Language Martyrs' Day: Honoring Bengali's Fallen Students
Language Martyrs' Day honors the students shot dead by Pakistani police in Dhaka on February 21, 1952, for demanding Bengali be recognized as a state language alongside Urdu. Their sacrifice ignited the Bengali language movement, ultimately contributing to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, and inspired UNESCO to designate this date as International Mother Language Day.
February 21
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