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Earthquake jolts Bangladesh

A tremor jolts Dhaka and other parts of the country.
24 August 2016

Mamata invites Hasina

Just after taking oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the second time yesterday, Mamata Banerjee invited Bangladesh's prime
27 May 2016

20,000 invited to Red Road ceremony

The number of invited guests in the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would cross the previous record.
25 May 2016

Kolkata look to extend dominance over Hyderabad

2012 and 2014 champions KKR led by Gautam Gambhir would look to assert their dominance while SRH with David Warner at the helm will have retribution on mind when the two teams lock horns in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator at 8:30pm local time today.
25 May 2016

Hasina invited for Mamata's swearing-in

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invites Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend her second swearing-in programme in Kolkata scheduled to be held on May 27.
22 May 2016

Gujarat take 2nd spot

Gujarat Lions outplay Kolkata Knight Riders to win their Indian Premier League match by six wickets at Green Park in Kanpur.
19 May 2016

There wasn't much we could have done: Shakib Al Hasan

When Kohli and ABD are on song, there's not much the opposition can do. And if Chris Gayle joins the party, the captain at the other end runs out of options pretty quickly.
17 May 2016

Kohli, AB crush KKR

A brilliant century partnership between superstars Kohli and ABD steals the show yesterday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and leads RCB to a comfortable nine wicket win over KKR.
16 May 2016

Tait joins Kolkata

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has joined Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders for the rest of the season,
12 May 2016

Tagore's birth anniversary today

Today is 25th Baishakh.
7 May 2016

People often think I am Bengali – Vidya Balan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan says because of her films and the amount of time she spends in Kolkata, people often think she is a Bengali.
6 May 2016

West Indies Women gun down 149 for maiden WT20 title

West Indies Women beat Australia Women in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 final by 8 wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India.
3 April 2016

5 construction officials held over Indian overpass collapse

Indian police detain 5 officials of the company constructing an overpass that collapsed, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 80.
1 April 2016

Hope fades for survivors as India flyover toll hits 25

The death toll from a collapsed flyover in eastern India rises to 25, after emergency workers toiled through the night to find any remaining survivors trapped under huge slabs of concrete and metal girders.
1 April 2016

India Kolkata flyover collapse: At least 18 dead

A flyover under construction in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) collapses, killing at least 18 people and injuring others.
31 March 2016

'We now have a base for T20s'

Despite ending their ICC World Twenty20 campaign on a rather sour note in Kolkata -- the Tigers were bundled out for 70 by New Zealand, their lowest ever T20I score -- Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza believes that the team had made immense progress in T20 cricket in the last three months.
27 March 2016

Rejuvenated Pakistan out to test India's bouncebackability

India and Pakistan lock horns in the much anticipated Super Ten match of ICC World Twenty20 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
19 March 2016

Dilshan gives Sri Lanka a 6-wkt win

Dilshan takes Sri Lanka home by six wickets against a spirited Afghanistan side during the Super Ten match of ICC WT20 2016 at Kolkata under the lights.
17 March 2016

Pak fireworks humble Tigers

Bangladesh suffered a painful 55-run defeat against Pakistan in their opening Super Ten match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata yesterday. It's a flat statement that deserves a better expression. The Tigers lost to the pyrotechnics of one Shahid Afrid, who rediscovered his big-hitting exploits at a time when many thought he is no longer the kind of devastating force he has been over the years.
16 March 2016

Pakistan in Tigers’ crosshairs

A team with a reputation of being poor starters, plagued with a plethora of on-and-off the field problems, led by a consistently under-performing captain at the twilight of his career, traveling non-stop since the turn of the year…Pakistan, profoundly talented yet perennially mercurial may just be the launching pad Tigers need for the Super Ten round of ICC WT20 2016.
16 March 2016