"Joy Bangla"
The declaration of the founder of Pakistan of Mohammad Ali Jinnah that "Urdu and Urdu shall be the state language of Pakistan" sparked the flame of independence and we achieved that. Our language is now highly regarded internationally.
I am afraid if repetition of the quote of a former Pakistani dictator by our state minister for youth and sports echoes the sentiments of Pakistanis. I wish the minister had any better quotation while addressing the cricketers who have the potential to do well in the international arena.
Bangladesh was born with the slogan "Joy Bangla" which was replaced by "Bangladesh Jindabad" on 15/8/75 (with a Pakistani flavour!). How about "Joy Bangladesh" which is pure Bangla?
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