21st February is the glorious day for all of us, not only as a Bangladeshi but also as a human being. Its our Amor Ekushea. We are the first nation who gave their life for language. We fought for our language & we hold it close to our heart. The nation today pays glowing tribute to the Language Movement martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the mother tongue 57 years ago.
On this day in 1952, students and people from all strata of society took to the streets in Dhaka to protest the then
Salam, Barkat, Rafiq, Shafiur, Jabbar and a few other brave sons of the soil sacrificed their lives on this day to establish Bangla as one of the state languages of the then Pakistan.
17 November 1999 UNESCO declared the day "International Mother Language Day." International Mother Language Day is observed yearly by UNESCO member states and at its headquarters to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
Annual themes of International Mother language Day( Year By Year):
* 2000: Inaugural celebration of International Mother Language Day.
* 2001: Second annual celebration.
* 2002: Linguistic Diversity: 3,000 Languages in Danger (slogan: In the galaxy of languages, every word is a star)
* 2003: Fourth annual celebration.
* 2004: Children’s learning (the observance at UNESCO included "a unique exhibition of children’s exercise books from around the world illustrating the process by which children learn and master the use of written literacy skills in the classroom")
* 2005: Braille and Sign languages.
* 2006: Languages and Cyberspace.
* 2007: Multilingual education.
* 2008: International Year of Languages.
International observances:
* The Linguapax Prize is presented annually on International Mother Language Day.
* UNESCO sets the theme for each International Mother Language Day and holds related events at its headquarters in Paris on or around 21 February each year.
* In 2008, the International Year of Languages will be formally launched on International Mother Language Day.
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