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န Kolkata, 20 June :
န SUCI protestors hold placards during a rally in Kolkata against the eviction of people from the proposed POSCO site. Photo : PTI
န Ranchi, 19 June :
န Oil tankers caught in the flood waters of the Subernrekha river near Ranchi on Sunday. Photo : PTI
န Kolkata, 18 June :
န A rescue boat is on standby at the Alipore Bodyguard lines during flooding following monsoon storms in Kolkata. Photo : AFP
န Darjeeling, 18 June :
န Actor Ranbir Kapoor during the shooting of Anurag Basu's Hindi film Barfi at Tindharia, Darjeeling. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 18 June :
န School girls were going to school Saturday morning after a downpour in the early hours in the city. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Imphal, 18 June :
န People pay tributes to the martyrs of the Great June Uprising on the occasion of its anniversary at Kekrupat in Manipur. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 17 June :
န Awarded blood donors pose for the lens at a function organised to honour them by Quantum Foundation at the National Press Club on Friday. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Kolkata, 17 June :
န Rickshaw pullers negotiate a flooded street past a fallen tree in Kolkata. Photo : AFP
န Dimapur, 17 June :
န A boy sits on a makeshift banana raft in inundated Khermahal area after heavy monsoon rains in Dimapur, Nagaland. Photo : PTI
န Dhanbad, 16 June :
န CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat meets family members of Dinesh Hari, who was killed in a police firing during eviction drive in Matkuria, in Dhanbad. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 16 June :
န Oil, gas, mineral resources protection committee burn effigy of Towfique-E-S in front of The National Press Club Thursday protesting against ConocoPhillips signs deal with Petrobangla for gas exploration in deep sea. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Darjeeling, 16 June :
န Boys use a rail cart to transport drinking water collected from a waterfall at Tindharia Hills. Photo : AFP
န Guwahati, 15 June :
န Fishermen prepare food on their boat on the River Brahmaputra in Guwahati on Wednesday. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 15 June :
န A mechanic overhauls a motor at a workshop in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 15 June :
န A flower seller browses customers in the Dhaka University area on the first day of Barsha, the rainy season, on Wednesday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Kolkata, 14 June :
န Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with farmers from Singur outside the State Legislative Assembly in Kolkata on Tuesday. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Dhaka, 14 June :
န A clash between Police and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BASAD) activists in front of The National Press Club Tuesday. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Guwahati, 14 June :
န The Archbishop of Guwahati Thomas Menamparampil poses in his office in Guwahati, after being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Photo : AFP
န Dhaka, 13 June :
န Riot police officers stand guard outside the main opposition BNP office during the second day of the 36-hour nationwide opposition strike. Photo : AP
န New Delhi, 13 June :
န Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee receives a copy of a co-operation programme on taxation between India and OECD from Angel Gurria, Secretary General, OECD in New Delhi. Photo : PTI
န Kolkata, 13 June :
န A boy dives into the river Ganges to get temporary respite from the heat in Kolkata Photo : AP
န Agartala, 12 June :
န Tripura Pradesh Congress organized a mass sit- in- demonstration on Sunday to protest anti-people policies of the Left Front government in Tripura. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 12 June :
န A child laborer works at a balloon factory in Dhaka on the World Day Against Child Labor. Photo : Pavel Rahaman
န Siliguri, 11 June :
န Visitors inspect different varieties of mangoes displayed during the 2nd Gitanjali Mango Festival in Siliguri. Photo : Diptendu Dutta
န Dhaka, 11 June :
န A boatman mends his boat before the arrival of the monsoon rains on the banks of Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 10 June :
န People pay tribute to late celebrated artist Mohammad Kibria at the Central Shaheed Minar on Friday. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Hyderabad, 10 June :
န CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat interacts with party leader Biman Bose during the Polit Bureau meeting at MB Bhavan in Hyderabad. Photo : PTI
န Agartala, 8 June :
န A man cuts branch of a tree as monsoon clouds over in the sky in Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Siliguri, 8 June :
န Men hold a ten feet long male Python (Python molurus) after it was rescued from Mahananada river bed area in Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Kolkata, 8 June :
န Uttam Das, 56, wears a magnifying glass on his right eye as he repairs a wrist watch at his workshop in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Agartala, 7 June :
န Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar offered their homage to veteran Communist leader and former minister Baidyanath Majumdar. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Matigara, 7 June :
န Farm workers carry stacks of paddy on a rice field at Matigara village area in the outskirts of Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Amlasole, 6 June :
န WB Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriya Mullick visited Amlasole village in West Midnapore district, which hit the national headlines in 2004 following four starvation deaths. န Photo : Mitul Das
န Alipurduar, 5 June :
န A male leopard took shelter on a rain tree in Srinathpur Tea Garden near Alipurduar town in Dooars. Photo : Raju Sarkar
န Kolkata, 5 June :
န A schoolgirl walks with a poster of Tigers during a street rally to mark World Environment Day on Sunday. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 5 June :
န Bangladeshi Riot Police officers detain an opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a dawn-to-dusk general strike in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Balurghat, 5 June :
န Indian Border Security Force jawans planting saplings on the day of World Environment Day in South Dinajpur district. Photo : Sankar Das
န Kolkata, 4 June :
န Landmark monument Victoria Memorial is illuminated with green light to mark World Environment Day in Kolkata. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 4 June :
န Flames rise from a bus set on fire by protesters in Dhaka. On the eve of a opposition BNP's nationwide anti-government strike. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 4 June :
န West Bengal Civil Defence Minister Javed khan flagging the 'Naval NCC Sailing Expedition' from Farakka to Kolkata in at Man-O-War Jetty at Princep Ghat. Photo : MOD
န Venice, 3 June :
န A visitor looks at an art installation by bangladeshi artist Tayeba Begum Lipi inside the Bangladesh's pavilion during the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice. Photos : Getty Images
န Siliguri, 3 June :
န A fisherman throws his net into a river on the outskirts of Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Domjur, 3 June :
န Workers, including children, stitch embroidery on a saree, a traditional garment, inside a workshop at Domjur in Howrah district. Photo : Reuters
န Maryland, 2 June :
န Sukanya Roy of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, smiles as she finishes spelling "cymotrichous," correctly to win the National Spelling Bee, at Maryland in USA. Photo : AP
န Agartala, 2 June :
န A women shelter under an umbrella as they walk during a heavy downpour in Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 2 June :
န Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the electronic government procurement web portal at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Thursday. Photo : PMO
န Bangkok, 2 June :
န Mud turtles are displayed during press conference at the Customs Department in Bangkok. Thai Customs seized 451 turtles and gharials at Bangkok airport in a shipment arriving from Bangladesh. Photo : AFP
န Dagapur, 1 June :
န A Tea garden workers pluck tea leaves in the Dagapur tea garden on the outskirts of Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Kolkata, 31 May :
န Street children wear human skull masks during a "World No Tobacco Day" awareness rally in Kolkata. According to the World Health Organization, this year, the tobacco epidemic will kill nearly 6 million people, including some 600,000 nonsmokers who will die from exposure to tobacco smoke. Photo : AP
န Charabari, 31 May :
န Bystanders look on as a crane lifts the wreckage of a bus which crashed in the village of Charabari, Kamrup District, some 60kms from Guwahati. Photo : AFP
န Balurghat, 31 May :
န West Bengal's Jail Affairs minister Sankar Chakraborty visiting his constituency for the first time after taking oath as minister. Photo : Sankar Das
န Guwahati, 30 May :
န Players and officials of the Bengal football team jubilate after winning the 65th Santosh Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Guwahati. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 30 May :
န A tourist boards a boat as rain clouds approach over the river Ganges in Kolkata. Photo : Rupak De Chowdhuri
န Dhaka, 30 May :
န BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, along with party leaders, lays a wreath on the grave of party founder late president Ziaur Rahman on his 30th death anniversary on Monday. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Kolkata, 29 May :
န Children use a makeshift cardboard pail to play between the alley way of a market in Kolkata. Photo : Rupak De Chowdhuri
န Dhaka, 28 May :
န Udichi shilpo gosti organized a cultural song in to creat awareness trail of war criminal in front of the National Press Club Saturday. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Siliguri, 26 May :
န A coconut seller cuts fruit at a roadside in Siliguri. Coconut is in heavy demand during the summer months in India as people quench their thirst with its juice. Photo : AFP
န Mayong, 26 May :
န A woman cuts crops at a paddy field in Burha Mayong, east of Guwahati on Thursday. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 25 May :
