Pohela Boishakh, otherwise popularly known as Pahela Baisakhi or Poila Baisakh, is the celebration of the Bengali New Year or Nabo Barsho in West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. It celebrates the advent ...

The backlash against Pahela Baishakh and broader Bengali culture is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. Extending her heartfelt greetings to all, including expatriate Bangladeshis on Pahela ...

At a celebration marking the Bengali New Year in Plano, Hashmat Mobin ... and some carried signs with drawings of the Bengal tiger, Bangladesh’s national animal. Mixed through the event were ...

We are all the same – we are human beings.” Busy marketplace on the eve of new year in China. Credit: Jubaidul Jekab Listen to the podcast in Bangla by clicking on the audio player above.

Mahalaya, also known as Sarva Pitri Amavasya (forefathers in heaven), was observed on 2 October this year and marked the end ...

Two giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are due to arrive at the National Zoo as part of a renewed agreement with Chinese ...

Bengali, Assamese, Pali and Prakrit. With this, the number of languages under the classification has risen from six to eleven. In 2004, the Centre created a new category of “classical languages”.

My Kolkata got in touch with the Probashi community in Erlangen, speaking with key individuals who have made the Puja a grand ...

Ushasi Ray is making her return to Bengali TV after almost four years. She will be the lead in a new family drama directed by Raj Chakraborty. Ushasi, known for 'Milon Tithi' and 'Bokul Katha ...

The test can be completed via a blood draw ... of cancer-related death after lung cancer, according to the American Cancer ...

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The Union Cabinet has officially conferred classical language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali languages ... spanning over 2,000 years. The ancient Tamil Sangam literature ...