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The West Bengal Urdu Academy's decision to invite poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar as chief guest for a Kolkata mushaira has ...

The State-run West Bengal Urdu Academy, which was all set to hold a four-day festival to celebrate Urdu in Hindi cinema, has put off the event following opposition from some Islamic organisations to ...

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A literary event organised by the West Bengal Urdu Academy was cancelled after protests from Islamic groups opposing the participation of poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, drawing sharp criticism from ...

At the event ‘Urdu in Hindi Cinema’, Akhtar was invited as the chief guest to preside over a mushaira (poetry recital ...

DHAKA, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS)- Bangla Academy today observed 49th death anniversary of the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam through elaborate programme.

The Bengal unit of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind is headed by Trinamool Congress leader and Bengal’s mass education extension and library services minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury.

Sacred Islamic artefacts dating back 700 years, including the 29ft-long (9m) cloth used to cover the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, were on display at a school in North Lincolnshire.