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န Balurghat, 1 February :
န The much-awaited new Intercity Express train (No : 5763/5764) between Balurghat and New Jalpaiguri was flagged off today by central minister Mukul Roy at Balurghat Railway Station. Photo : Sankar Das
န Chittagong, 1 February :
န A pair of parrots photographed in port city's CRB area. Hundreds of parrots nest on the branches of age-old rain trees in the area. Photo : Zobaer Hossain Sikder
န Surajkund, 1 February :
န A dancer from WB's Purulia district, dressed as elephant god Ganesh, performs during a media preview of the 24th 'Surajkund Crafts Fair' on the outskirts of New Delhi. Photo : Reuters
န Agartala, 1 February :
န Tripura CM Manik Sarkar inaugurating Agartala Press Club building in Agartala on Monday. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Milan (Italy), 1 February :
န Grameen Bank Managing Director and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus poses in Piazza della Scala in Milan, Italy. Photo : Getty Images
န Siliguri, 2 February :
န A cycle-rickshaw puller moves the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in Siliguri today. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 2 February :
န Visiting Indian Lieutenant General VK Singh at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Kolkata, 2 February :
န Zoo keeper Mohammad Sarin plays with an 1-month-old elephant calf inside an enclosure at Alipore zoo. This calf was separated from its herd on Sunday at Belda range at E Medinipur dist and brought in Kolkata for treatment and rehabilitation. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 2 February :
န Bangladesh's shooter Sharmin Akter Ratna (L), her compatriots Syeda Sadia Sultana (C) and Tripti Datta (R) show V sign after securing the second gold medal in the 10m air rifle group event on Tuesday. Photo : SA Games Media Release
န Kamalghat, 2 February :
န A farmer ploughs his paddy field at Kamalghat village, about 35 km (22 miles) of Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Siliguri, 3 February :
န Tribal couples perform rituals during a mass marriage ceremony in Siliguri. A total of 34 couples from the city took wedding vows on Wednesday. Photo : Reuters
န Hamilton (New Zealand), 3 Feb :
န Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh during the Twenty20 International match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand. Photo : Getty Images
န Dhaka, 3 February :
န A child carries news books to a stall at the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela at the Bangla Academy in Dhaka. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Kolkata, 3 February :
န A lioness rests inside her cage at Alipore zoo in Kolkata. Photo : AP
န Agartala, 4 February :
န Employees load cooking gas cylinders onto a truck in Agartala. India is likely to partly adopt a government panel's advice to lift price controls on gasoline and diesel, cooking fuels. Photo : Reuters
န Chittagong, 4 February :
န Locals of Sadhur Hat area in Mirersharai upazila are seen trying to rescue the passengers of the microbus plunged into a roadside pond (9 killed) at Sadhur Hat area in Mirersharai upazila of Chittagong. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Guwahati, 4 February :
န Vendors board a boat to return to their villages on the bank of the Bramaphutra river in Guwahati, after selling vegetables in the city. Every morning, hundreds of vendors come from the villages and leave in the evening, earning about Rs 250 per day. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 5 February :
န Rowing players practice early morning at Ballygunj lake in South Kolkata today. : Photo : AP
န Balurghat, 5 February :
န A farmer at Laxmipur of Balurghat Block cultivation pome fruits Apple, as like other stone fruits like peach, plum and apricot. Photo : Sankar Das
န Siliguri, 5 February :
န 'Hindi Vasi Samaj' activists shout slogans and burn effigies of Bal Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, leaders of the right wing party Shiv Sena, during a protest in Siliguri. Photo : Sanjit Mitra
န Dhaka, 5 February :
န A child browses books at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela in Dhaka on Friday. Photo : Abira Basu
န Kolkata, 5 February :
န Activists of SUCI hold posters and banners demanding immediate control on price hike, zero credit for farmers and harassment of tribal people and others, in Kolkata. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Dhaka, 5 February :
န Bangladesh substitute Tawhidul Alam Sabuj goes on a celebratory lap after scoring goal against India in the men's football semifinal of the 11th SA Games. Bangladesh beat India by 1-0 Photo : Amran Hossain
န Serampore, 6 February :
န May be this local young man's idea was to hit the ball to best effect with the flat surface of the bat's ! Photo teken at a para cricket tournament at Bangihati area in Serampore. Photo : Sanjay Bhaduri
န Guwahati, 6 February :
န Former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam speaking at Jana Bigyan Mela in Guwahati. He also interact with some selecedt science enthusiasts, innovators and farmers today. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န New Delhi, 6 February :
