On February 25, 1948 the Pakistan Constituent Assembly proposed Urdu as the official language of Pakistan. However, Babu Dhirendra Nath Dutta strongly espoused the cause of Bangla, amid much ...

A sartorial fusion attempt is the latest flashpoint in Assam’s cultural and ethnic battles. On March 25, the Bangla Sahitya Sabha, a newly formed literary body in Assam, organised its first-ever state ...

Maqsoodul Haque is an Assamese rockstar who sings in Bangla. The jazz-rock fusion musician, popularly known as Mac, is one of the most prominent singers in Bangladesh. And while Mac, who traces his ...

July 22: The city has become the centre of a new awakening, giving Bengali literature a face that people from all communities and language groups can relate to. Thanks to the relentless efforts of the ...

Roi Roi Binale, the final film of late legendary singer-actor Zubeen Garg, has taken a smashing start at the box office in India, primarily driven by his home state Assam. The film in its Assamese ...

A 68-year-old Muslim woman from Assam, detained by the police in May, has been found in Dhaka, Bangladesh, her family told Scroll on Friday. A BBC Bangla crew spotted Sakina Begum in Mirpur, a crowded ...

The 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of Asia's most prestigious film events, will open in South Korea on September 17. Among its Vision Asia selections this year is an ...

The exclusion of four million people from the NRC draft list that was recently released by the government of Assam has led to myriad reactions from different stakeholders. It has unlea-shed a wave of ...