21st February Bangladesh history | bhasha andolôn 1952 Bangla
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| 21st February Bangladesh history | bhasha andolôn 1952 Bangla |
‘Can I forget Ekushey February painted in my brother’s blood’ The month of February painted in blood started the month of the language movement?
Throughout the month, the Bengali nation will love those who gave their lives for the language and the brave people.
February is the month of realizing the rights and protection of the language of the Bengali nation. Throughout the month of February 1952, the highways of Dhaka were abuzz with demands to protect the language of the mother's mouth.
In 1947, British India was divided into two independent states. India and Pakistan. Pakistan is made up of two separate regions. West Pakistan and East Bengal or East Pakistan. East Bengal today is Bangladesh.
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| 21st February Bangladesh history | bhasha andolôn 1952 Bangla |
The language demonstration started in November-December 1947 in Dhaka, the capital of post-partition East Bengal, on the basis of the language consciousness that arose in the Bengali self-awareness about the position of the Bengali language in Bengali society.
One year after the establishment of Pakistan, on 23 February 1948, at the first session of the Constituent Assembly in Karachi, the Opposition introduced two amendment proposals. The first proposal called for a session of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly to be held in Dhaka at least once a year. The second proposal was about language.
There was a limited movement in March 1948 and it reached its climax on February 21, 1952.
The second amendment was about section 29 of the draft control system. This section states that each member of the council must speak Urdu or English. The presenter of the proposal, Shri Dhirendranath Dutta, a representative of the Congress party in East Bengal, proposed to make Bengali the official language of the council along with English. The proposal was discussed on 25 February.
After a heated debate between Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khwaja Nazimuddin, the first Prime Minister of East Bengal, and Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly, the proposal to demand Bangla as one of the languages of the Constituent Assembly was rejected. Didn't have to wait long to get his proof. The events after February 21, 1952, are a vivid example of this.
In 1952, the West Pakistani ruling group wanted to take away the language of the Bengalis and impose Urdu on the Bengali nation. In February 1952, Rafiq, Salam, Barkat, and Shafiq, the brave sons of Bengal, gave their lives to protect the honor and rights of their mother tongue Bengali. By the touch of which the consciousness of the Bengalis has been calmed and developed and the nation has gained independence from freedom today.
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| International Mother Language Day |
On 21 February 1952, Martyrs' Day was observed to pay due respect to those who were martyred in order to give Bengali the status of the state language. On November 17, 1999, the 30th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared February 21 as International Mother Language Day. As a result, the Bengali language gained a special status in the court of the world. Exactly the following year, on February 21, 2000, this day was observed as International Mother Language Day in 16 countries of the world.
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| 21st February Bangladesh history | bhasha andolôn 1952 Bangla |