The panel supplied a critical as well as emotional commentary on the issues of linguistic hegemonisation, power imbalances, the marginalisation of non-Bangali languages and identities, and the aftermath of the revolutionary spirit of July 2024

Dream behind indigenous textbooks remains unfulfilled

There is a lack of recognition for Indigenous writers and publishers at national events like the Amar Ekushey Book Fair.

Indigenous women are read even less. There are multiple root causes–lack of editorial support for indigenous authors writing in their mother tongues, the predominance of oral traditions, gender inequality and bias.

The government must take steps to preserve near-extinct languages