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International Mother Language Day-2

1. “21 February is observed as Shaheed Dibosh every year throughout the country…”
→ Every year on 21 February, people all over Bangladesh observe Shaheed Dibosh to remember the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952.
2. “The commemoration begins at the early hours of the day…”
→ The day starts early in the morning with sad songs that remind us of the great sacrifices made by the language martyrs.
3. “People wear black badges and go to the Shaheed Minar in barefoot processions…”
→ People wear black badges as a sign of mourning and walk barefoot to the Shaheed Minar while singing mourning songs.
4. “They place wreaths at the Minar.”
→ They lay floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar to show respect to the martyrs.
5. “Many of them visit the graves of the martyrs at Azimpur graveyard…”
→ Many people also go to Azimpur graveyard to visit the martyrs’ graves and pray for them.
6. “They also attend various programmes organised in remembrance of the language martyrs.”
→ People take part in different programmes arranged to remember the language martyrs.
7. “The UNESCO … on 17 November in 1999 proclaimed February 21 as the International Mother Language Day…”
→ UNESCO declared 21 February as International Mother Language Day on 17 November 1999 to honour the sacrifices made for the Bangla language.
8. “Two Bangladeshi expatriates living in Vancouver in Canada…”
→ Two Bangladeshi expatriates, Rafiqul Islam and Abdus Salam, who lived in Vancouver, Canada, sent a proposal to the UN Secretary General.
9. “They requested him to declare 21st February as the International Mother Language Day.”
→ They asked that 21 February be declared as International Mother Language Day.
10. “They added that the decision will honour and save all extinct languages of the world.”
→ They believed that this decision would help honour and protect endangered languages worldwide.
11. “The government of Bangladesh then took prompt initiative…”
→ The Bangladesh government quickly supported the idea and officially sent a proposal to UNESCO.
12. “Finally, on 17 November 1999, UNESCO declared 21st February…”
→ At last, UNESCO officially declared 21 February as International Mother Language Day.
13. “The day is now annually observed worldwide…”
→ Now the day is celebrated all over the world every year to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

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