On Soumitra Chatterjee’s 91st birth anniversary, a look at how the legendary actor shaped Bengali cinema’s evolution, from Satyajit Ray to beyond.

Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers.

On February 12, Bangladesh is scheduled to hold its first general elections since the country’s August 2024 Monsoon ...

West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee came down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing it of “oppressing and persecuting” Bengali-speaking people brutally in states ...

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condemned what she called “the brutal oppression and persecution” of Bengali-speaking people in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states. West ...

"Bihar ki jeet hamari hai, ab Bengal ki baari hai" — this slogan accompanied chants of "Vande Mataram" by BJP-led NDA members as Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered the Lok Sabha to initiate a ...

Trinamool MP Sugata Roy objected to PM Modi referring to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as "Bankim Da" in Lok Sabha, suggesting "Bankim Babu" instead. The Prime Minister accepted the correction, ...

The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) is delighted to announce the intensive, immersion-based Bangla language training program. This program offers participants an excellent opportunity ...

Bangladesh has made important strides in recognising the linguistic and cultural identity of its deaf community by officially recognising Bangla Sign Language (BSL) as a national language. This ...

The Government of India has added five more languages — Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali — to the list of Classical Languages, taking the total number of recognised Classical languages in ...

The pro-Bengali group, Bangla Pokkho, held a march in the city, protesting what they view as the BJP's attempt to impose linguistic imperialism. They demand equal rights for regional languages and ...

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a notice to traders making the Bengali language mandatory on all signboards. A notification on 30th of August specified that "all the signboards and ...