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International Mother Language Day

Ekushey February is a glorious day for the people of West Bengal and all Bengali speaking countries including Bangladesh. It is also known as Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day. It has been marked as a day of tragic and glorious memories of the language movement of the Bengali people. On this day in 1952 (Thursday, 6 Falgun, 1358), some young people were martyred in police firing on students protesting for making Bengali one of the state languages ​​of East Pakistan. One of them is Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiul, Salam, Barkat and many others. That is why this day has been marked as Martyr's Day. In accordance with the decision taken by the United Nations in 2010, the International Mother Language Day is observed on the 21st of February every year.

History The language demonstration started in November-December 1947 in Dhaka, the capital of post-partition East Bengal, on the basis of the language consciousness that arose in the Bengali self-awareness about the position of Bengali language in Bengali society. There was a limited movement in March 1948 and it reached its climax on February 21, 1952. That morning, when the students of Dhaka University came out on the streets in violation of Section 144, the police opened fire on them. Abul Barkat, Abdul Jabbar, Abdus Salam and some other students were killed in the incident. Angry Dhaka residents gathered at the Dhaka Medical College Hostel to protest the incident. Despite the torture, students as well as ordinary people took to the streets again the next day, February 22, to protest. They participated in the funeral procession held for the martyrs at the Medical College Hostel premises. To immortalize the memory of the language martyrs, a monument was erected on the premises of the Medical College Hostel on the night of 23 February, which the government demolished on 26 February. The language movement gained momentum through this incident on 21st February. When the United Front won the provincial assembly elections in 1954, Bengali was recognized as one of the state languages ​​of Pakistan in the session of the Constituent Assembly held on 7 May. The Constitution was amended on 29 February 1956 by recognizing Bengali as the second state language of Pakistan. On 26 February 1986, the 'Bangla Language Introduction Bill' was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad. Which is effective from March 6, 1986.

Recognition as International Mother Language Day Rafiqul Islam and Abdus Salam, two Bengalis living in Vancouver, Canada, petitioned UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in 1998 to declare February 21 as International Mother Language Day. The letter came to the notice of Hasan Ferdous, who was the chief information officer of the Secretary General at the time. He requested Rafic on January 20, 1997, to arrange for a similar proposal from another member state of the United Nations. Later, Rafiq, along with Abdus Salam, set up an organization called "Mother Language Lovers of the World". It had one English-speaking, one German-speaking, one Cantonese-speaking, one Kutchi-speaking member. They again wrote a letter to Kofi Annan on behalf of "A Group of Mother Tongues of the World", and a copy of the letter was also sent to David Fowler, the Canadian ambassador to the UNO. In 1999, they met with Joseph and later with UNESCO's Anna Maria. Anna Maria suggested that their proposal should be brought by five member countries - Canada, India, Hungary, Finland and Bangladesh. Then 29 countries worked to support Bangladesh's various proposals. The resolution was raised at the UNESCO Paris Conference held on 16 November 1999, with the support of 18 countries, and Ekushey February was declared International Mother Language Day. And since February 21, 2000, the day has been observed with due dignity in the member states of the United Nations. The United Nations will observe the International Mother Language Day on February 21 every year from Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. - A resolution in this regard was passed unanimously. Bangladesh raised the proposal to observe the International Mother Language Day in the 65th session of the General Assembly. In May, the 113-member UN Committee on Information passed the resolution unanimously.

Celebration This day has been celebrated as National Martyrs' Day every year since 1952. At present, under the auspices of Dhaka University, at 12:01 pm on February 21, first the President and then the Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet, Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, teachers, officials of various embassies in Dhaka, political leaders, various organizations and people from all walks of life paid their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar. . At this time, my brother's blood-stained Ekushey February, can I forget the sad melody of the song continues to play. After the independence of Bangladesh, 21st February was declared as a public holiday. Radio, television and cultural organizations organize various programs highlighting the significance of Martyr's Day. The country's newspapers also publish special supplements. Bangla Academy organizes Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka throughout the month of February.

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