International Mother Language Day 2009

Today is International Mother Language Day. Here we call it as "Shahid Dibas". I visited central Shahid Minar with my whole family. My little boy, nephew and niece have been excited getting the opportunity to pay homage with banquote to our language martyrs. They each were holding two flags of Bangladesh in their hands. We all hold black batches.

Central Shahid Minar in front of Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

In 1952, the Bangalis organised a movement demanding to give Bangla as status of official language of the state along with Urdu. Finally the demand was established for the shake of some lives. We are proud of those martyrs. I don't know where there is any other mass movement in the world for mother language. UNESCO has declared the day (21st February) as International Mother Language Day.