International Mother Language Day celebrates inclusion at school and in society
Feb 22, 2021, at 02:44 am
The UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity by supporting multilingualism at school and in everyday life: the theme for International Mother Language Day, observed on Sunday.
Bangladesh observing International Mother Language Day today
Feb 21, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The supreme sacrifice of the 'language heroes' on this day 69 years back is being remembered as people are paying glowing tributes to them at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar since midnight while maintaining health guidelines.
How Bangladesh spearheaded creation of International Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Concerned that one language goes extinct every two weeks, the United Nations is honouring linguistic diversity and celebrating indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day. And the roots of the Day start in a South-Asian country with a bloody and historic connection to 21 February.