The slogan “Rashtra-bhasha Bangla chai” or “Bangla as a state language” had a great deal of power during the Language Movement. After the establishment of Pakistan in 1947, this slogan first united ...

The first major victory of the Bengali language movement came in 1956. Following a prolonged struggle in Purulia, the district was reclaimed from Hindi domination under Bihar and merged with West ...

Bangladesh has paid deep respect and homage to the immortal martyrs of the Language Movement. On this day in 1952, February 21, young students took to the streets of Dhaka and shed their blood to ...

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 ...

The 1947 partition led to the creation of two nations, India and Pakistan. While India consisted of 565 princely states, Pakistan was one country but with two geographically separated regions: West ...

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 Bangladesh, the day honors the martyrs of the Bangla Language Movement of 1952 who died when police opened fire on protesters objecting to the Pakistan government’s decision to impose Urdu as the ...