Writers, academics and poets on Monday said that although people sacrificed their lives for Bengali language in the 1952 language movement, still they failed to establish it at every level of the ...

Women, Muslims, backward classes, Dalits and tribals must be welcomed by the bhadralok, insisted Alapan Bandyopadhyay, ...

At the bustling International Kolkata Book Fair, Bengali authors representing various regions of India came together to share their literary creations and address pressing issues related to linguistic ...

At the start of the month of language, the familiar buzz of readers and writers was conspicuously absent this time from the Bangla Academy premises or Suhrawardy Udyan. The colorful stalls of ...

Jhumpa Lahiri, the acclaimed author, revealed she has no mother tongue, feeling perpetually outside of language. Born to ...

The Ekushey Boimela Sangram Parishad, a publishers’ platform, will organise a day-long symbolic book fair on February 1 on the Bangla Academy premises as part of its protest against the government ...

Kolkata: At a time when Ukraine and Russia dominate global headlines for war and diplomatic strain, their presence at the ...

Bengal’s Hindu tradition did not emerge in isolation, nor was it a passive inheritance of ancient rituals. It was shaped, negotiated and refined through centuries ...

A viral Instagram reel revived a beloved Bengali nursery rhyme, triggering nostalgia and controversy in equal measure. As ...

Manik introduces the main character of his novel by stating, 'Shashi’s character has two distinct parts. On one side, he does not lack imagination, passion, and a sense of humour; on the other, he ...

For the first time in 39 years, the National Poetry Festival was held at the Shaheed Minar instead of Dhaka University's Hakim Chattar. According to the Poetry Council, this shift occurred due to ...

Bangladesh’s cultural war intensifies in the wake of the July 2024 uprising, pitting new youth movements against traditional institutions over the nation's identity and the legacy of poet Kazi Nazrul ...