Day of the valiant
The Language Movement of 1952 marks one of the most important chapters of our history. Every year on Ekushey February the whole nation salutes the Language Martyrs. Thousands throng the central Shaheed Minar to show their respect. It is a special day whose character has now received international recognition. On 17 November, 1999, the UNESCO General Conference unanimously adopted a resolution tabled by Bangladesh proclaiming Shaheed Dibosh as the International Mother Language Day. The courage of those people touched my heart and I felt as if I were just one of them. Surely, I thought, if I were there at that time, I would have joined all the people on the streets and cried out for my rights, fought for my mother tongue. On the other hand, books in the Ekushey Boimela look very smart indeed. Thousands visit the Boimela in February.
The Language Martyrs have ensured our heritage and cultural identity as well as the image of Bangladesh in the outside world. So, we should not forget that the blood of our Language Martyrs had laid the foundation of a free Bangladesh.
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