န Indian Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee during a pre-budget interaction in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo : PTI
န Phulia (Nadia), 6 February :
န Weavers hang rows of yarn to dry at Phulia in Nadia district. Textile makers in West Bengal are currently on a recovery path, after battling a slowdown for much of 2008/09 Photo : Reuters
န Kolkata, 7 February :
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န There’s a yellow rose (Rosa Tanolg-Oregold) in Agri Horticultural Garden, Alipore in Kolkata on 'World Rose Day'. Photo : Shankar Mondal
န Dhaka, 7 February :
န A tiny book lover at Ekushey Book Fair on Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Kolkata, 7 February :
န Visitors throng on the concluding day of the 34th 'International Book Fair' in Kolkata on Sunday. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Kolkata, 7 February :
န CPI(M) party cadres wearing the masks of veteran leader Jyoti Basu who died last month, participate in Brigade rally to protest against price hike and political terrorism, in Kolkata on Sunday. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 8 February :
န When the Palash flowers are on fire, spring cannot be far away. Photo was taken at Dhaka University on Monday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Gwauhati, 8 February :
န Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar speaking at 10th state level convention of CITU in Assam capital Gwauhati on Friday. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Dhaka, 8 February :
န Bangladesh football players and officials celebrating victory in their win against Afghanistan in the final match in Dhaka on Monday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Mahishadal, 9 February :
န Firefighters on work after 3 person has died in an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit at Chinguri village in Mahishadal, East Midnapore district. Photo : Raghunandan Mallick
န Akhawara, 9 February :
န Indian border security guards gives a gun salute to Bangladesh Industries Minister, Dilip Barua at Akhawara Immigration Centre in Tripura-Bangladesh border. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Malda, 9 February :
န A child sifts through muddy water for fish in a field at Gajol village in the Malda district Today. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 9 February :
န Bangladeshi school children perform during the closing ceremony of the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Jangipara, 10 February :
န A water snake catches a frog at a paddy field at Jangipara in Hooghly district. Photo : Reuters
န Dhulian, 10 February :
န Boat men rest on their boats at Dhulian village in Murshidabad district on Wednesday. Photo : Reuters
န Burdwan, 10 February :
န Renowned Bengali singer Srikanto Acharya gives a memoriable performance during a music concert, organised by Renaissance Township in Bardhaman. Photo : Dipankar Chattterjee
န Christchurch (NZ), 11 February :
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န Rubel Hossain (C) of Bangladesh celebrates bowling Brendon McCullum of New Zealand during 3rd ODI match between the New Zealand Blacks Caps and Bangladesh at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. Photo : Getty Images
န Chittagong, 11 February :
န Chittagong Port Authority today receives an oily waste collection vessel from Western Marine Shipyard Ltd to prevent spillage of wasted oil into the sea. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Kolkata, 11 February :
န A worker fills plastic containers with petrol at a pump in Kolkata. A government panel has advised eliminating price controls for gasoline and diesel and an income-linked rise in kerosene and cooking gas prices. Photo : Reuters
န Moyna, 11 February :
န Farmers spread paddy crop for drying at Moyna in Malda district today. Photo : Reuters
န Diphu (Assam), 11 February :
န About 400 KLNLF militants publicly decommission its arms and enter the ceasefire agreement with Government of India at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district of Assam today. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Bogra, 12 February :
န A Bangladesh-France joint excavation team unearths ruins of an ancient observation tower at Mahasthan Garh archaeological site in Bogra. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Dhaka, 12 February :
န A daylong Bird Fair organised by JU department of zoology in association with Wildlife Rescue Centre, was arranged at Jahangirnagar University. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Kolkata, 12 February :
န A general view of Eden Gardens during the South African cricket team practice session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Photo : Indrajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 12 February :
န Workers walk down from a ship under construction during lunch break at a ship building yard next to the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo : Reuters
န Balurghat, 13 February :
န Mango trees in their dull yellow blossom hint the advent of spring next week and a delicious crop in a couple of months. The photo was taken in Balurghat. Photo : Sankar Das
န Kolkata, 13 February :
