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 ...

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari mandates Bengali for all state govt communication from Sep 1, 2026, following Amit Shah's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...