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"Too greedy to control Bengal": Mamata Banerjee slams Centre, confers Bang
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday trained guns at the Centre, reiterating her allegations of Bengali migrant workers being targeted in other states for speaking Bangla.
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Bangladesh pays heartfelt tribute to the language martyrs of 1952
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The West Pakistani regime had declared Urdu as the sole state language of Pakistan. In protest, students in Dhaka rose up, and the regime opened fire on the demonstrators. However, the movement continued to grow, and eventually the West Pakistani authorities were forced to recognize Bengali
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Outgrowing colonial shadows: President Murmu inaugurates Granth Kutir at R
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Granth Kutir showcases India's rich and diverse cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual heritage. This Kutir has a collection of about 2,300 books in 11 Indian classical languages. The Government of India conferred the 'Classical Language' status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit,
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Kolkata Durga Puja pandal celebrates Bengali language, pays tribute to lit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As Kolkata is already buzzing with anticipation for Durga Puja, dazzling and intricately designed pandals also appear ready to turn it even grander.
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West Bengal: TMC leader Debasish Kumar backs KMC directive for "Bengali la
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
TMC leader Debasish Kumar has endorsed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) renewed push to mandate Bengali language on signboards, hoardings, and signage across the city's commercial establishments, calling it a vital step for linguistic authority and inclusivity.
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Not a single BJP MLA will remain in Bengal, they will face inevitable defe
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
She further stated that the BJP will face a time when they will have no MLA from their party in West Bengal. She said that no party that wages linguistic terror against Bengalis can ever win Bengal.
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Bengali language row: TMC MPs protest at Parliament premises
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Prominent among the demonstrators are Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, including Yusuf Pathan, a former cricketer and current MP for Murshidabad, alongside Jaya Bachchan from the Samajwadi Party (SP). They protested to highlight the importance of preserving and promoting the Bengali language
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"Arrogance of BJP blinds them to dehumanisation of Bengali people": Gaurav
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"The arrogance of the BJP blinds them to the dehumanisation of the Bengali people of West Bengal and Northeast India. Today, the BJP IT cell insults the Bengali language spoken by lakhs of people in Tripura, Meghalaya and the Barak Valley of Assam," Gogoi, Assam Congress chief, posted on X.
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"Another Bhasha Andolan is needed": CM Mamata Banerjee on Bengali language
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the 'Maha Nayak Samman' Awards on Thursday, CM Mamata Banerjee said, "Another Bhasha Andolan is needed to awaken everyone. People are being harassed for speaking Bengali in many places. Bengali is the fifth most spoken language in the world, and the second most spoken in Asia. Aro
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"Rohingyas using fake IDs for Aadhaar, Voter cards": BJP MP Jagannath Sark
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagannath Sarkar on Friday reacted to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent remarks, emphasising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to promoting the Bengali language.
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Tillotama Shome's Bengali film 'Baksho Bondi' to open Indian Film Festival
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tillotama Shome's Bengali-language drama 'Baksho Bondi - Shadowbox' will open the 16th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) on August 14, marking the film's Australian premiere after its world bow at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Bangladesh pays tributes to heroes of historic language movement
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Walking barefoot to Dhaka's Central Shaheed Minar with wreaths and flowers singing "Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February", people from all walks of life paid their respects to heroes.
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