FROM EKUSHEY TO AVRO: Fight for Bangla in digital age
THE streets of Bangladesh are filled with Bangla — on signboards, in conversations, woven into the fabric of daily life. Yet, a closer look reveals something more layered: ‘ফার্মেসী’ ‘ফাস্ট ফুড কর্নার,’ and ‘মোবাইল সার্ভিসিং’. Bangla script carrying foreign words, a blend so common that it often goes unnoticed. On social media, Bangla shifts between alphabets, appearing...
