obituary

      Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee obit: Tragic, flawed reformer who wooed capitalism at his peril

      8 Aug 2024 12:42 PM IST
      Hindus were not attacked; only Awami League members targeted: VHP leader in Bangladesh
      World

      Hindus were not attacked; only Awami League members targeted: VHP leader in Bangladesh

      6 Aug 2024 5:02 PM IST
      Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus
      World

      Muhammad Yunus to head interim government in Bangladesh?

      5 Aug 2024 6:06 PM IST
      Bengal Congress in turmoil: Will lone warrior Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury join BJP?
      West Bengal

      Bengal Congress in turmoil: Will lone warrior Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury join BJP?

      5 Aug 2024 1:12 PM IST
      Watch | Why are Bangladeshis upset with India?
      Programmes

      Watch | Why are Bangladeshis upset with India?

      1 Aug 2024 10:17 AM IST
      Bengal: Eyeing 2026 Assembly battle, TMC adds prejudice to politics of pride
      West Bengal

      Bengal: Eyeing 2026 Assembly battle, TMC adds 'prejudice' to politics of pride

      30 July 2024 1:11 PM IST
      Can Bhu-Aadhaar weed out land fraud? Largely, but only if Centre, states are sincere
      India

      Can Bhu-Aadhaar weed out land fraud? Largely, but only if Centre, states are sincere

      29 July 2024 10:11 AM IST
      Railways
      Budget 2024-25

      FM skips Railways in Budget speech; no hike in safety spending despite frequent disasters

      23 July 2024 6:48 PM IST
      Budget totally ignores West Bengal, says Mamata; state BJP is uneasy
      Budget 2024-25

      Budget totally ignores West Bengal, says Mamata; state BJP is uneasy

      23 July 2024 5:14 PM IST
      Who won the war of palates between prawn versus hilsa in Bengal?
      The Eighth Column

      Who won the war of palates between prawn versus hilsa in Bengal?

      22 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Watch | Bangladesh protests prompt internet shutdown; Indian students evacuated
      News

      Watch | Bangladesh protests prompt internet shutdown; Indian students evacuated

      21 July 2024 9:16 PM IST
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