Language Movement Day ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস | |
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Official name | Bengali: ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস (Bhasha Andolôn Dibôs) |
Also called | Bengali: ভাষা শহীদ দিবস (Bhasha Shôhid Dibôs) |
Observed by | Bangladesh and Bengali speakers in India and elsewhere |
Celebrations | Flag hoisting, parades, singing patriotic songs, the Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano, speeches by the President and Prime Minister, entertainment and cultural programs. |
Date | 21 February |
Frequency | Annual |
First time | 1955[1] |
Related to | International Mother Language Day |
Language Movement Day (Bengali: ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস Bhasha Andolôn Dibôs), also called State Language Day or Language Martyrs' Day (Bengali: শহীদ দিবস Shôhid Dibôs), is a national holiday of Bangladesh taking place on 21 February each year and commemorating the Bengali language movement and its martyrs. On this day, people visit Shaheed Minar to pay homage to the movement's martyrs and arrange seminars discussing and promoting Bengali as the state language of Bangladesh.
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