"Every time I hear my mother tongue, Bangla, it feels like home, even when home is far away," writes Steinbach's Itrat Anwar. "That's why everyone should celebrate their own mother language, no matter ...
Annually, the Bangladesh Student Association gathers on International Mother Language Day to remember its cultural significance and to promote linguistic rights for all languages.
Kulsum Chowdhury (left) and her daughter Sophia Chowdhury from Melbourne spoke to SBS Bangla about the challenges of staying connected to the Bangla language and culture while living abroad. Their ...