West Bengal

Dol Utsav in West Bengal: Where Spring, Devotion and Song Become One under the Phalguna Moon

Every spring, when the air turns fragrant with shiuli’s memory and the first blaze of palash ignites the countryside, West Bengal steps into Dol Utsav, also known as Dol Purnima. It is Holi, yet rendered in a distinctly Bengali key, where colour carries scripture, music carries memory and processions become a living archive of devotion …

Selective Outrage in West Bengal: Communists and Islamists Organise Four Major Rallies in Support of Iranian Leader Accused of Mass Killings

On 1 March 2025, four large-scale public protests unfolded across Kolkata, Lalbagh and Basirhat, not over unemployment, local violence, or civic distress, but over the death of a foreign ruler thousands of kilometres away. A commemorative gathering was organised for the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Sakchura Sarania of Basirhat. Hundreds of demonstrators …

Lashkar-Linked Terror Module Busted : 8 Islamists including a Bangladeshi National Arrested from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

India has once again been reminded that the threat of terror is a persistent, adaptive reality and not a distant headline. In a coordinated operation spanning two states, security agencies arrested eight Islamists allegedly linked to the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to officials, the arrests have potentially thwarted a larger conspiracy aimed at destabilizing …

Minor Shefali Barman commits suicide after Alleged Threats and Blackmail by Humayun Kabir Miyan — A Relationship Built on a Fake Identity Ends in Tragedy

On 12 February 2026, a fifteen-year-old girl named Shefali Barman died by suicide in Jamaldah under the jurisdiction of Mekhliganj Police Station in Cooch Behar. She was a Class X student of Jamaldah Tulsi Devi High School and had just appeared for her Madhyamik examination, a milestone meant to mark the beginning of her future. …

West Bengal: Minor Hindu Girl Dies by Suicide in Cooch Behar Allegedly After Blackmail and Threats By Humayun Kabir Miyan

Hindu Voice Team: A tragic incident has shaken the Jamaldah area under the jurisdiction of Mekhliganj Police Station in Cooch Behar district, where a 15-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide following sustained threats and blackmail. The deceased, identified as Shefali Barman, was a resident of Jamaldah and a student of Jamaldah Tulsi Devi High School. …

Sangam and Kumbh Mela in Bengal: The Sacred Legacy of ‘Dakshin Prayag’ Tribeni by Pallab Mondal

The Geography of Sanctity The spiritual importance of Tribeni in the Hooghly district of West Bengal does not rest on archaeological conjecture, colonial records, or external validation. It rests first and foremost on geography that has shaped Hindu sacred imagination for millennia. The very name Tribeni denotes a confluence of three braided rivers. As Prayagraj …

Enamul Miyan Arrested for Raping Minor Hindu Girl in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar District

 Hindu Voice Team: In a disturbing case that has sparked local outrage and protests, a 63-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old Hindu girl in the Jamaldah area of Mekhliganj, Cooch Behar district. The accused, identified as Enamul Miyan, reportedly threatened the minor Hindu girl with a sharp weapon before committing the …

Fabricating Fear, Mobilising Mobs: The Dangerous Politics of Samim Laskar’s Online Agitation in Baruipur, West Bengal

In an era where a single social media post can mobilise crowds faster than any street-corner speech, the line between free expression and reckless incitement has never been thinner. That line appears to have been deliberately blurred by Samim Laskar — a Facebook influencer with over 10,000 followers, a public speaker, and a current resident …

কলকাতা: বাংলাদেশে হিন্দু নির্যাতনের বিরুদ্ধে হওয়া প্রতিবাদ মিছিলে পুলিশের লাঠি, আহত ও গ্রেপ্তার একাধিক

Hindu Voice Team: কয়েকদিন আগেই বাংলাদেশের ময়মনসিংহে হিন্দু যুবক দীপু চন্দ্র দাসকে ধর্ম অবমাননার মিথ্যা অভিযোগ তুলে পিটিয়ে ও পুড়িয়ে হত্যা করা হয়। আর সেই ঘটনার পর বিশ্বজুড়ে আক্রোশ দেখা দিয়েছে। আর সেই ঘটনার প্রতিবাদে কলকাতায় আয়োজিত প্রতিবাদ মিছিলে ব্যাপক লাঠিচার্জ করার অভিযোগ উঠল কলকাতা পুলিশের বিরুদ্ধে। গত ২৩শে ডিসেম্বর, কলকাতার বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশন অভিযানের ডাক …

ধামির্ক গান গাওয়ায় লগ্নজিতা চক্রবর্তীকে মারতে উদ্যত হলেন মেহবুব মল্লিক, গ্রেপ্তার করলো পুলিশ

Hindu Voice Team: মঞ্চে অনুষ্ঠান চলাকালীন ধার্মিক গান গেয়ে আক্রান্ত হলেন গায়িকা লগ্নজিতা চক্রবর্তী। গান শুনে এতটাই ক্ষিপ্ত হলেন আয়োজক মেহবুব মল্লিক, রীতিমতো গায়িকাকে মারতে উদ্যত হয়েছিলেন তিনি। পরে অভিযোগের ভিত্তিতে মেহবুব মল্লিককে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে পুলিশ। গত ২০শে ডিসেম্বর, শনিবার ঘটনাটি ঘটে পূর্ব মেদিনীপুর জেলার ভগবানপুরে। ঘটনার দিন ভগবানপুরের একটি স্কুলের অনুষ্ঠানে গিয়েছিলেন লগ্নজিতা। ওই …