History of International Mother Language Day
In 1947, India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain. Pakistan itself was divided into West Pakistan and East Pakistan. But the capital of Pakistan was in West Pakistan, which enjoyed more opportunities for education, employment, and trade. They spoke a different language from the people of East Pakistan and tried to impose their language Urdu on
the Bengalis.
On 21 February 1952, a procession came out on the streets of
Dhaka demanded the right to establish Bangla as the state
language. The West Pakistani police opened fire at that
procession. Many were martyred, including Rafiq, Salam,
Jabbar, Barkat and Shafiur.
The Central Shahid Minar was built in Dhaka in memory of the
language martyrs. Besides this smaller Shahid Minar has built-in educational institutions. Every year we celebrate 21 February as Language Martyrs Day. To uphold the status of the mother language the 21 February all over the world is celebrated as International Mother Language Day.
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