န Indian captain MS Dhoni plays football during cricket practice session at Eden Gardens. India will play their 2nd test cricket match against South Africa from tomorrow. Photo : Indrajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 13 February :
န Nobel laureate Amartya Sen speaks on development issues at an Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue on Health and Education at the BRAC Centre Inn on Saturday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Cooch Behar, 13 February :
န West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee addressing huge public gathering at Rasmela ground In Cooch Behar Today. Photo : Aritra Roy
န Dhaka, 13 February :
န Artistes perform at the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University as part of celebrating the Basanto Utshab, or spring festival, on Saturday, the first day of Bangla month of Falgun. Photo : Abira Basu
န Kolkata, 14 February :
န Dale Steyn of South Africa waks off after being dismissed for 5 runs during day one of the 2nd Test match between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens. Photo : Indrajit Dutta
န Narayanganj, 14 February :
န Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offers prayers after inaugurating the 120-MW first unit of the 240-MW Siddhirganj Peaking Power Plant in Narayanganj on Sunday. Photo : PID
န Falakata (Jalpaiguri), 14 Feb :
န CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee distributed 460 cycles to schoolgirls at Falakata Community Hall and urged the administration to give a cycle to every school-going girl from classes IX to XII in tea belt. Photo : Aritra Roy
န Gwauhati, 14 February :
န Parrot's effort to stay close and spend time loving each other at Assam State Zoo in Gwauhati on Valentine's Day. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Hamilton (New Zealand), 15 Feb :
န Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh celebrates his wicket of Ross Taylor of New Zealand during day one of the 1st Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Photo : Getty Images
န Bogra, 15 February :
န Farmers collecting boro seedlings at Partekur village in Bogra district. Boro seedlings have become very dear as this year's severe cold caused massive damage to seedbeds in Bangladesh's northern districts. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Dhaka, 15 February :
န Bangladesh's newly appointed Chief Justice M Fazlul Karim calls on President Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban in Dhaka. Photo : PID
န Sukana, 15 February :
န Tea plantation workers pluck tea leaves after offering prayers to the season's first crop in Sukana teagarden estate on the outskirts of Siliguri. Photo : Sanjit Mitra
န Silda (W Midnapore), 15 Feb :
န Charred remains of the EFR camp ambushed by suspected Maoist are seen at Silda in west Midnapore district, Monday. At least 24 security officials were killed in the attack. Photo : AP
န Hamilton (NZ), 16 February :
န Rubel Hossain bowls past Daryl Tuffey of New Zealand during day 2 of the 1st Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand. Photo : Getty Images
န Bogra, 16 February :
န Agitated locals torch a truck after it ran over a schoolboy near the Government Azizul Huq College at Fulbari in Bogra district town Tuesday morning. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Silda (W Midnapore), 16 Feb :
န A policeman holds a burnt weapon at Silda police camp attacked by Maoist last evening. Photo : Reuters
န Silda (W Midnapore), 16 Feb :
န A policeman carries his colleague's belongings at Silda police camp, attacked by Maoist on Monday and killed at least 24 EFR jawans and set fire to the site. Photo : Reuters
န Guwahati, 16 February :
န Indian Army Jawans display their latest weapons and equipments to school students at 'Know Your Army' exhibition at Judge’s field, in Guwahati. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 16 February :
န Indian's V.V.S. Laxman making century in his lucy Eden Gardens, during the third day of the second test cricket match against South Africa in Kolkata. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 16 February :
န Visitors attend an exhibition of photographs, paintings and artifacts on Dhaka, as a part of celebrations to mark the capital's 400th anniversary, organised by Bangladesh Asiatic Society at its gallery on Tuesday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Tangail, 17 February :
န Construction of Bhuapur Rail Station in Tangail heading towards completion as 36-kilometre rail track on Bangabandhu Bridge-Tarakandi route is scheduled to be open for train communication in May. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Kolkata, 17 February :
န Workers cover the ground at Eden Garden as poor light stopped play on the fourth day of the 2nd and final test in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Kolkata, 17 February :
န Groundsmen sprinkle sawdust on the wet field, as a water-soaking machine works behind, during the fourth day of the second test cricket match between India and South Africa in Kolkata. Photo : Indrajit Dutta
န Guwahati, 17 February :
န Dogs trained by the Indian Army showed off their unique skills during an exhibition “Know Your Army”, at Judge’s field in Guwahati on Wednesday. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 17 February :
