Among the power centres of Bangladesh, the status of Bangla is a little better at general universities. Bangla is used more in general universities than elsewhere and its status, too, is higher, if ...

"Where else would you be able to enjoy classics and recent flicks for Tk 50, which would usually cost Tk 300-500 in cinemas?" asked Maliha Tasnim, a Master's student at Dhaka University, whom I met ...

Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, who will next be seen in the Rajkummar Rao-starrer Maalik, recently found himself caught in a controversy after his comments at an event went viral. The actor reportedly ...

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 ...

More than 200 languages are spoken in New York, according to the Department of City Planning, backing the claim of it being the melting pot of America. However, the ballot papers in the US ...

என் தாய்மொழியை நினைத்து பெருமைக் கொள்கிறேன். Linguistic politics has been a central theme of Indian democracy. The Visalandhra movement and the demise of veteran freedom fighter ...

New York’s 2024 presidential ballot is sparking curiosity with its language lineup. In a city where over 200 languages are spoken, one Indian language has made its way onto the ballot — and it’s not ...

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.

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to make it mandatory to use Bengali as the principal language for all road signages. In addition, the civic authorities will ask ...