While living we all eventually become part of some movement.
Movements for freedom, social issues and corruption and so many and why I can write
this, is because I, myself have been part of a few. But while reading a brief
history about 21st February, I was amazed to see that we had movements
for language too, quite unexpected. So I carried on my reading and then found
few facts.
1948 was the year when a movement started, it took 8 years
for the students from the university and widespread civilians to restore a
language. Students were killed and beaten and years later it came up as “Language
Movement” first ever of its kind. Since then 21st February is
celebrated as “Bangla Language Day” later adding to which UNESCO in year 1999
declared the same date to celebrate “International Mother Language Day”.
It was first ever when students and civilian got themselves
involved in a movement which was for restoring a language. Today I celebrate my
language “AMAR BANGLA”.
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