The Language Movement of 1952 was a powerful example of a peoples’ love and devotion towards their mother tongue. UNESCO cemented February 21 as International Mother Language Day, and, as Bangladeshis, not being aware of that is more than a bit sad. They are deliberately keeping their kids from learning Bangla. These children experience the foundation of their mother tongue being taken away at a very young age. The right to speak our beautiful language, Bangla, was earned with much bloodshed, and today, sadly, we have taken it for granted.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2018 18:11 UTC