Even the school children at the primary school level today would tell us that the very first Bangla grammar and dictionary was written by Father Manoel da Assamção. But why was it so? Why was there no ...

The team behind Shabdakalpa, anchored at the School of Cultural Texts and Records in Jadavpur University, believes that it would be the first historical dictionary for a non-Latin script, tracing the ...

According to a press release by OUP, the aim behind the launch of the dictionaries is to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. On the occasion of International Mother Language ...

“Since Bengali is a highly inflectional language, each word can be used in many forms. The idea is to record the history of each word in terms of first occurrence, usage and how it has developed and ...

The government has taken extensive measures to modernize the use of the Bangla language in the digital sphere. As part of a string of initiatives to facilitate the use of Bangla on digital platforms ...

Contrary to popular belief, the idea of establishing Bangla Academy predates the language movement. By many accounts, Bangla Academy was the brainchild of Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, the legendary ...

It’s finally that time of the year when the cheeks are rosy, mon is furfure, and the thanda hawa is making the heart sing. While winter is a love language, there ought to be a dictionary, too, that ...