MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

International Mother Language Day is an observance held
February 21 is a red latter day in our history. Now it is the International Mother Language Day. In 1947 the Vice Chanchelor of Aligar University Dr.Ziauddin Ahmed told that urdu might be the state language of Pakistan and Hindi for India. on 21st march in 1948, Mohammad Ali Jinnah declared that Urdu would be the only state language in Pakistan. Again on 20th February in 1952, Khaja Nazimuddin finally declared that Urdu would be the only state in Pakista. On 21st February in 1952, section 144 was declared in Dhaka but the student of Dhaka university bought out a procession avoiding section 144. Many people joined with them. When the procession advanced towards the present Shaheed Minar, the police fired on the procession and Rafiq, Salam, Jabbor and Barkat lost there lives.


Then the Government became vary afraid and was compelled to accept Bangla as a state language.Following the liberation of East Pakistan and creation of the new state of Bangladesh, Bangla remains central to the identity and aspirations of the new nation-state. Many historians have traced the rise of the latent nationalism that led to the birth of the new country in the movements for the establishment of Bangla as the state language. For this, as well as cultural reasons, the Language Movement remains a central event in the national life. Every year, on the stroke of midnight on 21st February, Bangladeshis pay tribute to those who gave up their lives for Bangla. Form the Government became very afraid and was compelled to accept Bangla as a state language. Form they every year the 21st February is observed as SHAHEED DAY to show respect the language martyrs. The day begins with gun shots and people woke up very
the symbol of mourning on there clothes. They walk to the Shaeed Minar bare footed.Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage.

All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) since 1952, when a number of University of Dhaka students were killed by the Pakistani police and army in Dhaka during Bengali Lan International Mother Language Day.