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Topic: Kolkata

Opposition corners Hasina as Awami League MP’s gruesome murder sends shockwaves across Dhaka

Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, missing since 13 May in Kolkata, was 'murdered over a gold smuggling disagreement' by an illegal immigrant, a hitman and others, it is learnt. 

Missing Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim killed in Kolkata, cops arrest 3

A parliamentarian from the ruling Awami League, Azim was last seen on 13 May when he went with friends for a medical check-up.

Bangladesh MP who went missing near Kolkata ‘murdered’, say police after examining CCTV footage

Anwarul Azim Anar, an MP of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League, had come to Kolkata for medical treatment & gone missing on intervening night of 13-14 May. Search for body is on.

‘Would have been hypocritical,’ says retired Kolkata judge after mentioning RSS in farewell speech

He cited the example of Justice Krishna Iyer, who Chiitaranjan Das said, was associated with the Left. This did not impact his judgments, he added.

Kolkata play about Dalit student suicide calls out Bhadralok hypocrisy on casteless Bengal

‘Oboyob’ offers no easy solutions. It prompts so-called Bengali liberals to accept their role in perpetuating caste atrocities.

Kolkata to California—Kalighat Krishna, Durga, Ram go global

Prithviraj Choudhury's paintings sell big in the US. He even got the certificate of recognition from the California State Legislature Assembly for his art.

BJP calls Kolkata ‘safe haven’ for terrorists, Mamata hits back — ‘we managed to nab them in 2 hrs’

NIA Thursday said it had arrested from Kolkata the perpetrator and the architect behind the explosion that took place last month at Bengaluru's Rameshwaram cafe

Kolkata doctors retrieve nose pin screw lodged in woman’s lung with non-invasive surgery

The team, led by Dr Debraj Jash of the Medica Superspecialty Hospital, used conventional bronchoscopy to extract the gold object in a procedure that lasted 20 minutes.

Locals attack NIA officials in West Bengal, pelt stones at vehicle

The team of officials were gheraoed and attacked Saturday by villagers in the Bhupatinagar area of Purba Medinipur district while investigating a 2002 bomb blast.

10 dirtiest cities are in ‘waste Bengal’. Kolkata to Kalyani, people clip noses, accept it

Bengal's dismal showing in the 2023 Swachh Survekshan survey has sparked outrage and raised questions about the result’s validity. But the state’s cities still fall far short on cleanliness.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.