န Bangladeshi activists wear masks of the leaders of G8 countries as they sit by a lake side during a protest in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 25 May :
န DU celebrated the 112 birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as people paid rich tributes to the rebel poet by placing wreaths at his mazar on Dhaka University campus. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Siliguri, 25 May :
န Labourers use palm leaves to protect fresh sweet limes from the schorching heat of the sun before loading them into a trunck at a market. Photo : AFP
န Agartala, 24 May :
န A cycle rickshaw puller transports used rubber tyres under a sky of monsoon clouds in Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 24 May :
န Bangladesh Finance Minister A M A Muhith speaks at the Padma bridge loan agreement signing ceremony at the finance ministry Tuesday. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Srinagar, 24 May :
န Ajay Nath, a performer from West Bengal, performs a stunt as he rides a bike on the walls of a "Well of Death" at a fair in Jammu and Kashmir state. Photo : Reuters
န Agartala, 23 May :
န A Railway police standing in a platform of deserted Agartala railway station. Rain soaked Tripura experienced total bandh called by NSUI on Monday. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Kalyani, 23 May :
န Social activist Dr Binayak Sen walks with his mother Anasuya Sen and wife Ilina Sen outside his home at Kalyani in Nadia District. Photo : AFP
န Munshigonj, 23 May :
န Bangladeshi farmers work at a paddy field in Munshigonj, outskirts of Dhaka. Photo : Pavel Rahman
န Siliguri, 22 May :
န A roadside shop keeper waits for customers as he arranges his goods in Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Saturia, 22 May :
န A Bangladeshi farmer woman separates the husk from the grain at Saturia village, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Photo : Pavel Rahman
န Kolkata, 21 May :
န Clouds hover over the city skyline in Kolkata on Saturday. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 20 May, 2011 :
န Supporters crowd a street to greet the new Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. Photo : AP
န Siliguri, 20 May :
န TMC supporters celebrate Mamata Banerjee taking the oath of office as Chief Minister of West Bengal, in Siliguri. Photo : Diptendu Dutta
န Kolkata, 20 May :
န Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee takes oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal during a swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan on Friday. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Kolkata, 20 May :
န West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, greets former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee before her swearing in at Raj Bhavan. Photo : Subham Dutta
န Hailakandi, 19 May :
န Hundreds of school children from various schools took out a rally with banners and posters on Basha Sohid Dibosh at Hailakandi in Assam. Photo : Shankar Chowdhury
န Kolkata, 19 May :
န Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee receives a bouquet from a supporter at her Kalighat residence. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 19 May :
န The city development authority, RAJUK demolishes illegal structures at Agargaon in the capital, locally known as BNP slum Thursday. Photo : Ashraful Alom tito
န Tinsukia, 19 May :
န Eleven brave martyrs who lost their lives to preserve their mother tongue Bengali on 19th May 1961 in Silchar, have been remembered in a homely atmosphere in Tinsukia, Assam. Photo : Sushanta Kar
န Madhyaboragari , 18 May :
န Villagers solemnise a frog marriage at Madhyaboragari village, about 85 km east of Siliguri. Photo : Reuters
န Balurghat, 17 May :
န A spectacular view of full-moon caught over the Balurghat town during Buddha Poornima. Photo : Sankar Das
န Guwahati, 17 May :
န Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi with Congress senior leader Digvijay Singh during Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting at the Assam Assembly. Photo : PTI
န Agartala, 17 May :
န Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram talks with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Siliguri, 17 May :
န Buddhist dancers perform the Yak dance in full costume during the celebration of the 2555th Buddha Jayanti in Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Agartala, 17 May :
န A Buddhist monk lights candles in front of a Buddha statue during the Buddha Purnima in Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န New Delhi, 16 May :
န TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee meets AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence after her win in the West Bengal assembly elections. Photo : Renuka Puri
န Kolkata, 15 May :
န SUCI activists hold placards while shouting slogans during a protest against a recent hike in petrol prices in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Kolkata, 15 May :
န Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee being garlanded after her election as Trinamool Congress Lagislature Party Chief in Kolkata. Photo : PTI
န New York, 14 May :
