The International Mother Language Day
The 21st of February is a red-letter day in our national history and this day has been recognized as International Mother Language Day. It is our pride because no nation of the world has ever fought for its language except us, the Bangalees. The recognition of the day as the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO has ushered in a new era in our national history. It is our greatest achievement. From the beginning of the 21st century, the whole world will observe 21st February as the International Mother Language Day which is the best reward for the language martyrs who laid down their lives for the sake of the mother tongue on 21st February 1952. The proposal to recognize 21st February as the International Mother Language Day was first put forward for consideration to the general assembly of UNESCO by a Canadian organization. At the time it was rejected as some western countries opposed this proposal. This proposal has again been put forward for consideration by the Education Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, to the 30th general assembly of UNESCO in 1999. After procrastination, the proposal was passed unanimously in the general assembly of UNESCO though some countries pointed out that the incident of 21st February was related to the Bangalees only. However, the recognition of the day as the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO has upheld our prestige all over the world and we celebrated the recognition nationally on 8th December 1999.
Same paragraph collected from another book
To speak the truth, Language is the only pragmatic device through which any fit human being can exchange his feelings with others. Mother tongue, first of all, should be learnt with great care and eagerness. Otherwise, a person can never express his feelings to others competently. In 1952 the Bengali people faced a great problem with their language as they were forced to speak in Urdu instead of Bengali when they were under the subordination of a despotic foreigner ruler. So they fought fearless and dauntlessly and some of the brave people died to preserve the legal rights of the mother tongue. As a result, we have been able to speak in Bengali. After long times, the world viewers have better understood our pathetic devotion of language movement. They have recognised our unique achievement in the month of November’ 99. The whole world people have been celebrating this day from Millenium. Now, this day is observed not only in Bangladesh but also across the world, like Mayday. It is a matter of pride for all of us that every February 21 is being observed in 189 states of the world.