February 21, 2025 11:16 AM
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Bangladesh pays tribute paid to language martyrs on International Mother Language Day
Bangladesh is observing the historic Language Day named ‘Amar Ekushey' today, paying tribute to the martyrs who laid their lives during the language movement in 1952 demanding Bangla as the official language for then East Pakistan. Scores of students were killed on this day in 1952 when Pakistani fo...