It is a day that reminds tens of millions of Bangladeshis of the sacrifices made to defend our mother tongue,” he stated. Reflecting on the meaning of a mother tongue, Choudury noted that it goes beyond the first language learned at home. “Imagine your mother tongue being ridiculed and pushed aside in favour of a language from a distant land,” he said. “Young people demanding recognition of their mother tongue were killed by police,” he recounted. “In 2000, UN member states unanimously agreed, and it became International Mother Language Day,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb February 26, 2026 20:19 UTC