BJP MP Sambit Patra accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of using violence to disrupt electoral processes and protect illegal immigrants. He alleged that the TMC was shielding Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, and pointed to an incident at the Block Development Office in Farakka w
BJP MP Sambit Patra on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to stop the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said "she is going to lose" the 2026 Assembly elections.
The Chief Adviser made the remarks when two former senior United States diplomats--Albert Gombis and Morse Tan, both of whom served during the Donald Trump administration--called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on late Tuesday night.
During the meetings, they discussed upcoming elections in Bangladesh, economic and trade relations, Rohingya issue, and regional matters, the statement said.
In the meeting with Under-Secretary, Rahman briefed Hooker about the preparations and arrangements for the upcoming general elections and expressed appreciation for the support of the US to the interim government during its tenure, including for the elections. Hooker responded that the US co
Banerjee referred to statements by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj and Ranaghat MP Jagannath Sarkar, claiming that Maharaj had described Amit Shah as an "infiltrator."
"Any case of lynching is terrible, and strict action has to happen against the accused. However, now that TMC has spoken. Perhaps, they can let the nation know what they are doing in West Bengal to remove illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, they must tell," Kohli told ANI.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning allegations of genocide against Myanmar over its treatment of the Rohingya community in January 2026.
Speaking to reporters, Banerjee said that the BJP's carefully crafted conspiracy to brand West Bengal as a "breeding ground for infiltrators' has collapsed under the weight of facts.
The Rohingya refugee drama took home the top prize, the Golden Yusr for best film, along with a cash prize of USD 100,000 for the filmmaker, as per The Hollywood Reporter.