Shaheed Day

The 21^st February is a red letter day in our national life. Every year on this very day the whole nation comes to the marty’s monument and the ritual seems to effect purification of souls.

Facts of the day : On this day in 1952, the brave sons of ‘Mother Bengal’ laid down their lives to protect the interest of the mother language. After the birth of Pakistan the ruler of the west Pakistan wanted to impose ‘Urdu’ on the Bengali speaking people as state language of Pakistan. But everybody, especially the student of the then East Pakistan demanded Bengali as the state Language. As a result the Language Movement took place and on 21^st February, 1952 Rafiq, Salam, Barkat, Zabbar, Shafiq, and so on sacrificed their lives. Many were injured and hundreds were arrested.

How observed:  Thee are millions of marty’s monument in our country. Every year on this day people come to these monuments and offer their respect to the marty’s. The government, different organizations and institutions arrange programmers to celebrate the day, Beside, according to a singular decision of the UNESCO on now. 17, 1999, this day is now the International Mother Language day. The 1^st International Mother Language Day has been observed all over the world with due respect in 2000. On this day in a message UN Secretary General Kofi Anan said, ‘‘This day will help to raise wariness among the nations of the world about the enduring value of their languages.”

Influence of the day: This day possesses a great influence for the whole nation as it did in the past. The will go on in the future too. In fact, this movement influenced and led the nation to its liberation. However, yet we find inspiration from the dreamy blue of the movement.

Conclusion: Our language movement on 21^st February is a unique event in the history of human civilization. We are really glorified by the declaration of the UNESCO that turned a national celebration to an international event. We are proud of our language marty’s.