န Some Snake Charmers were facilitated at a seminer organised by 'Bedia Federation of India' - an organization of Bedia community (CLICK), at Bangla Academy in Kolkata. There are approximately 8,00,000+ people belonged to Bedia community in Bengal. Photo : Shankar Mondal
န Dhaka, 18 February :
န A girl returns from Amar Ekushey Book Fair. The painting on the back of her hand enthusiastically suggests the date '21 February', the great language movement day. Photo : Shafiqul Alam
န Kolkata, 18 February :
န Polash's colours have been more vivid with only a week left before the Dolyatra festival. The photo was at Kolkata on Thursday. Photo : Shankar Mondal
န Siliguri, 18 February :
န A child bathes in water from a sprinkler at a tea garden near Siliguri on Thursday. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 18 February :
န Harbhajan Singh of India celebrates winning the match with 10 balls remaining during day five of the 2nd Test match between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Photo : Getty Images
န Dhaka, 18 February :
န Bangladesh Planning Minister AK Khandaker speaks at a meeting at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. Sector Commanders Forum organised the meeting. Photo : Anisur Rahman
န Guwahati, 19 February :
န Veterinary surgeon operating a capped elbow surgery on a 7 year old male Royal Bengal Tiger 'Rajib', at Assam State Zoo Cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati on Friday. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Dhaka, 19 February :
န The Central Shaheed Minar gets a spruce-up ahead of the Ekushey February that falls on Sunday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Agartala, 19 February :
န Labourers spread paddy crop for drying in a rice mill complex at Moharcherra village, east of Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Jaldapara, 20 February :
န Ponch Oraw, a mahout climbs over 51-years-old Kuntalini, a trained elephant, after strapping a shoe on its injured foot to protect its footpad inside Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo : Arnab Mitra
န Dhaka, 20 February :
န A girl paints murals at the Central Shaheed Minar as part of preparations for Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day celebrations. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Kamakhya, 20 February :
န Sarod mastero Amjad Ali Khan with his sons Aman Ali Khan and Ayan Ali Khan performing at Kamewswari Music and Dance Festival, at Kamakhya Temple in Assam. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 20 February :
န To pay tribute to the Language Movement martyrs, Vasha O Chetna Samiti organising a rally with 200+ artists from all across the West Bengal, Bangladesh, Tripura and Assam at Bangla Academy premises in Kolkata. Photo : Shankar Mondal
န Bashirhut, 20 February :
န Under the light of thousand candles held aloft with the spirit of language movement, Bashirhut people organisied a rally on the eve of 21 February. Photo : Tamal Sengupta
န Dhaka, 21 February :
န Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stand in solemn silence after placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar minutes after zero hour, paying tributes to the martyrs of the Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey. Photo : Anisur Rahman
န Dhaka, 21 February :
န The colour of the roses and the miniature Shaheed Minar speak out : it's time to sing the mournful notes of the elegy : Ami Ki Bhulite Pari - how could I forget 21 February ? Photo : Shafiqul Alam
န Dhaka, 21 February :
န Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the International Mother Language Institute at Segunbagicha in Dhaka. On her left is Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid. Photo : PID
န Balurghat, 21 February :
န A colourfull rally roamed the Balurghat city on Sunday, paying tributes to the martyrs of the Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey. Photo : Sankar Das
န Dhaka, 21 February :
န Women walk bare footed on a road painting as they carry flowers to pay tribute to its language movement martyrs at the central Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Tangail, 22 February :
န An open level crossing just beside the Bangabandhu Bridge approach road at Kalihati upazila in Tangail. There are about 75 level crossings, with no gates, on Bangabandhu Bridge-Joydevpur rail line. Photo : Focus Bangla
န India-Bhutan border, 22 Feb :
န A child on the rocks in a remote village in Indo-Bhutan border. Several children works in different places in the area instead of going to schools due to poverty. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Goshaba, 22 February :
န A rescued tigress kept in a cage on a boat is taken for treatment and observation at Shonagon village in Sunderbans on Monday. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 22 February :
န Pahari Chhatra Parishad takes out a procession on the Dhaka University campus on Monday demanding trial of the killers of the indigenous people in Baghaichhari under Rangmati district. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Agartala, 23 February :
န A woman is working at a betel leaf plantations in Tripura. A recent invention reveals on use of betel leaf extract to induce IFN-gamma production from human peripheral blood T cells. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Jaldapara, 23 February :