န Internationally acclaimed film personality Aparna Sen and other dignitaries during Tagore's 150th anniversary celebration at Times Square in USA. Photos : Akbar Haider Kiron (CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS)
န Kolkata, 14 May :
န Trinamool Congress activists carry the hoardings of their party leader Mamata Banerjee on a street of Kolkata. Photo : PTI
န Kolkata, 14 May :
န Indian Railway Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee gestures as she meet with visitors and supporters outside her residence. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 14 May :
န People read newspapers with the front page showing the photograph of Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee. Photo : AP (Click To Check, 'First page of Kolkata's Bengali Dailies' Album)
န Balurghat, 13 May :
န Trinamool Congress party supporters celebrate the early leads in Balurghat. Photo : Sankar Das
န Kolkata, 13 May :
န Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate outside Mamata Banerjee's house. Photo : Dipak Chakraborty (CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS)
န Guwahati, 13 May :
န Assam Chief Minister and Congress party leader Tarun Gogoi waves to supporters after election results were declared in Guwahati. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 13 May :
န An election official shows security seals of an electronic voting machine to party agents at a counting station in Kolkata. Photo : Bikas Das
န Bisnupur, 13 May :
န A Trinamool Congress fan gets a haircut displaying his support for the Mamata Banerjee in Bankura district. Photo : Arpan Mukherjee
န Kolkata, 13 May :
န A TV shows election results in the empty CPI(M) head office in Kolkata. Photo : Rajesh Kumar Singh
န Oslo, 12 May :
န A glimpse of Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary celebration in Oslo, Norway. Photo : Dr Asim Duttaroy (CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS)
န Lalgarh, 10 May :
န A policeman gestures while standing guard as voters wait to cast their votes outside a polling station at Lalgarh in West Midnapore district. Photo : Rupak De Chowdhuri
န Arsa, 10 May :
န A security officer stands guard as voters stand in queue to cast their votes outside a polling station in Arsa in Purulia district. Photo : AP
န Hyderabad, 10 May :
န A cricket fan runs into the field to greet Pune Warriors' Sourav Ganguly during an IPL match against Deccan Chargers. Photo : AP
န Netai, 10 May :
န Women walk past policemen patrolling near a polling station during the sixth and final phase of voting at Netai village in West Midnapore district. Photo : Rupak De Chowdhuri
န Nayagram, 10 May :
န A securityman keeps vigil as people wait to cast their votes at Nayagram Primary School in West Midnapore district this morning. Photo : Sunipam Mahakul
န Sylhet, 9 May :
န Singers performing on a 'Rabindra-Sangeet Utsab' during 151 birth anniversary programme of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Sylhet. Photo : Humayun Kabir Jewel
န Kolkata, 9 May :
န A customer goes through photographs of Rabindranath at a roadside vendor selling memorabilia of Tagore, during the 151 birth anniversary celebrations in Jorasanko. Photo : Bikas Das
န Dhaka, 9 May :
န A street vendor sales summer fruit, watermelons in front of Dhaka Medical Hospital Monday. Photo : Syed Ashraful Alom
န Balurghat, 9 May :
န Life was totally paralysed at Balurghat on Monday following an indefinite bandh, protesting cold blood killing of a fish stockist who had stood up to extortionists. Photo : Sankar Das
န New Delhi, 8 May :
န Tamana Rehman, a dancer from Bangladesh, performs during a katha kavya abhinaya based on Rabindanath Tagore at Meghdoot Theater. Photo : Renuka Puri
န Belpahari, 8 May :
န Candidate Chuni Bala Hasda, who is standing for polls from Binapur, leads an election rally at Belpahari in West Midnapore district. Photo : Partha Paul
န Keshpur, 7 May :
န Women stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling booth at Keshpur in West Midnapore district. Photo : AP [Click For More Photos]
န New Delhi, 7 May :
န Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh and others during the inauguration of 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. Photo : PTI
န Bankura, 7 May :
န A BSF jawan keeps vigil as voters stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Bankura district. Photo : PTI
န New York, 6 May :
န Aparna Sen and Madhur Jaafrey walk the red carpet at the opening of 11th New York Indian Film Festival in New York. Photo : PTI
န Bankura, 6 May :
န Polling officials checking electronic voting machines at a distribution centre on the eve of fifth phase of Assembly elections in Bankura. Photo : PTI
န Kolkata, 6 May :
န Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan mosque and his followers offer funeral prayers for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden outside the mosque in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Midnapore, 5 May :
န BSF jawans on the way to their respective polling booths on the eve of 5th phase of West Bengal assembly polls. Photo : PTI
န Hanoi (Vietnam), 5 May :
န India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee chats with France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde during the 44th annual meeting of Asian Development Bank in Hanoi. Photo : Reuters
