International Mother Language Day in Kolkata by Sukhomoy Sen
21st February was declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999. The declaration came up in tribute to the Bangla Language Movement to abolish Urdu as an official language done by the Bangladeshis (then the East Pakistanis). It is also known as Shohid Dibosh (Martyr Day) for those who sacrificed their precious life for sake of Bangla Bhasa(Bengali language). In Kolkata International Mother Language Day 2020 whole day and night was celebrated by a welfare organisation.
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