International Mother Language Day, which
is celebrated on February 21st, is a holiday proclaimed by UNESCO's
General Conference in November 1999 to promote awareness of linguistic and
cultural diversity and multilingualism. It has been observed every year since
February 2000. The origin of International Mother Language Day traces back to
February 21st, 1952 when four students were killed because they
campaigned to officially use their mother language, Bengali, in Dhaka, the
capital of what is now Bangladesh.
Click here to learn more about International
Mother Language Day.
Watch a video that explain how Bangladesh was born
and tell the history of International Language Day.
Aminul Hassan has uploaded a video about International Mother
Language Day.
Taufiq Hasan has uploaded a video that was produced for the event
"International
Mother Language Day" 2012 by Bangladesh Student Organization (BSO) at
University of Texas at Dallas.
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