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#13352517
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352518
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352521
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352522
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352524
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352529
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352531
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352532
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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#13352534
21 February 2026
People pay tribute at Shaheed Minar on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 21, 2026. The day marks the 1952 movement when students are killed demanding recognition of Bangla as a state language in former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Marks International Mother Language Day, From Preparations to Tributes
21 February 2026
#13353386
21 February 2026
On February 21, 2026, in Khulna, Bangladesh, people place floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar, marking International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs' Day. The monument is covered with wreaths from government offices, political parties, and social organizations as people pay tribute to the martyrs. The day commemorates those who were killed during the 1952 Language Movement, when students and activists sacrificed their lives demanding the recognition of Bangla as a state language of then Pakistan. February 21 is proclaimed International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and has been observed worldwide since 2000, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity across the globe.
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Bangladesh Marks International Mother Language Day, From Preparations to Tributes
21 February 2026
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21 February 2026
On February 21, 2026, in Khulna, Bangladesh, people place floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar, marking International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs' Day. The monument is covered with wreaths from government offices, political parties, and social organizations as people pay tribute to the martyrs. The day commemorates those who were killed during the 1952 Language Movement, when students and activists sacrificed their lives demanding the recognition of Bangla as a state language of then Pakistan. February 21 is proclaimed International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and has been observed worldwide since 2000, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity across the globe.
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Bangladesh Marks International Mother Language Day, From Preparations to Tributes
21 February 2026
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21 February 2026
On February 21, 2026, in Khulna, Bangladesh, people place floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar, marking International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs' Day. The monument is covered with wreaths from government offices, political parties, and social organizations as people pay tribute to the martyrs. The day commemorates those who were killed during the 1952 Language Movement, when students and activists sacrificed their lives demanding the recognition of Bangla as a state language of then Pakistan. February 21 is proclaimed International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and has been observed worldwide since 2000, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity across the globe.
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Bangladesh Marks International Mother Language Day, From Preparations to Tributes
21 February 2026
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21 February 2026
On February 21, 2026, in Khulna, Bangladesh, people place floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar, marking International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs' Day. The monument is covered with wreaths from government offices, political parties, and social organizations as people pay tribute to the martyrs. The day commemorates those who were killed during the 1952 Language Movement, when students and activists sacrificed their lives demanding the recognition of Bangla as a state language of then Pakistan. February 21 is proclaimed International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and has been observed worldwide since 2000, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity across the globe.
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Bangladesh Marks International Mother Language Day, From Preparations to Tributes
21 February 2026
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21 February 2026
On February 21, 2026, in Khulna, Bangladesh, people place floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar, marking International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs' Day. The monument is covered with wreaths from government offices, political parties, and social organizations as people pay tribute to the martyrs. The day commemorates those who were killed during the 1952 Language Movement, when students and activists sacrificed their lives demanding the recognition of Bangla as a state language of then Pakistan. February 21 is proclaimed International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and has been observed worldwide since 2000, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity across the globe.
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#13349521
20 February 2026
Bangladeshi fine arts students paint on the street in front of the Shahid Minar, a language movement mausoleum, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 20, 2026. This activity is part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to commemorate 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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#13349522
20 February 2026
Bangladeshi fine arts students paint on the street in front of the Shahid Minar, a language movement mausoleum, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 20, 2026. This activity is part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to commemorate 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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