Yahoo Launches Bengali Service ‘bengali.yahoo.com’

Yahoo India and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) announced a partnership to deliver premium digital content in Bengali to the Indian Internet audience. The co-branded property bengali.yahoo.com will leverage the combined editorial strengths of ABP and Yahoo India.

Bengali content is the latest in language offerings from Yahoo in India after Hindi, Tamil and Marathi. It offers fresh news ranging from politics, sports, entertainment from across the world, as well as local news from in and around Kolkata.

Select articles from ABP's supplements such as Pustak Porichoy (book review), Kolkatar Korcha (snippets from Kolkata), Baracharcha (celebrity interviews), Natyo Samalochana (theatre review), Probondho (essays), and weekend specials will also be showcased on the site.

The site has been built on the Yahoo Publishing Platform and is jointly managed by Yahoo and My Ananda Bazar Patrika.