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In the land of the Bangalis
AS we celebrate another Amar Ekushey, we remind ourselves of the importance of language in forming and defining our identities. We
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One step forward, two steps back
BANGLADESH'S vision of a knowledge-based society is shackled in the vicious cycle of falling readership and substandard publishing sector infested countless problems.
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The first-ever bangla grammar and dictionary by a portuguese priest
EVEN the school children at the primary school level today would tell us that the very first Bangla grammar and dictionary was written
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Teaching my child her mother tongue
Almost every morning I chat with my mom on Viber or Skype. We are thousands of miles apart, she is in Bangladesh and I am in the
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The extinction of Bangla
Every year the month of February makes me immensely proud to be a native speaker of Bangla. At the same time I am also happy to be
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Old Bangla prose
By my faith! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing anything about it!
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EDITOR'S NOTE
As we step into the 64th year since the fateful day of February 21, 1952, we take the opportunity to reflect on the long road we have
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Satyajit Roy's memorable speech at Dhaka
I have been hearing about “Shaheed Dibosh” for a long time, about February 21. But if I had not come here and seen it for myself,
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The economics of learning a new language
When we look back at the previous century, we do so today with the wisdom that is only ever afforded to hindsight. But even through
