Dr. Davis explained that this violence was not incidental, but rather a calculated strategy taken by the Pakistani Army.

Many of the mother tongues spoken by Adivasi and other smaller ethnic communities are at risk of extinction.

On International Mother Language Day, the story of the Bawm language in Bangladesh stands as both a testament to resilience and a warning of fragility.

When this correspondent visited Saura Palli in Rajghat Union on Monday, the frail elder whispered only a few words in his native tongue: “If I die, the language will die. Please take initiative to save my mother tongue before I die. My identity lives in this language.”

For generations, this heritage thrived as an oral masterpiece, surviving without a formal indigenous script.

Official recognition remains vague, often buried under larger language labels.

For the first time in history, language evolution is partly being steered by machines trained on digital data.

The Thar language of the Bede is not merely a means of communication; it is a bearer of their history, culture, and social existence.

At present, Kokborok has very limited written and literary development in Bangladesh.

Ekushey today is to recognise that protecting linguistic diversity is inseparable from protecting cultural memory, social justice, and the right to be heard.

The word ‘Hyow’ refers to the Chin ethnic community, which belongs to the South Central (formerly Kuki-Chin) branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family.

The shift from ‘Kol’ to ‘Santali’ is not merely terminological; it denotes changing regimes of representation, power, and visibility.

Jasimuddin remembered singing songs to himself. He could not remember the words but remembered putting his own words into some of them.

Due to its strong ties to Pakistan as a Cold War ally, the Nixon administration declined to recognise the genocide.

The condition: money must be used for refugees suffering in the war in East Pakistan

In 1971, artists did not merely respond to history—they helped shape it.

The Muktijoddhas made do with whatever weapons and tools they had available.

We revisit 1971 not as an isolated national event but as a moment woven into larger histories.

Postal evidence supports the view that a propaganda campaign was underway as soon as the army surrendered.

In Bangladesh, the Australian Baptist Missionary Society (ABMS) had workers in Mymensingh, Kulpotak and Joyramkura.