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Ties between India and Bangladesh have hit another roadblock after the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka sparked anti-India protests. Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s July uprising in Bangladesh, was killed amid rising political tensions, triggering widespread unrest. Bangladesh government suspended visa services in India following protests outside Bangladeshi...

KOLKATA: Shiraz Ali Khan, a Kolkata-based sarod player with family roots in Bangladesh, was to perform in a concert at Chhayanaut in Dhaka on Dec 19. But just hours before the programme, the culture hub was vandalised amid a nationwide spiral of unrest triggered by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi.Shiraz managed to “flee” to Kolkata on Saturday evening, suppressing his Indian...

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli's century against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup was celebrated like a festival among the Indian cricket fans; but the expert opinion over Kohli's approach to get to his hundred, which was 48th for him in ODIs and 78th in international matches, is divided. Over the question of denying singles to ensure Kohli farms most of the strike and completes his century, KL Rahul, who was...

NEW DELHI: When the runs India needed to win were near idential to the runs Virat Kohli required to get to his century in the ICC World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday, the self-less batting icon approached his parnter in the middle, KL Rahul, and said "it will not look nice to not take a single" in pursuit of a personal milestone. Rahul shared the conversation he had with Kohli on the...

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KOLKATA: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday permitted export of nearly 4,000 tonnes of hilsa to India over a 40-day period. Around 90% of the exports reach Kolkata, by far the largest market in the country. The first consignment of around 60 tonnes is expected to roll into the city on Thursday and hit the retail markets on Friday with steady supplies set to commence from Friday at 100 tonnes-120...