Shillong
Daribha Lyndem's 'Name Place Animal Thing': In Shillong, childhood secrets, adult memories
Shortlisted for the JCB Literature Prize 2021, Name Place Animal Thing (Zubaan Books, 2021) by Daribha Lyndem evokes feelings of nostalgia in a reader merely with its title—it is a popular game among kids. Now, as I hold the novella in my hand, my heart is in a strange turmoil.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM
SA Games: Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-0 in Women’s Football
Bangladesh beat the Maldives in the 12th South Asian Games Women’s Football by 2-0 goals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Shillong.
9 February 2016, 15:17 PM
SA Games: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in Women’s Football
Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 2-1 goals in their second match of the 12th South Asian Games Women’s Football.
7 February 2016, 13:31 PM
Salahuddin’s trial begins in Shillong court
Trial of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, accused of trespassing into India, begins at a Shillong court with the recording of the statement of one of the two witnesses.
30 July 2015, 16:10 PM
Indian ex-president Abdul Kalam passes away
Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam passes away after suffering a massive heart attack in Shillong. He was 84.
27 July 2015, 15:49 PM
Charge framed against Salahuddin
A court in Meghalaya frames charges against Salahuddin Ahmed for trespassing into Indian territory, a charge the BNP leader denied. Salahuddin, who went missing in Dhaka in March and was found in Shillong two months later, maintains that he was taken there forcibly.
22 July 2015, 11:58 AM
Charge framing hearing against Salahuddin July 22
A Shillong court in the Meghalaya state of India fix July 22 for hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
15 July 2015, 13:48 PM
Salahuddin’s wife returns home
BNP leader Salahuddin's wife Hasina Ahmed has returned Bangladesh to collect necessary documents and papers relating to her husband’s disappearance, BNP insiders say.
13 June 2015, 16:27 PM
Conditions bar BNP leader Salahuddin from leaving Shillong
A Shillong court India grantes conditional bail to BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
5 June 2015, 15:48 PM
Shillong police charge BNP leader with trespassing
Shillong police press charges against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespassing.
3 June 2015, 13:36 PM
Shillong court refuses bail to BNP leader Salahuddin
A Shillong court in the Indian state of Meghalaya rejected bail to BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespassing.
29 May 2015, 11:49 AM
Salahuddin taken to hospital
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has been admitted to a specialised hospital by the Shillong jail authorities.
28 May 2015, 12:41 PM
Salahuddin's condition now stable
Doctors at a Shillong hospital in India, where BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is being treated, yesterday said his condition was stable but he would have to stay a few more days there due to some minor health complications.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Salahuddin shifted to Neigrihms hospital
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is shifted to North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (Neigrihms) hospital from Shillong Civil Hospital in Meghalaya for better treatment.
20 May 2015, 11:09 AM
Shillong police get Salahuddin’s health report
Shillong Civil Hospital, where BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is undergoing treatment, has confirmed that he has been suffering from different ailments relating to kidney, heart, skin and urology.
19 May 2015, 16:01 PM
Salahuddin to be brought back after India’s decision: Asaduzzman
State Minister for Home Asaduzzman Khan says government will take necessary steps to bring Salahuddin Ahmed back home when India decides to hand him over.
19 May 2015, 14:28 PM
Wife’s emotional reunion with Salahuddin
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, has an emotional reunion with her husband at a Shillong hospital.
18 May 2015, 15:22 PM
BNP leader visits Salahuddin at Shillong hospital
BNP’s assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony visits Salahuddin Ahmed at a Shillong hospital in the Meghalaya state of India.
15 May 2015, 15:28 PM
Interpol’s Dhaka office sends ‘letter of request’ to arrest Salahuddin
Interpol’s Dhaka office has sent a “letter of request” to its New Delhi office to arrest BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was found in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, two months after his missing from Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 12:12 PM
Meghalaya cops to push back Salahuddin if court orders
Meghalaya cops say the arrested Bangladeshi political leader Salahuddin Ahmed will be pushed back if court orders for so.
13 May 2015, 12:42 PM