Agartala, Aug. 11: In a new twist to the controversy over a script for the tribal Kokborok language, the Left Front government in Tripura has decided to stick to the Bengali script despite ...

A group of Bangladeshi programmers have created a programming language written entirely in Bengali script. It’s called Potaka (Flag), and it’s aimed at encouraging children whose first language is ...

Leader of Opposition in Tripura Assembly, Animesh Debbarma has urged Chief Minister Manik Saha to allow students to write their Kokborok papers in Bengali and Roman scripts in the class 10 and 12 ...

The proscribed outfit Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup ( KYKL) announced a ban on Bengali script textbooks for classes I to IV, as part of its ‘Operation New Kangleipak’ campaign, in all the districts located ...

On January 15, 2023, most Manipuri language newspapers may fail to hit the newsstands. From this date, all seven vernacular morning newspapers, nine evening papers and four periodicals will have to ...

Imphal, May 16: The sentence has been declared but death will be slow for the Bengali script in Manipur. Experts predict that it will take at least a quarter century to put a complete end to the ...

The demand for Bengali script for the tribal language of Tripura, Kokborok, in place of Roman, has erupted in a major controversy with those in favour of the latter calling it "politically motivated".

The Manipuri script, over 3,500 years old by some accounts and edged out by a Bengali import, is on a revival course, with street signs, newspapers, literature and even records of Assembly proceedings ...