Bangladesh: PM pays rich tribute to Language Movement martyrs
February 21, 2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid
their glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language
Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother
Language Day.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, her Military Secretary Major
General Naquib Ahmed Chowdhury paid the homage by placing wreaths at
the Central Shaheed Minar here at one minute past midnight tonight.
The day will also be observed around the world as the Unesco
recognized February 21 as the International Mother Language Day on
November 17, 1999.
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