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 ...

Every year the Amar Ekushey Book Fair honours those who became martyrs on February 21, 1952 in the Language Movement by showcasing the depth of the Bangla language and literature, serving as an emblem ...

The government has taken extensive measures to modernize the use of the Bangla language in the digital sphere. As part of a string of initiatives to facilitate the use of Bangla on digital platforms ...

The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has taken strong objection to a letter by the Delhi police describing Bangla, or Bengali, as a “Bangladeshi” language and called for strong protests on ...

A senior Bangladesh minister on Tuesday exhorted the United Nations to formally adopt Bangla as one of its official languages, on the day when the country celebrated the Language Martyrs Day to ...

Bangladeshi immigrant communities face the challenge of cultural preservation in the fast-paced melting pot of America. Through assimilation and isolation, Bangladeshi-American youth now grapple with ...

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 ...

The Suvendu Adhikari govt's move to make Bengali mandatory for all administration work is seen as part of the BJP's larger efforts to project itself as a party respectful of Bengal's culture and lingu ...