21st February

The 21st of February Mother language means the language we learn from bur mother. In this respect, Bangla is our mother language. We got this language as our state language through many struggles on the 215′ of February 1952. The Pakistani rulers declared Urdu as the state language. But the people of the then East Pakistan contradicted the declaration. They demanded Bangla as the state language of East Pakistan. The rulers-imposed section 144 on the city of Dhaka. But some students of our country brought out a procession in violation of section 144 on the 215t February 1952. The students were locked in a clash with the police. The police fired the procession. Salam, Barkat, Rafique, Jabbar were killed on the spot. That is why 21st February is regarded as the Mother Language Day. Realizing the importance of the day, the UNESCO declared our Mother Language Day as the International Mother Language Day. The declaration was given on the 17th of November 1999. Now the day is observed all over the world. The day has great importance in our national life. We have earned name and fame for this day. ‘Now the whole world knows our country and language. The world respects and salutes us. We feel much proud of our mother language day.