21 February

Beyond Bangla: Why Bangladesh’s other languages matter

Many of the mother tongues spoken by Adivasi and other smaller ethnic communities are at risk of extinction.
21 February 2026, 00:01 AM

Hajong and the cost of being unwritten

Official recognition remains vague, often buried under larger language labels.
21 February 2026, 00:01 AM

Bangla in the age of algorithms

For the first time in history, language evolution is partly being steered by machines trained on digital data.
21 February 2026, 00:01 AM

Bangladesh in many voices

Ekushey today is to recognise that protecting linguistic diversity is inseparable from protecting cultural memory, social justice, and the right to be heard.
20 February 2026, 23:03 PM

5 books to read this year in observance of Ekushey February

The landmark event not only united the nation to speak up against oppression but paved a new direction for what ultimately led to our independence.
21 February 2023, 13:00 PM

4 Lesser-known facts about Ekushey February

Here are facts you probably did not know about Ekushey February.
20 February 2023, 12:41 PM

21 forever

As the nation paid homage to the Language Movement heroes on the International Mother Language Day, people visited the capital's Central Shaheed Minar.
21 February 2019, 18:00 PM