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The Bengali language movement [a] was a political movement in East Bengal [b] (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government affairs, the continuation of its use as a medium of education, its use in media, currency and ...
The Language Movement Day (Bengali: ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস, romanized: Bhāṣā Āndōlôn Dibôs), officially called Language Martyrs' Day (Bengali: শহীদ দিবস, romanized: Śôhīd Dibôs), is a national holiday of Bangladesh taking place on 21 February each year and commemorating the Bengali language movement and its martyrs.
Bengali was adopted as an official language of Pakistan along with Urdu in the article 214(1) when the first constitution of Pakistan was enacted on 29 February 1956. [15] In 1999, UNESCO recognized 21 February as International Mother Language Day in recognition of the Bengali language movement. [16] [17]
The Bengali Language Movement is a campaign to preserve Bengali language and Bengalis culture and to oppose anti-Bengali sentiment in India. [1] The movement was started in Manbhum in 1940, ahead of the Partition of India which allocated eastern Bengal to the new nation of Pakistan and led to the relocation of many Bengali communities. [1]
Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury (7 November 1927 – 23 December 2007) was a Bangladeshi poet, journalist, and activist in the Bengali Language Movement. [1] [2] He wrote the first poem on the Bengali Language Movement. [3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh. [4]
A 1984 textbook introduces the language movement with the following, "February 21 of 1952 was the first united expression of Bangladesh's collective consciousness and a first bold step toward the independence movement". The language movement became a symbol for Bengali nationalism; the claim by Bengali textbooks is that 'Bengali' became the ...
East Bengali refugees: 1947 CE Bengali Language Movement: 1948 – 1956 CE: East Pakistan: 1955 – 1971 CE 1964 East Pakistan riots: 1964 CE Indo-Pakistani War of 1965: 1965 CE Six Point Movement: 1966 CE East Pakistan Uprising: 1969 CE Pakistani general election: 1970 CE Non-cooperation : 1971 CE
The Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley was a protest against the decision of the Government of Assam to make Assamese the state's sole official language, even though most Barak Valley residents speak Bengali.