န Orphan elephant cubs get training inside an elephant training school at Malongi in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 23 February :
န BDR director general Major General Moinul Islam arrives at the special court at BDR Durbar Hall where the Pilkhana mutiny trials began on Tuesday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Kolkata, 23 February :
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န WB Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee with PC Sorker (Junior) and Rameswari Handa, chief postmaster general, WB circle, during the inauguration of a commemorative stamp on PC Sarker (Sinior) on Tuesday. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Khagrachhari, 23 February :
န Houses of the ethnic people go up in flames as Bangalee settlers allegedly carried out an arson attack on Mahajonpara village in Khagrachhari. Photo : Focus Bangla
န Siliguri, 23 February :
န Labourers cut betel nuts at a cottage industry in Choto Shalkumar village, about 160 km north of Siliguri. Photo : Reuters
န Howrah, 24 February :
န Porters transport goods on a hand-pulled trolley to load on a train at Howrah railway station in West Bengal. Photo : Reuters
န New Delhi, 24 February :
န Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presenting Rail Budget in Parliament on Wednesday. Photo : UNI
န Katapahari, 24 February :
န Jawans moving towards Katapahari during an operation against Maoists in West Midnapore. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 24 February :
န The city experiences a spell of shower on Wednesday and a bout of early norwester. Photo was taken from Bijoynagar in Dhaka. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Narayanganj, 25 February :
န England batsman Matt Prior narrowly avoids a run out as wicketkeeper Shahin Hussain appeals during the second tour match between Bangladesh Cricket Board XI and England at Narayanganj Osmani Stadium. Photo : Getty Images
န Gwauhati, 25 February :
န ULFA 'publicity secretary' Mithinga Daimary, who was released from jail today after getting bail by the TADA court on 23 February, talking to media. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 25 February :
န A vegetable seller speaks on a mobile phone at a market in Kolkata. Food prices rose 18% in the 1st week of February, weighing heavily on overall inflation which has crossed the central bank's forecast of 8.5%, says the pre-budget Survey, presented by Indian FM Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament today. Photo : Reuters
န Siliguri, 25 February :
န A labourer works inside a steel factory in Siliguri. Indian steel sector is expected to grow 6-9% in 2010 on higher demand from the real estate, construction and automobile sectors. says the pre-budget Survey 2009-10, presented in Parliament today. Photo : Reuters
န Siliguri, 26 February :
န Children celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, inside a school in Siliguri today. Photo : Reuters
န Chittagong, 26 February :
န Female garment workers perform a dance number at 'Sramik Mela 2010' at Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium. BGMEA organised the festival to provide recreation for the workers, one of the key drivers of the Bangladesh's economy. Photo : Focus Bangla
န New Town, 26 February :
န A labourer rolls a tyre past newly constructed residential buildings at New Town on the outskirts of Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 26 February :
န Hundreds of people with lit-up candles in their hands created milieu of adoration at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi area. Nagorik Committee and Colonel Mojib Trust arranged the event mourning the martyrs of Pilkhana tragedy. Photo : Shawkat Jamil
န Agartala, 27 February :
န Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar innaugurates the 28th Agartala Book Fair today. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 27 February :
န School girls applaud the England players during a visit by England players to promote the World Feeding Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla primary school. Photo : Getty Images
န Guwahati, 28 February :
န Villagers having a look on a dead elephant which was knocked down by a train in Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary in the outskirts of Guwahati city on Sunday. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Dhaka, 28 February :
န A large number of book lovers throng the Bangla Academy premises, the last day of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2010. Photo : Abira Basu
န Balurghat, 28 February :
န Little girls splashing each other with abir at Chakvrigu Sanskritik Mancho's Basonto Utsab in Balurghat town today. Photo : Sankar Das
န Guwahati, 28 February :
န People play with colours on the occasion of Holi, the festival colours, in Guwahati on Sunday. Photo : Chinmoy Roy
န Kolkata, 28 February :
န Kids smeared with colors look on as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Kolkata. Photo : AP
န Mahishadal, 28 February :
န East Midnapore's artists performing a dance drama based on Dolyatra at Amrakunja in Mahishadal Rajbari. A brilliant 'Basonto Utsab' programs have been organised by Mahishadal Press Corner. Photo : Raghunandan Mallick