Description:
A child at the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, a monument for the martyrs of the language movement during in 1952, on International Mother Language Day. On February 21, 1952, a number of students campaigning for the recognition of Bangla as one of the state languages of Pakistan were killed when police fired at them. Since 2000, the date February 21 is observed as International Mother Language Day in tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 21, 2007.
Credits:
Mustafiz (Bangladesh) Mamun/Majority World
Description:
A child at the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, a monument for the martyrs of the language movement during in 1952, on International Mother Language Day. On February 21, 1952, a number of students campaigning for the recognition of Bangla as one of the state languages of Pakistan were killed when police fired at them. Since 2000, the date February 21 is observed as International Mother Language Day in tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 21, 2007.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Mustafiz Mamun
Country:
Bangladesh
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC015027.jpg
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1471655107
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2485541
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2
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image/jpeg
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Image Description:
A child at the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, a monument for the martyrs of the language movement during in 1952, on International Mother Language Day. On February 21, 1952, a number of students campaigning for the recognition of Bangla as one of the stat