She said this at the inauguration of a four-day program at the International Mother Language Institute in Shegunbagicha, on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day, 2019, on Thursday. Highlighting the importance of Ekushey, the prime minister said Ekushey is not for Bangalees only today. “The message of Ekushey spread across the world and International Mother Language Day is being observed in more than 190 countries,” she said. She also opened a library of the International Mother Language Institute and an archive of the writing rules of different languages. Sheikh Hasina further said: “Though difference of opinion with regard to spelling and pronunciation among pundits sometimes creates ambiguity, that issue is not so big.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2019 15:45 UTC