Language Movement Day or Language Revolution Day (ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস), which is also referred to as Language Martyrs' Day or Martyrs' Day (শহীদ দিবস), is a national day of The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( Bangla: গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলােদশ) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. Bangladesh (বাং... Bangladesh to commemorate protests and sacrifices to protect This article is about the Bengali language. For the script, see Bengali script. Bānglā (বাংলা) or Bengali is the language spoken by the populations of Bangladesh and the neighboring state of West Bengal in India. There are also significant Bengali-speaking communities in... Bengali as a national language during Pakistan regime in Summary of notable events in 1952. Events January events January 8 - West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 - Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 - Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada. February events February 2 - A Cuba moving northeast. The... 1952.

Background

Around 1950-52, the emerging middle classes of East Bengal underwent an uprising known later as the A Political movement in the erstwhile East Pakistan in 1952. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, the West Pakistani rulers intended to make Urdu (spoken mostly in West Pakistan) the national language of the whole Pakistan. The majority Bengalis were not in agreement with this and started a movement... Language Movement. Bangladeshis (then East Pakistanis) were initially agitated by a decision by Central Pakistan Government to establish Urdu, a minority language spoken only by the supposed elite class of West Pakistan, as the sole national language for all of Pakistan. The situation was worsened by an open declaration that "Urdu and only Urdu will be the national language of Pakistan" by the governor, Khwaza Nazimuddin.

Protest

Police declared Section 144 which banned any sort of meeting. Defying this, the students of The University of Dhaka was established in 1921. See also Bengali language Bangladesh West Bengal Kolkata Categories: University stubs | Bangladesh ... University of Dhaka and Dhaka Medical College (DMC), established in the British colonial period, is the top medical school in Bangladesh. Situated at the heart of the city near Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka Medical College is an educational institution with a rich heritage. Each year, 150 of the brightest students of... Dhaka Medical College and other political activists started a procession in February 21, 1952. Near the current Dhaka Medical College Hospital, police fired on the protesters and numerous people, including Abdus Salam, Rafique, Barkat, Jabbar died.

The movement spread to the whole of East Pakistan and the whole province came to a standstill. Afterwards, the Government of Pakistan relented and gave equal status of national langugage to Bangla.

Effects

This movement is thought to have sown the seeds for the The Bangladesh Liberation War (two other names are also used occasionally) refers to an approximately nine month long armed conflict between current day Pakistan and Bangladesh. The war resulted in independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Brief overview and figures Location: Bangladesh Directly involved parties: Bangladesh Mukti Bahini (composed of Bangladesh... independence movement which resulted in the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.

Current day commemoration

To commemorate this movement, National Monument in Dhaka,Bangladesh established to commemorate the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952. On February 21, 1952, Dozens of students and political activists were killed when the Pakistani Police force opened fire on the Bengali protesters who were demanding equal status to their native tongue, Bangla. The... Shaheed Minar (শহীদ মিনার), a solemn and symbolic sculpture was erected in the place of the massacre. The day is revered in Bangladesh and, to a somewhat lesser extent, in West Bengal as the Martyrs' Day.

UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. The Organization’s main objective is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture... UNESCO decided to observe February 21 as There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Language Martyrs Day 21st February has been proclaimed the International Mother Language Day by the UNESCO in 2000. This day also commemorates the Bengali Language Movement of 1952 when many Bengali speaking people were massacred by the Pakistani... International Mother Language Day. The UNESCO General Conference took a decision to that took effect on 17 November 1999 when it unanimously adopted a draft resolution submitted by Bangladesh and co-sponsored and supported by 28 other countries.

See also

• The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( Bangla: গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলােদশ) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. Bangladesh (বাং... Bangladesh
• For the breed of cat, see Bengal cat; for the tiger, see Bengal Tiger; for the American football franchise , see Cincinnati Bengals Bengal (Banga, Bangla, Bangadesh, or Bangladesh in Bengali) comprises a region in the northeast of the Indian subcontinent, today divided between the independent country of Bangladesh and the... Bengal
• This article is about the Bengali language. For the script, see Bengali script. Bānglā (বাংলা) or Bengali is the language spoken by the populations of Bangladesh and the neighboring state of West Bengal in India. There are also significant Bengali-speaking communities in... Bengali language
• There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Language Martyrs Day 21st February has been proclaimed the International Mother Language Day by the UNESCO in 2000. This day also commemorates the Bengali Language Movement of 1952 when many Bengali speaking people were massacred by the Pakistani... International Mother Language Day
• West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. Neighbouring regions are Nepal and Sikkim to the northwest, Bhutan to the north, Assam to the northeast, Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of... West Bengal

External link

• A timeline of events (http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/history/ekushe.html)