International
mother language day is held on the 21st February since 1952. It is a
very significant day in the history of the Bangladesh. It is red letter day in
our country. Every year on this day the whole nation comes to martyr’s monument
and the ritual seems to effect a purification of souls. We see many martyr’s monuments
in our country. On this day people come to come to this monument and offer
their respect to the martyr’s every year.
Our
brave sons laid down their lives to protect the interest of the mother language
on this day 1952. After the emergence of Pakistan, the ruler of the west Pakistan
wanted to impose ‘Urdu’ on the Bengali speaking people as state Language. Consequently,
the Language Movement took place and on 21st February, 1952 Rafiq,
Salam, Barkat, Zabber Shafiq and so on laid down their lives. Many were injured
and hundred were arrested.
The
government, different organizations and institutions arrange programmers to
celebrate the day. Apart from this, according to a singular decision of the
UNESCO on Nov. 17, 1999, this day is now the International Mother Language Day.
The first International Mother Language Day has been observed all over the
world with due respect in 2000. On this Day in message UN Secretary General Kofi
Anan said,” This day will help to raise awareness among the nations of the
world about the enduring value of their language.”
Basically,
this day processes a great influence for the whole nation as it did in the
past. This will go on in the future too. This movement influenced and led the
nation to this liberation. Yet we find inspiration from the dream blue of this
movement. Our international Mother Language movement on 21st
February is a unique event in the history of human civilization. We are really glorified
by the declaration of the ENESCO that turned a national celebration to an
international event. We are proud of our language martyrs. We should preserve the
importance of this great day.
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