The city of Windsor proclaimed February 21 as 'International Mother Language Day' on Wednesday. The Bangladesh-Canada Association of Windsor-Essex made the push to city council to recognize the day locally, celebrating languages of all kinds. "We would like to promote multiculturalism and pluralism," said Saiful Bhuiyan, president of the Bangladesh-Canada Association. President of the Bangladesh-Canada Association, Saiful Bhuiyan, said the day promotes pluralism by celebrating peoples' languages. International Mother Language Day has been observed around the world since 2000.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2018 02:37 UTC