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 ...

The three-part book, "Purbo Banglar Bhasha Andolan O Tatkaleen Rajneeti", by Badruddin Umar is considered a key document of Language Movement history. The renowned researcher, writer, theorist and ...

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 ...

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 referred to as a ‘Bangladeshi language’: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) vs Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) face-off has taken an ugly turn after a letter from Delhi Police referred to Bangla as the ...

On Feb 21, a TV channel aired a drama where the protagonist takes a very vocal stand against what is deemed the distortion of the Bangla language. He is seen working at a media house where most people ...

Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her recent remarks on the Bengali language. Responding to her comments, Chakraborty ...

Kulsum Chowdhury (left) and her daughter Sophia Chowdhury from Melbourne spoke to SBS Bangla about the challenges of staying connected to the Bangla language and culture while living abroad. Their ...

The Trinamul Congress released its election manifesto a few days back with a ten-point promise if the party came back to ...

Dhaka, Feb 21 (bdnews24.com) – Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Bangladeshis living abroad to join the government efforts to make Bangla one of the official languages at the United Nations. ...