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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sweetest Language in the World: Bengali is often regarded as the sweetest language in the world because of its naturally soft, musical, and expressive qualities. Bengali is one of the most widely ...

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 ...

Bangla, spoken by millions and one of India’s 22 official languages, was allegedly mischaracterised in a case involving suspected illegal immigrants. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the ...