The fair attracts a large crowd of both readers and curious visitors every year, but experts believe that its aim to instil the Ekushey spirit has hardly been achieved because of the improper use of ...

In an effort to firmly embrace the Bengali community in the city, the Hudson Area Library raised funds to purchase 22 Bengali language books to add to its collection. The books, made possible with ...

Bangla Academy, the National Academy of Arts and Letters in Bangladesh, observes its 60th anniversary today. The 60 years of its existence were eventful, and beyond the scope of words to chronicle its ...

On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, this is the perfect time to celebrate the beauty and richness of the Bangla language. One way you can do so is by diving into Bangla literature, ...

A language spoken by barely 1,600 people living in parts of West Bengal bordering Bhutan is to get a dictionary, thanks to the efforts of a professor at the University of Calcutta. Toto is a ...

Whilst researching and writing this book, Samia Khatun received funding from various bodies. These included an Australian Postgraduate Award and the Endeavour Asia Research Fellowship awarded by the ...