Sanjida Khatun, one of the founding members and current president of Chhayanaut, has passed away at the age of 92. The ...

In this interview, Peggy Mohan talks about how intermarriage, power shifts, and urban life influenced language change.

As Bangladesh prepares to commemorate its Independence Day on March 26, it becomes imperative to ensure that the historical events that preceded it are not consigned to political oblivion ...

Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight, a violent military crackdown in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to crush demands for ...

From Battala’s bold 19th-century street fiction to Pratilipi’s digital revolution, vernacular writers across India are ...

As concerns grew at the rising crime levels in Dhaka, an old clip was mispresented as locals battling criminals in the ...

Vipul Shah took legal action after discovering Bengali blockbuster Poran Jay Joliya Re blatantly copied his film Namaste London.

The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has issued a notification requiring all signboards, billboards, banners, and ...

Though Sylheti or ‘Siloti’ is an Indo-Aryan language with its own script — Sylheti Nagri — it is currently written using the Bangla script ...

Siliguri Municipal Corporation requires Bengali language to be prominently displayed on all signboards, promoting Bengal's linguistic heritage. This directive, effective by April 14, aims for ...

Bangladesh has been struggling to control crime following a mass uprising that ended the iron-fisted rule of former prime ...

Community organizations like the Detroit Friendship House in Hamtramck are working to bridge the language gap.