န Mumbai, 4 May :
န Pune Warriors Sourav Ganguly bats in the nets before the Indian Premier League cricket match against Mumbai Indians Wednesday. Photo : AP
န Srerampore, 4 May :
န Two young boys wearing raincoats and going to school along with their mother during heavy rain this morning. Photo : Sanjay Bhaduri
န Hanoi, 4 May :
န Bangladesh Finance Minister Abdul Muhith speaks during the Seminar of Governors held in the frame of the ADB's 44th annual meeting in Hanoi. Photo : AFP
န Khejuri, 3 May :
န A securityman keeps vigil as people wait to cast their votes at Kamarda High School beside Nandigram in East Midnapore district. Photo : Raghunandan Mallick
န Bishnupur, 3 May :
န WB Housing Minister Gautam Deb addresses an election rally at Bishnupur in Bankura district on Tuesday. Photo : Somen Acharjee
န Howrah, 3 May :
န People turned out in large numbers to cast their votes. A scene at a polling booth at Kadamtala area in Howrah. Photo : PTI
န Srerampore, 3 May :
န An elderly voter is assisted by her grand-son as she arrives to cast her ballot at a polling station. Photo : Sanjay Bhaduri
န Burdwan, 3 May :
န West Bengal's commerce & industry minister Nirupam Sen show the marks of indelible ink on his fingers after casting his votes. Photo : Dipankar Chatterjee
န Mahishadal, 3 May :
န Voters queue up to cast their votes during the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections at Mahishadal in EastMidnapore district. Photo : Raghunandan Mallick
န Srerampore, 3 May :
န Two first-time voters, Sanchita and Priyanka proudly flaunt their voter idendity cards in Srerampore. Photo : Sanjay Bhaduri
န Asansol, 3 May :
န At least five persons were killed when several houses were flattened as the area on abandoned coal mines subsided at Jamuria in Burdwan district. Photo : Niraj Modi
န Baidyabati, 3 May :
န People read newspapers at a news stand carry headlines 'Osama bin Laden is dead' at Baidyabati in Hooghly district. Photo : Sanjay Bhaduri
န Kolkata, 1 May :
န Supporters belonging to left trade unions join attend a rally to mark May Day in Kolkata. Photo : Bikas Das
န Dhaka, 1 May :
န Bangladeshi workers march through the Dhaka's street as they celebrate May Day on Sunday. Photo : Pavel Rahman
န Heria, 30 April :
န Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee addresses a rally during the election campaign for the Assembly Polls at Heria in East Midnapore district. Photo : Raghunandan Mallick
န Kolkata, 30 April :
န Actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Soha Ali Khan at an event in Kolkata. န Photo : Indrajit Dutta
န Agartala, 29 April :
န Labourers unload stone chips at a construction site of a commercial complex on the outskirts of Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Stockholm, 28 April :
န Bangladesh's Monira Rahman receives the 2011 World's Children Honorary Award from Sweden's Queen Silvia during a ceremony at Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred. Photo : AFP
န Durgapur, 28 April :
န Durgapur corporation mayor Rathin Roy take part in a rally in support of Durgapur II CPI(M) candidate Alpana Chowdhury. Photo : Sandwip Dablu Goswami
န Dhaka, 28 April :
န A Bangladeshi farmer puts duclings in a basket for sale at Lalbag weekly market, outskirts of Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Belghoria, 27 April :
န 27 April : Some first-time voters proudly flaunt their voter idendity cards in Belghoria. Photo : Dipak Chakraborty
န Kolkata, 27 April :
န West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee shows his marked finger after casting his vote during the third phase of Assembly polls on Wednesday. Photo : PTI
န Canning, 27 April :
န A bridge on the river Matla wears a deserted look during third phase of Assembly elections in South 24-Parganas district. Photo : Suvechchha Saha
န Jessore, 27 April :
န BGB men of 22 rifles battalion getting into prison van Wednesday after a judgement pronounced against them for their involvement in 2009 mutiny in Jessore. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Kolkata, 26 April :
န A worker checks tags on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) before they are distributed ahead of the third phase of polls in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Howrah, 26 April :
န Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at a roadshow in Howrah on Tuesday for the fourth phase of Assembly elections. Photo : Aniruddha De
န Kalna, 26 April :
န Trinamool Congress cheif Mamata Banerjee addresses an election rally at Kalna in Burdwan district on Tuesday. Photo : PTI
န Kolkata, 26 April :
န Paramilitary personnel leave for polling centres in Kolkata on Tuesday. Photo : Shankar Mandal
န Baruipur, 26 April :
န Farmers cut paddy in a field in Baruipur village, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kolkata on Tuesday. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 25 April :
န Schoolgirls cheer as they listen to a speech by TMC chief Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Kolkata, 25 April :
န Maj Gen Rajesh Kamran, MG(Med), chief guest commissioning a Probationer Nurse at the commissioning ceremony of 28th Batch of Probationer Nurses at Command Hospital. Photo Courtesy : MOD
