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  Mamata writes letter to PM Modi, urges him to declare Bengali a 'classical language'

  India | January 12, 2024 0:00 IST

  In her letter to PM Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Bengali is the second most spoken language in India and 7th most spoken in the world. The chief minister also mentioned about state's long-pending demand to change its name from West Bengal to Bangla.

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  Assam linguistic minorities flay campaign to make Bengali Assam's first language

  India | June 06, 2019 10:42 IST

  The campaign is also being carried through WhatsApp and Facebook groups with a number of "controversial" and "inciting" messages and posts creating resentment in Assam

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  Bangladesh to adopt Bengali language for official govt. use

  World | May 14, 2014 22:39 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh today ordered all government offices to use the Bengali language including in the display of signboards, nameplates and vehicle number plates, in accordance with a court order.  The Ministry of Public Administration has

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  Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati among top 10 languages in Britain

  World | May 22, 2014 8:15 IST

  London, Jan 30: Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati are among the top 10 languages spoken in Britain, according to latest census figures.BBC reported that the number of people in England and Wales who could not