Bengali

'Bengalis belong to India,' says Taslima Nasreen; Javed Akhtar highlights 'Ganga Jamni Awadh culture'

“We Bengalis—whatever religion or philosophy we may have embraced over the course of history—belong, in our national identity, to India,” Taslima Nasreen wrote.

SC asks Centre if it can presume someone Bangladeshi migrant on basis of Bengali language, gives a week's time

The Supreme Court asked the Modi-led Central government to clarify whether Bengali-speaking migrants were detained as foreigners only because of the use of a particular language.

'She is lying, no Indian, no Bengali being harassed': Odisha CM Majhi rejects Mamata Banerjee's claims

"Mamata Banerjee is lying. No Indian citizen, no Bengali is being harassed and tortured in Odisha," Majhi said.

‘Anti-national, insulting’: Mamata Banerjee says Bengali termed 'Bangladeshi national language' in Delhi Police letter

"See now how Delhi Police under the direct control of the Ministry of Home, Government of India, is describing Bengali as "Bangladeshi" language!" Banerjee posted on her Facebook account, sharing a copy of the letter.

Rakhee Gulzar's Aamar Boss dominates Bengali box office with Rs 1.10 crore collection in first three days

Veteran actress Rakhee Gulzar's comeback film, "Aamar Boss," has stormed the Bengali box office, achieving the biggest opening weekend of 2025. The film, released on May 9th, earned an impressive Rs 1.10 crore in its first three days, marking the highest weekend gross for a Bengali film this year, especially notable as it was not a holiday release.

IFFR 2025: The resurrection of Bengali cinema, which Anurag Kashyap calls ‘ghatiya’

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025: While Anurag Kashyap finds contemporary mainstream Bengali films in poor taste, Bengali indies remain underseen. Three Bengali films at IFFR, with one in competition, is a coup. Is it a mere fluke or a churning is underway? Filmmakers Suman Mukhopadhyay, Pradipta Bhattacharyya & Ishaan Ghose weigh in

'You're not in Bangladesh, speak in Hindi not Bangla': Woman tells Kolkata metro passenger

'I live in West Bengal, in my hometown, not yours. You can't be in my state and insult me for speaking in Bengali,' the other woman retorted, but the argument soon escalated with more passengers taking offense to being called Bangladeshi for speaking in Bengali.

US Election 2024: Bengali only Indian language on New York’s ballot papers

Subhshesh, who works as a sales agent in a store in Times Square, has Bengali roots. He is happy that his father living in the Queens area will get linguistic assistance when he goes to cast his vote.

Indian language search engine unveiled by DEITY

The DEITY unveiled Internet search engine, Sandhan, yesterday to assist users searching for tourism-related...

Yahoo! Mail adds support to 8 Indian languages

In an attempt to better cater to the communication needs of the vernacular online audience, in addition to the urban dwellers, ...