21 February

On every 21 February we get up early in the morning emembering the martyrs, but for whose supreme sacrifice we would never get Bangla as our mother tongue. We walk barefooted to the Shaheed Minar. We put on black badges. We go to the Shaheed Minar in the evening and sing - "Amar Bhaer rockte Rangano-----------." We pay homage to the memory of the great martyrs.

And now we are speaking in Bengali. But what is going on in our country is totally ironical. Most of the parents are sending their children to the English medium schools. Most of them do not know Bengali very well. True, English is an international language, but we should learn English after learning our own language properly. We should not forget the spirit of Ekushey, the day of self assertion.