Mother Language Day
Photo: Avik Adnan Siddiqui
Mother tongue is a gift of the Almighty. From the Holy Koran we come to know that the most Merciful has bestowed a mother tongue upon each and every caste, creed and colour. But it is an irony of fate that the then rulers of Pakistan tried to impose Urdu as mother tongue upon us, instead of Bangla. But the valiant sons of the soil laid down their lives for our mother tongue. Since then the day is observed as Shaheed Day commemorating the sacrifice of the language martyrs. Since 2000, this day has been recognised by the UNO as “The International Mother Language Day” in due recognition of the martyrs. 21st February is now observed all over the world. This day has great significance. We have achieved Bangla as our mother tongue. The Language Movement gave us the spirit of liberation and we liberated ourselves in 1971. Today we are free and we have our own culture and heritage. This day has given us honour and dignity. The world today recognises that Bangla is an important language. We hope that in near future Bangla, like English, will be used as a medium of speech in different international forums and it can be concluded that our Language Movement is a unique event in the history of human civilisation.
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