A one-day international seminar on “Language diversity and International Mother Language Day” was organized by the department of Bengali at Mathabhanga College on Saturday, 23rd February 2019 Cooch Behar, West Bengal. Dr. Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University , Cooch Behar, India, welcomes the participants and introduced the seminar to all. In his speech he respected all languages and shared his personal experience regarding language diversity. He mentioned the importance of French language in Europe and tried to express his positive attitude to the mother language. He thanked the organizing committee of Mathabhanga college to present such type of International seminar. He said, ‘it is well organized seminar and I am proud of Mathabhanga college’. Inaugural song was presented by the students of Bengali department. Inaugural speech was delivered by Dr. Guru Charan Das, Teacher-in -Charge, Mathabhanga College. He explained the importance of mother language and importance of seminar in a college. Key note address was given by Dr. Dipak Kr.Roy, Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur. Number of speakers came from different part of West Bengal , Assam and Bangladesh. Md. Abu Shahadat Rubel, Uttar Bangla Viswavidyalaya College, Bangladesh Dr. Rama Das, Department of Bengali, Gauhati University are a few among them. Sri Shekhar Sarkar, convener of the seminar, conducted the program very efficiently.
Dr. Amit Kundu, Convener, IQAC, delivered valedictory address. In the valedictory session he thanked the organizing committee. In his speech he mentioned that the audience had been exceptional because without a disciplined and extremely engaged audience a seminar could not be successful. He said that the selected papers subject to the adherence of review process will be considered for Book publication as a Book (ISBN number) chapter. After the valedictory session certificates were distributed among the participants and paper presenter.