Bengalis

Fear over NRC grips West Bengal; two more commit suicide, hundreds queue up outside govt offices for documents

Amidst fears that NRC could be implemented in West Bengal hundreds of people on Tuesday queued up at government and municipal offices in West Bengal.

Two years on, over a million Rohingya refugees still without rights, status or justice

The conditions for the Rohingya inside the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar are far from acceptable. Refugees live in emergency conditions, but still they choose to remain rather to return under a repatriation deal without guarantees of justice.

ULFA in disarray after Myanmar Army's crackdown: Has endgame begun for the separatist outfit?

As such, ULFA would always be able to attract new cadres which has been evidenced from time to time in the past couple of decades. But the situation could be very different this time around with the odds stacked heavily against all the separatist outfits based in Myanmar

Citizenship Amendment Bill: ULFA came into being as Assam was never treated at par with other states

The Indian establishment has not accorded due respect and honour to the Assamese.

Assam NRC final draft released: Centre deliberately trying to target Bengalis and Biharis, says Mamata Banerjee

Addressing the media after the Assam NRC final draft was released on Monday, Mamata Banerjee claimed that Bengalis living in Assam were being targeted

Tripura BJP strategy: Party likely to use equitable development of tribals, Bengalis as poll plank

Tribals and other indigenous communities have never been given any significant electoral weightage, even though they make up 30 percent of Tripura's population

Rohingya Muslims continue to flee Rakhine state despite Myanmar govt's claims of stopping exodus

More Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar streamed toward the border on Friday, despite government assurances that it was stopping the massive exodus of refugees to Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis: Ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslims a culmination of two centuries of sectarian violence

The Rohingya persecution is now a clear, concentrated effort aimed at an ethic minority. Such efforts rarely take place without a history.

Shrinking 'Bangalir Gorbo'! Are you game for a big Bong debate to salvage the lost Bengali pride?

While the popular call of 'Jago Bangali' may stir some Bengali blood to regain its lost glory, particularly among those staying outside West Bengal, the state per se is only conveniently bothered about the dwindling Bengali ego when it has a bonanza attached to it like an election.

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