SSC Unit-3; Lesson-3(B); International Mother Language Day – 1
21 February is a memorable day in our national history. We observe the day every year as International Mother Language Day. The day is a national holiday.
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On this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as a state language in undivided Pakistan in 1952. This is known as the Language Movement.
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The seed of the Language Movement was Sown on 21 March 1948 when Mohammad Ali Zinnah, the then Governor General of Pakistan, at a public meeting in Dhaka declared that Urdu would be the only official language of Pakistan.
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The declaration raised a storm of protest in the eastern part of the country. The protest continued non-stop, gathering momentum day by day.
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It turned into a movement and reached its climax in 1952. The government outlawed all sorts of public meetings and rallies to prevent it.
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The students of Dhaka University defied the law and they brought out a peaceful protest procession on 21 February 1952.
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When the procession reached near Dhaka Medical College, the police opened fire on the students, killing Salam, Rafiq, Barkat and Jabbar.
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This kindled the sparks of independent movement of Bangladesh.
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English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
New Word
1.Achieve (v) 2.Memorable (adj) 3.Observe (v) 4.Tribute (n) 5.State (n) 6.Know (v) 7.Public (n) 8.Meeting |
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English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
New Word
9. Declare (v) 10. Storm (n) 11. Declaration (n) 12. Continue (v) 13. Prevent (v) 14. Procession (n) 15. Fire (n/v) |
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ā§¯. āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž ā§§ā§Ļ. āĻā§ ā§§ā§§. āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž ā§§ā§¨. āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž ā§§ā§Š. āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž ā§§ā§Ē. āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ā§§ā§Ģ. āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž/ āĻā§ā§āĻž |