International Mother Language Day
From the Holy Koran we come to know that the most merciful Allah has bestowed a mother tongue upon each and every caste, creed and colour. Mother tongue is so important that the people of a country express their ideas, thoughts, feelings, emotions etc. clearly through mother tongue. But it is an irony of fate that the then rulers tried to impose Urdu as mother tongue upon us, instead of Bangla. But the valiant sons of our country laid down their lives for our mother tongue, Bangla. Since then, the day is observed as Shaheed Day commemorating the sacrifice of the language martyrs. But since 2000, this day has been recognised by the UNO as “The International Mother Language Day.”
21st February is now observed all over the world. We are proud of the day.
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