Ekushey February
REFLECTIONS / Baby killed/baby found dead: On the use and abuse of language
To the politicians and their vetoes and dismissals of any proposals that might bring some change—what language do you use with them? What of their language that otherises an entire people to dehumanise them?
Celebrating Bangla: Ekushey Boi Mela sees huge turnout
If you walked towards Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday, you could feel the excitement in the air. The ambience would easily catch your attention and show that it’s a special occasion -- Ekushey February.
BOI MELA 2024 / Is this year’s Boi Mela a mausoleum of Bangla romance?
Wandering through the bustling lanes of Boi Mela, amidst the cacophony of voices and the rustle of pages turning, I found myself lost in a curious examination of the Bangla love story.
For the love of mother language
As the nation observed International Mother Language Day, members of the Bangladesh Scouts collected flowers from the surroundings of the Central Shaheed Minar and designed a large decorative motif in front of the monument yesterday morning.
Ekushey shouldn't be consigned to routines and rituals
We must reaffirm our commitment to linguistic diversity
Remembering the Bangla language movement through literature
Hasan Hafizur Rahman's 'Ekushey February' created huge turmoil and faced police persecution.
Whatever happened to Bangla being our state language?
There is no usage of Bangla by the state, and it is being pushed to the periphery.
4 Lesser-known facts about Ekushey February
Here are facts you probably did not know about Ekushey February.
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Niaz Zaman's 'An Ekushey Anthology': Reminiscing Ekushey, 70 years on
Zaman has classified the pieces in two groups: "the early stories focus on the events that took place on 21 February—the processions, the police action and the deaths—while the later ones show how the attitude to Bangla has changed in these 70 years.
Ekushey February: CCTVs all around Shaheed Minar
Authorities this year will install close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras from Shahbagh to the Central Shaheed Minar premises to scrutinise the movement of people on the occasion of Ekushey February.
Don’t worry over Teesta: Mamata
Visiting West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee says Bangladesh need not worry over Teesta water-sharing deal and the issue will be resolved soon
