Kokborok got its recognition as an official state language in 1979 for the first time. Two commissions were constituted but ...

Still, our language continues to be marked as Bengali,” Rasik Mohan Chakma ... s Bodh Gaya and extended support to the national movement for Buddhist control over the temple’s administration.

1. Words Over Weapons: The 1952 Bengali Language Movement was an early red flag. Pakistan’s insistence on Urdu alienated the Bengali majority, making language the battle cry for autonomy.

South Asians, it appears, are more loyal to their language than religion. The roots of most separatist movements on the ...

Sanjida Khatun's journey began with the Language Movement. At that time, she was a student at the University of Dhaka.

Sanjida Khatun, president of Chhayanaut passed away at Square Hospital at 3:10am today. The Ekushey Padak-winning Rabindra ...

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

The north Bengal city of Siliguri has made it mandatory for all signboards, hoardings and signages to feature Bengali language on top, alongside any other languages, municipal corporation chairman ...

The event commenced with a dance production paying homage to the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952, setting a poignant and celebratory tone. The two-day fest featured engaging ...

To recall, the state witnessed a significant language movement in the 1960s as people in the Brahmaputra Valley demanded Assamese as the sole official language and medium of instruction in educational ...