On the reading list this week is a pioneering work on the lost textile traditions of Bengal from the 16th to the 20th century ...

The partition of 1947 divided Bengal into two parts: the Indian side became known as West Bengal, while the other side was ...

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) urged the renaming of West Bengal to 'Bangla' in the Rajya Sabha, emphasising the state's ...

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday demanded renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla', saying this carries the signature of the ...

The 1947 partition divided Bengal — the Indian side was called West Bengal and the other side was named East Pakistan. In 1971, East Pakistan declared independence and a new nation of Bangladesh ...

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international ...

Mamata had several times pressed for the change in the state’s name, arguing that there was no point in adding the word 'West' to the name ...

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday demanded in Parliament that West Bengal be renamed 'Bangla,' stating that the name carries ...