
Kamalika Sengupta
Digital Editor, East at CNN-News18
Editor East @CNNNews18 @News18dotcom . Recipient, UN Ladlee Award for Gender Sensitivity. Views are personal. Alumni of IVLP.
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2 weeks ago |
news18.com | Pathikrit Sen Gupta |Kamalika Sengupta
Last Updated:June 08, 2025, 07:30 ISTDr Nasreen described the situation as 'pathetic', with women facing increasing threats and social intimidation for advocating their rightsNasreen said she received a letter advising her to cover her head before coming to the university. Pic/Dhaka University Zobaida Nasreen, a professor at Dhaka University and a prominent voice in last year’s protest movement, has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating situation for women in Bangladesh.
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2 weeks ago |
news18.com | Pathikrit Sen Gupta |Kamalika Sengupta
Last Updated:June 07, 2025, 19:51 ISTThe chargesheet was filed in connection with the killings of Harogobinda Das and his son, Chandan Das, on April 11, and it makes no mention of any outsider involvementDemonstrations during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad turned violent. (File image: PTI)In a significant development in a Murshidabad communal violence case, police have filed a chargesheet concerning the brutal murder of Harogobinda Das and his son, Chandan Das.
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3 weeks ago |
news18.com | Apoorva Misra |Kamalika Sengupta
Last Updated:June 07, 2025, 11:07 IST The Bangladesh Nationalist Party cited concerns over the timing, particularly the overlap with the holy month of Ramadan, school examinations, and adverse summer weather conditions Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus (Credits: AFP) Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, who faces mounting pressure to announce the national election schedule, used his Eid-ul-Azha address on Friday to declare that the polls would be held “on any one day during the...
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3 weeks ago |
news18.com | Mahima Joshi |Kamalika Sengupta
Last Updated:June 04, 2025, 08:01 ISTThis redefinition of 'Freedom Fighter' resulted in the revocation of Bir Muktijoddha status for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangladesh government revoked 'Freedom Fighter' status for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 400 others. The Bangladesh government on Tuesday night issued an ordinance that redefined the term “freedom fighter" (Bir Muktijoddha).
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3 weeks ago |
news18.com | Saurabh Verma |Kamalika Sengupta
Last Updated:June 03, 2025, 07:30 ISTThe NIA is now investigating all possible avenues to uncover the full modus operandi of the suspected Pakistani intelligence agentOn Saturday, the NIA carried out multiple raids across India in connection with the case, including three locations in Kolkata. (PTI representative photo)A mysterious woman has emerged as a central figure in the ongoing Pakistan-linked espionage case involving a CRPF jawan.
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