Editorial photo #12077012 Human Interest

International Mother Language Day In Dhaka

People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2025. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. (Photo by Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12077012
Date taken: 21 February 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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Shaheed Minar International Mother Language Day Dhaka Bangladesh Feb. 21 2025 1952 movement students recognition Bangla state language East Pakistan tribute Syed Mahamudur Rahman NurPhoto language rights cultural heritage linguistic diversity remembrance historical event language movement protest martyrdom language recognition national identity Bangladeshi culture language activism commemoration language preservation East Bengal language policy historical significance language struggle national monument.