Little school goers of different primary schools of Dinajpur celebrated the International Mother Language Day singing the songs of Ekushey, poem recitation and dances marking the historic day.

Like every landmark day of every other country, Bangladesh's Ekushey February, or the 21st of February, 1952, has its roots decades

The nation is paying rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement with the clock striking 00.01am on Wednesday marking 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day.

As blood oozed from the bodies of Rafique, Jabbar, Barkat, Salaam and countless others, the Language Movement

Language Movement veteran Sumanta Kumar Basak, who has been suffering from various old age complications, has expressed his

Writing, reading, singing and just plain speaking: February is the month to celebrate our mother tongue in all its vibrant forms. It's when we remember the sacrifice of the heroes of the 1952 Language

It was a testing time, the 1950s.

There are no Shaheed Minars in all the 284 madrasas in the district and a few of them observe Language Martyrs' Day and

Rapid Action Battalion has assured foolproof security around the Central Shaheed Minar premises tomorrow for the International Mother Language Day.