The International Mother Language Day is one of the important days in our life.Every nation of the world has its own mother language . Bangla is our mother tongue . It is one of the rich language in the world . At present 21st February is celebrated as the International Mother Language Day in the world .
In 1948 the then brute ruler of Pakistan declared Urdu as the state language of Pakistan.But the heroic sons of our country denied the announcement and at the same time they strongly protested against it.The flame of protest spread throughout the country.
On February 21 in 1952 the students of Dhaka University brought out a procession violating section 144 .The brute police fired upon the procession and a severe clash took place between them.
The heroic sons Rafiq,Salam,Jabbar and Barkat died on the spot and many were wounded .we celebrated the day as Shaheed Dibas till 1999.
Our Language Day was recognized as the International Mother Language Day by the USNESCO in 1999.Diffierent organized and institutions chalk out different programes on the day to offer proper homage to our language martyrs .
On the day thousands of people of all ages and classes assemble at the central Shaheed Minar to show respect and love to the language martyrs.
February 21 reminds the language martyred are always alive in the hearts of the country men.
I'm proud to be a bangali and to talk with other’s in bangla.... Thanks for sharing such beautiful article