"Mother Language Day"

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18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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#13339150

18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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23 March 2025

A calm intersection in a residential area of Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025, is where Hang Chuoi Street meets Pham Dinh Ho Street. A motorbike carrying a mother and child rides through the scene, typical of Hanoi's family-oriented scooter culture. The backdrop features colonial-era buildings, leafy trees, parked cars, and street signs in Vietnamese. The atmosphere is relaxed, reflecting a slower pace of life in a residential Hanoi.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Female Voladoras de Papantla perform during a pre-Hispanic dance known as Voladores de Papantla as part of the celebrations of International Mother Language Day at the esplanade of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 21, 2025.

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