န Guwahati, 25 April :
န Women mouths covered with black cloth, hold candles during a demonstration to express solidarity with Irom Sharmila's decade-long hunger strike to protest the government's tough counterinsurgency laws, in Guwahati. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 24 April :
န Congress's youth wing activists wear masks of their leader Rahul Gandhi as they walk during a campaign in support of their candidate. Photo : AP
န Dum Dum, 23 April :
န Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee attend an election campaign rally in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Krishnanagore, 23 April :
န Voters queue up to cast their votes during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections in Nadia district. Photo : Pranab Debnath
န Chapra Border, 23 April :
န Voters show their Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) at Indo-Bangla border at Hatkhola in Nadia district before casting their franchise. Photo : Pranab Debnath
န Bolpur, 22 April :
န A polling official counts sealed EVMs at Bolpur in Bribhum district on Friday. Photo : PTI
န Brahmanbaria, 22 April :
န Rescue workers recover a passenger ferry which sank at Sarail in Brahmanbaria district. Photo : AFP
န Kolkata, 22 April :
န Senior BJP leader LK Advani with party's candidates during an election campaign in Kolkata. န Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 21 April :
န Members of Bangladesh Minority Sangram Parishad form a human chain in front of National Press Club on Friday pressing home their 11-point demand. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Brahmanbaria, 21 April :
န Din Islam, weeps over loss of his children and wife in a ferry accident in the River Meghna in Brahmanbaria district. Photo : AP
န Nalhati, 20 April :
န Pranab Mukerjee Sonia Gandhi, and Pranab's son, Abhijit at an election rally at Nalhati in Birbhum district on Wednesday. Photo : PTI
န Agartala, 20 April :
န Workers cut and shape pieces of recycled hard paper inside a cardboard recycling factory in Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 20 April :
န Baul singers took part in a cultural program at Dhaka Shohed Menar arranged by Sammilita Sangskritik Jote for justice. Photo : Shuvo Das
န Haroa, 19 April :
န Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally during the election campaign for the Assembly Polls in North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 19 April :
န Dhaka Ramakrishna Mission Principal, Swami Akkharananda's funeral being held at Kali Bari Mohashoshan on Tuesday. Photo : Rasheduzzaman
န Jhargram, 19 April :
န Jailed PCPA leader Chatradhar Mahato filing his nomination as an Independent candidate for Jhargram assembly seat on Tuesday. Photo : PTI
န Tindharia, 18 April :
န Coters queue to cast their ballots as a paramilitary soldier stands guard at a polling station in Tindharia hills some 30kms from Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Raipur, 18 April :
န Civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen walks though a crowd of supporters after he was released from the Chattisgarh's central prison. Photo : AFP
န Siliguri, 18 April :
န Women queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Siliguri. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 18 April :
န Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at her office. Photo : PMO
န Malda, 18 April :
န North Malda MP Mausam Benazir (2nd in queue) and others wait to cast their votes in Malda. Photo : PTI
န Balurghat, 18 April :
န Voters queue up to cast their votes during the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections at Balurghat Girls High School this morning. Photo : Sankar Das
န Siliguri, 17 April :
န An election official checks an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) before departure for a polling station in Siliguri. Photo : AFP
န Kolkata, 17 April :
န Kolkata Knight Riders' Pathan and Bisla congratulate teammate Shakib Al Hasan for claiming the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' cricketer during IPL match. Photo : AP
န Hili Border, 17 April :
န BSF patrol along the India-Bangladesh border at Hili in South Dinajpur district. Borders of Bangladeh and Nepal are sealed for security reasons due to the assembly polling. Photo : Sankar Das
န Bolpur, 16 April :
န West Bengal Commerce and Industry minister Nirupam Sen addresses an election meeting at Bolpur in Birbhum district. Photo : PTI
န Balurghat, 16 April :
န On the final day of campaign, Left Front supporters walks with their ministerial candidate Biswanath Chowdhury in Balurghat constituency. Photo : Sankar Das
န Tehatto, 16 April :
န Supporters wave towards a helicopter carrying TMC chief Mamata Banerjee during an election rally at Tehatto in Nadia district. Photo : Pranab Debnath
န Siliguri, 16 April :
န Tribals CPI(M) supporters take part in a rally for their candidate Ashok Bhattacharya for Siliguri constituency on the final day of election campaign. Photo : Sanjit Mitra
န Kolkata, 16 April :
န Artists prepare a 35-foot statue of monkey God Hanuman ahead of Hanuman Jayanti in Kolkata. Photo : AP
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