"Every time I hear my mother tongue, Bangla, it feels like home, even when home is far away," writes Steinbach's Itrat Anwar. "That's why everyone should celebrate their own mother language, no matter ...

As Bangladesh observes the enduring legacy of the Language Movement throughout February, conversations around Bangla often ...

The partition of British India in 1947 posed significant challenges to the state-building process in both India and Pakistan, including in Bengal, which faced the complexities of being divided between ...

On the occasion of Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day, the Sabujbagh Thana unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho organised an awareness campaign calling for the prevention of distortion of ...

Bangla Academy, the National Academy of Arts and Letters in Bangladesh, observes its 60th anniversary today. The 60 years of its existence were eventful, and beyond the scope of words to chronicle its ...

Bangla Bhasha Prachar O Prasar Samiti launches NBSE prescribed Class 10 Bengali textbook ‘Sahitya Parikrama’ in Dimapur.

At the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, people gather annually-- often barefoot--to lay flowers in remembrance. The ritual is solemn, ...

Sirajganj, Feb. 21 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has said that the Bengali language has no connection with the words 'Inqilab' and 'Azadi'.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that no one should try to play with or insult the Bengali language, asking whether there can be an India without West Bengal. Banerjee ...