Language Movement: Much worse than economic oppressions is oppression on a country's language, of its culture and heritage, and that is exactly what West Pakistan's rulers started to do. Pakistan born in 1947 and in 1948 Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, went to Dhaka and announce that Urdu would be Pakistan's national languge. The people of East pakistan immediately started to protest. The movement intensified and reached its peak on the 21st of February,1952. Rafiq, Salam, Barkat, Jabbar and many others were shot and killed by the police. But even that couldn't stop the movement, and in 1956 Pakistani's rulers were forced to Bangla as national language. Our beloved Shaheed Minar was created where language martyrs were killed, and the 21st of February is now a special date not only for Bangladesh, But for the whole world, as International Mother Languge Day.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Language Movement
Language Movement: Much worse than economic oppressions is oppression on a country's language, of its culture and heritage, and that is exactly what West Pakistan's rulers started to do. Pakistan born in 1947 and in 1948 Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, went to Dhaka and announce that Urdu would be Pakistan's national languge. The people of East pakistan immediately started to protest. The movement intensified and reached its peak on the 21st of February,1952. Rafiq, Salam, Barkat, Jabbar and many others were shot and killed by the police. But even that couldn't stop the movement, and in 1956 Pakistani's rulers were forced to Bangla as national language. Our beloved Shaheed Minar was created where language martyrs were killed, and the 21st of February is now a special date not only for Bangladesh, But for the whole world, as International Mother Languge Day.
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