Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched her Bhasha Andolon (Language Movement) against the saffron regime’s “Bengali-phobia”, weaving into the issue the contentious special intensive revision (SIR) of the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said the movement for Bangla as the state language was not just about upholding its dignity but, at its core, a struggle for self-determination—symbolizing ...

In a show of solidarity with the Bengali language movement initiated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, supporters of East Bengal Football Club have taken to the playground to express ...

In February 1952 thousands of people marched in Dhaka in defence of the Bengali language. Eight of the protesters were shot dead by police. It became known as Bangladesh's Language Movement Day. We ...

Languages are meant to build bridges among communities in a multilingual republic. But language can be turned into a tool of persecution in the hands of politicians. Mamata Banerjee’s declaration, ...