Title:
Bangladesh International Mother Language Day.
Description:
A Bangladeshi fine arts student paints on the ground in front of the Shahid Minar, (Language Movement Mausoleum) in Dhaka, 20 February 2007, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Lanuage Martyrs Day and International Mother language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to commemorate those who died during protests on 21 February 1952 against the then Pakistani states governments decission to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (Now Bangladesh) Bengali speaking majority. The International Mother Language Day is observed yearly in UNESCO member states and at its headquarters to promote linguistic and cultural diversity.
Credits:
Muhammad (Bangladesh) Aminuzzaman/Majority World
Title:
Bangladesh International Mother Language Day.
Description:
A Bangladeshi fine arts student paints on the ground in front of the Shahid Minar, (Language Movement Mausoleum) in Dhaka, 20 February 2007, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Lanuage Martyrs Day and International Mother language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to commemorate those who died during protests on 21 February 1952 against the then Pakistani states governments decission to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (Now Bangladesh) Bengali speaking majority. The International Mother Language Day is observed yearly in UNESCO member states and at its headquarters to promote linguistic and cultural diversity.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Muhammad Aminuzzaman
Headline:
Bangladesh International Mother Language Day.
Source:
Amin's digital file
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC005708.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471665392
File Size:
3455472
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
A Bangladeshi fine arts student paints on the ground in front of the Shahid Minar, (Language Movement Mausoleum) in Dhaka, 20 February 2007, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Lanuage Martyrs Day and International Mother language Day. Language Ma