International Mother Language Day-Composition

                   International Mother Language Day

Every nation has some achievements that they can take pride in. Our language day is our national event and achievement. But the matter of pride for us is that this national event has crossed our national boundary and become universalized. The International Mother Language day is the recognition of our language movement and the heroic sacrifices of the language martyrs by the international community. Now, after the recognition, our language day is observed globally as International Mother Language Day.

February 21st is observed as the language day. This day is the culmination of a series of protest and events that took place between 1948 and 1952. After the independence of Pakistan in 1948 and tried to impose it on the Bangla- speaking majority people. Not only that they also denied the demand of the Bangalis for the recognition of Bangla as the state Language. 

In 1952 protests erupted throughout East Pakistan the imposition of Urdu and for the recognition of Bangla as the state language of Pakistan. The ruling authority imposed section 144 all over the country as the protest grew stronger. However, when students , politicians and general masses brought out a procession in Dhaka University area defying the section 144, the police charged fire on the procession. As  a result, Rafiq, jabbar, salam, Barkat, Shafiq met martyrdom. Finally, Bangla was recognised as the state language. Since then, the day is observed throughout the country with solemnity and due homage.