MINORITY LANGUAGES: Hardly any progress in preservation, education
The International Mother Language Institute has made little progress in preserving 40 national minority languages in 14 years since its inception in 2010...
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Role of Popular Life in economy discussed
A discussion titled 鈥楻ole of Popular Life in employment, poverty alleviation and economic development of the country鈥� was held at the International Mother Language Institute Auditorium at Segunbagicha in Dhaka...
NATIONAL MINORITY LANGUAGE GRAFFITI: 2 confronting platforms to hold demos before NCTB
Two confronting students鈥� platforms are scheduled to stage demonstrations today cordoning off the National Curriculum and Textbook Board building in the capital over removal of graffiti on the national minority groups from a textbook...
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....
Chhatra Kalyan Trust holds national seminar
Bangladesh Chhatra Kalyan Trust organised national seminar on 鈥楻ole of Student鈥揚eople鈥檚 protest in building future Bangladesh鈥� and released Student鈥揚eople鈥檚 uprising-2024 calendar at International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka on Monday.
BRAC University holds confce on evolution of language education
The Institute of Languages of BRAC University held a three-day international conference titled Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts commenced at the university on Thursday...
DU Persian dept holds orientation, farewell programme
The Department of Persian Language and Literature of the University of Dhaka held an orientation and farewell programme of the new and outgoing students of the department at the Teacher-Student Centre auditorium of the university on Wednesday...
UIU鈥檚 Presentation Champs: Season 1 grand finale held
The grand finale and prize-giving ceremony of the English Language Forum of the United International University-organised competition, Presentation Champs: Season 1, held at the UIU campus in Dhaka on Sunday.
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...
BRAC Univ calls papers for international conference
The BRAC University鈥檚 Institute of Languages has called for papers for the upcoming International Conference on Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts...
DU鈥檚 IML inaugurates Japanese language classroom
A newly-built classroom under the 鈥楯apanese Language Classroom Improvement Project鈥� of the Institute of Modern Languages of University of Dhaka was inaugurated at the institute on Tuesday...
Asian Skill Dev Co to support students in Bangladesh to work in Japan
The Asian Skill Development Company Ltd today started its journey with a mission to support Bangladeshi students aspiring to work in Japan by providing education in the Japanese language, culture and etiquette....
IU launches Japanese language programme
The authorities of Islamic University have launched a Japanese language programme on the campus in Kushtia under its Institute of Islamic Education and Research....
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...
Inter-university Chinese language bridge contest held
The Chinese language bridge competition can bring the two peoples of Bangladesh and China closer together and contribute as a language bridge to boost bilateral...
Curriculum, belonging and society
RECENTLY, I was invited to present an online seminar hosted by a language education research centre at a UK university. I had the freedom to choose my topic. And I chose to talk about our ongoing research on local textbooks, varieties of English, and ideologies. This research is based on an analysis of textbooks used in Bangladesh...
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...
Law, SC edicts for use of Bangla in all spheres forgotten
The Bangla Language Introduction Act 1987 and Supreme Court directives issued in 2012 and 2014 requiring the use of Bangla in all spheres of life and stopping distortions of the mother language appear to be forgotten over...
