Image:Shaheed minar.jpg The Shaheed Minar is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to commemorate the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952. Shaeed Minar, Language movement martyr monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is in need of attention. ... A Political movement in the erstwhile East Pakistan in 1952. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On February 21, 1952, dozens of students and political activists were killed when the Pakistani police force opened fire on Bengali protesters who were demanding equal status to their native tongue, Bangla. The massacre occurred near Dhaka Medical College and Ramna Park in Dhaka. A makeshift monument was erected the same night by students of University of Dhaka and other educational institutions, but soon demolished by the Pakistani police force. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Dhaka Medical College (DMC), established in the British colonial period, is the top medical school in Bangladesh. ... Ramna Park is a large park and recreation area situtated at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. ...

The Language Movement gained momentum and after a long struggle, Bangla was given equal status as Urdu. To commemorate the martyrs, the Shaheed Minar was designed and built by Hamidur Rahman, a Bangladeshi sculptor. The monument stood in its solemn glory until the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, when it was demolished completely during Operation Searchlight, a genocide carried out by the Pakistani Army resulting in an estimated 50,000 civilian deaths. After Bangladesh gained independence, it was rebuilt. A Political movement in the erstwhile East Pakistan in 1952. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in the South Asia during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... Hamidur Rahman, better known as Shaheed Sepoy Hamidur Rahman was a Sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War. ... The Bangladesh Liberation War (two other names are also used occasionally) refers to an armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that lasted for roughly nine months in 1971. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Operation Searchlight was a plan devised by the Pakistan Army to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in erstwhile East Pakistan in 1971. ...

Today, the Shaheed Minar is the centre of cultural activities in Dhaka. Every year, the Language Movement is remembered with due respect at the monument. This article is in need of attention. ... A Political movement in the erstwhile East Pakistan in 1952. ...

See also

• International Mother Language Day
• Language Movement
• Gurkha War

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. ... A Political movement in the erstwhile East Pakistan in 1952. ... The Gurkha War (1814-1816), also known as the Anglo-Nepalese War, was fought between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Nepal. ...

Related Links

• BanglaPedia Banglapedia article on the Shaheed Minar.