Bengali Language

Bharat-Bangladesh Film Festival kicks off in Kolkata

The Bharat-Bangladesh Film Festival, a three-day event, commences in Kolkata. This festival has been organised by the Bidhannagar Film Society of West Bengal in collaboration with the Fazlul Haque Mani Smriti Sansad, the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) of Kolkata, and the eastern section of the Federation of Film Society.
23 June 2024, 05:55 AM

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.
21 February 2023, 04:00 AM

Humayun Ahmed and the language of Bangladeshi novels

His written language came close to spoken language due to the primitive and original style of Bengali syntax—simple sentence structures.
29 July 2022, 06:00 AM

Facebook appoints translator to help understand ‘objectionable’ Bangla posts

Facebook authority hires a translator for helping them understand the “objectionable” Bangla language posts in the social networking platform.
10 January 2016, 14:18 PM

Songs of five Poets

The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre presents Swastika Mukhopadhyay in an evening of songs of five famous poets of Bengal titled "Panchakabir Gaan".
19 September 2015, 12:40 PM

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
20 February 2015, 13:24 PM