Language Movement was held to promote not only the awareness of language and cultural diversity but also it helped to get the right to speak in our mother language. Language movement has very special significance for all Bengalis for many valid reasons.
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage.
On 21 February 1952, police opened fire on rallies. Salam, Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar and Shafiur died, with hundreds of others injured. This is a rare incident in history, where people sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue.
Since then we celebrate the International Mother Language Day as one of their tragic days.
Since then Bangladeshis celebrate the International Mother Language Day as one of their tragic days. We visit the Shaheed Minar, a monument built in memory of the martyrs and its replicas to express their deep sorrow, respect and gratefulness to them.
