Amar Ekushey observed
The nation on Friday observed Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day paying homage to the memory of the Language Movement martyrs, who made the supreme sacrifices in the 1952 Language Movement.
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LANGUAGE MOVEMENT: More than language
THE history of Bangladesh鈥檚 independence is deeply rooted in the Language Movement of 1952, a struggle that set the stage for an eventual liberation from the oppressive regime of West Pakistan. This movement was not merely a fight for linguistic recognition; it was the first organised resistance against the systematic political, cultural, and economic subjugation...
Mother tongue and beyond
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 marks the first observance of the historic language movement since the July 2024 mass uprising in Bangladesh. The groundbreaking political change brought about by last year鈥檚 student-led movement is likely to provide new or more nuanced ways of reflecting on the language struggle of the Pakistan period that, among other things, fundamentally...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Few titles on Language Movement
Ekushey programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 began with a 10-day theatre festival on the Mukta Mancha stage on the Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Wednesday, with only a few books on the Language Movement...
Nation set to observe Amar Ekushey
The nation is set to observe Amar Ekushey on Friday, paying rich tributes to the language movement martyrs of 1952 who made the supreme sacrifices to establish Bangla as a state language...
Mohiuddin Ahmed鈥檚 birth centenary today
The birth centenary of Language Movement hero and former lawmaker Mohiuddin Ahmed will be celebrated today...
Language Movement heroine Marium Begum dies
Language Movement heroine and former lawmaker Marium Begum passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Thursday....
Language Movement hero journalist Abdul Gafur dies
Language Movement hero and senior journalist Abdul Gafur passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka on Friday.
Language Movement hero journalist Abdul Gafur dies
Language Movement hero and senior journalist Abdul Gafur passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka on Friday.
From protest to policy
STUDENT power, often seen as the untapped potential within educational institutions, has historically been a force of significant social change. This power, wielded by young minds full of idealism, energy and a desire to reshape the world, has played a crucial role in numerous political, social and cultural movements across the globe. We can also see how far...
Urgent call for major reform
BANGLADESH has recently experienced a student movement and the victory of the movement on August 5 after a month of student-led protests that sought reforms in the quota system for civil service jobs. The students have always been at the forefront of change, from their role in the 1952 language movement to the 1971 liberation war and the recent..
Zahir Raihan birth anniv today
Today is the 89th anniversary of the birth of eminent filmmaker, fiction writer, Language Movement hero and freedom fighter Zahir Raihan...
Murtaja Baseer鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the fourth anniversary of the death of Independence Award-winning artist and Language Movement veteran Murtaja Baseer...
Kamal Lohani birth anniv today
Today is the 90th anniversary of the birth of Language Movement hero, freedom fighter, cultural activist and Ekushey Padak-winning journalist Kamal Lohani...
Language hero Matin鈥檚 widow seeks PM support for treatment
The widow of Language Movement hero Abdul Matin, Gulbadan Nessa Monika, has sought financial support from prime minister Sheikh Hasina for her treatment...