bangla language
Making room for Bangla in our public schools
An innovative and compact method of training that empowers teachers to conduct classes in an effective manner has to be designed.
Does a degree in Bangla have no value?
What are the factors that contribute to the marginalisation of the academic degree of a language in its own country?
United in diversity
The United Nations country office congratulates Bangladesh on International Mother Language Day
Do we still follow what our language veterans fought for?
International Mother Language Day is definitely a misnomer for February 21, because the then Pakistani authorities did not deny our right to speak our so-called mother language.
#Perspective / Benefits of reading Bengali literature
In addition to all the cognitive benefits associated with reading, reading in your first language has plenty of other benefits, including knowing about your country and countrymen in the language of the land.
The fault in our books: Why are Bangla books poorly edited?
What does our editorial process lack? Why can’t we hire good proofreaders? The answer lies in the economics of it.
Love for Bangla in Congo
In the Central African country of Democratic Republic of the Congo, a Bangladeshi will be pleasantly surprised to hear sweet Bangla songs, drifting in from somewhere.
Maintain distinctive characters of Bangla: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on maintaining the distinctive characters of Bangla and the country’s culture and tradition while moving ahead to cope with the global pace.
Tagore's encounters with luminaries of the West
Rabindranath Tagore, during his visits abroad, he engaged in intriguing conversations with brilliant minds from across the world – starting from British sci-fi master HG Wells to French dramatist-art historian Romain Rolland to genius German physicist Albert Einstein – where he spoke about the correlation of art and science, international relations and religion, and multiculturalism.
Nation salutes the language heroes
The nation is paying glowing tributes to the Language Movement martyrs, who laid down their lives for the recognition of Bangla as a state language on this day 64 years ago. Humming "Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February...", thousands of Bangalis thronged the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital and elsewhere in the early hours today to pay homage to the language heroes.
