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Two Rengmitcha speakers -- Mangpung Mro and Konrao Mro -- live in Krangsi village. Photo: Usithoyai Marma/TBS
Amar Ekushey

Only 6 people speak Rengmitcha in Bangladesh

There are only 10% similarities between the Rengmitcha and Mro languages, says Yangan Mro, a writer and researcher of Mro language

Photo: Collected
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How Pakistan celebrates International Mother Language Day

Mujib’s 8th episode brings his language movement role alive
Amar Ekushey

Mujib’s 8th episode brings his language movement role alive

Hundreds of languages spoken by ethnic minority groups may be under the threat of extinction and require extensive preservation efforts. PHOTO: Reuters.
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Anecdote of disappearing mother tongues

Demand for Bangla – the seed of independence
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Demand for Bangla – the seed of independence

Photo: Collected.
Amar Ekushey

A few words on the words ‘soon to be forgotten’!

The supreme sacrifice of ‘Ekushey February’ led to the recognition of Bangla as an official language of Pakistan. Photo: Collected.
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The Eternal Ekushey

People in Tamil Nadu seen in protests in the anti-Hindi language movement that continued upto 1965. Photo: collected
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The language movement of India

File photo of the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. Photo: Rehman Asad
Bangladesh

Nation observes International Mother Language Day