The killings of 21 February 1952 gave rise to a set of conditions where the state of Pakistan was forced to concede the demand for Bengali as a state language. And yet it was a concession which came ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her delight over Bengali being conferred the status of classical language and said the state government had been actively working to ...

Bengali nationalism and Bangla pride are not just about cultural revival. It is a political strategy that draws from Hindu ...

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 ...

Today I spent the day hanging out in NYC’s Indian and Bangladeshi neighbourhood of Jackson Heights, Queens where there are ...

In a consent decree quickly reached after a lawsuit last month, the city of Hamtramck has agreed to provide Bengali-language ballots and other assistance for the city's Bangladeshi-American voters.

A furious Mamata Banerjee snapped back at the Bharatiya Janata Party as the 'Bengali vs Bangladeshi' language war - triggered over the weekend by Delhi Police's letter referring to the translation of ...