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*4v;*)i*PRESIDENT

PEOPLE'S REPUBLiC OF BANGLADESH

BANGABHABAN, DHAKA

08 Falgun 142621February 2020

MessageOn the occasiort of great'Shaheed Day (Language Marlyrs Day) and the lntemational Mother Language Day'2020,1extend my wamr congratulations and sincere felicitations to all multilingual people of the world along withBangla-speaking people. lt is a unique celebration in protecting mother tongue as well as owll culture and heritage.

The great Language Movement is a memorable event in our national history. Today, I pay my deep homage to thelanguage maftyrs nameiy Salam, Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiur and so many unknown and unsung language heroeswho laid down their lives for the cause of mother tongue Bangla. I also remember with profbund respect, Father ofthe Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MLrjibur Rahman. who led Sarbodolio Rashn"obhqsa Sangratn Parishad (AIl PartyState Language Action Committee). formed in 1948 and was arrested for his active role in the language movement.I recall Dhirendranath Dutta, the then Menrber of Gonoparishad (Constituent Assembly) who raised the proposalbefore the Gonoparishad to turn Bangla into the state language. I also remember language heroes for their bravery.farsightedness, unmatched valour, organizir-rg capability and taking instantaneous steps in this regard thatfacilitated the Larrgr"rage Movement to reach its ultimate culmination on February 21,1952, and consequently. theBangalee achieved their rieht to the mother torrgue.

The aint of the langLLage movelnelt rvas to establish the right of our mother tongue as lvell as to protect self-entity.culturai distinction atrcl lteritage. tseing a source of ceaseless inspiration. Annr Ekuslrey flmmortal Shaheed Day)inspired and encouraqed us to a great extent to achiel'e the right to self'-detennination and struggle for freedom andrvar of liberation. \\iith the bloodshed passages ol Language N{overnent in February,. we achieved the recognitionol Bangla as our rnother torlgue and conseqr-lentl). \\e trttained ourlong-cherished independence under thecharismatic leadership of the greatest Bangalee ol ali time, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahrnan in 197I .

Language and cuiture are invaluable assets of lruman races. On the one hand. it encompasses the eternity of time.aud on the other hand, it keeps flowing the diverse lifestyle of human civilization from generation to generation"Everl' day some languages of the world are becorning extinct due to multifarious causes including poverty.irrrperialism. commercialism, propagation of religion, immigration, motivated financial and human assistances.lack of proper exercise of ianguages, declining of birth rate of solre races and nation. degradation of theeuvironment and satellite culture etc. TlTe extinct of language means to disappear of culture, nation and civilizationon the earth. The people of the rvorld will lrave to raise their voice for the preservation of defunct languages alongrvith flourishing respective mother tonglle and culture.

ln fact. to ernbl'ace Inafi,vrdom for the cause of mother tongue is a rare incident in world history. February 2l hasnou'been recognized b1'the UI-ESCO as the'lntemational Mother Language Day' iu 1999 with the spontaneousrvillingness and sincere etrdeavour of Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along rvith the primary efforts ofsorne Bangla-loving expatriate Bangladeshis. As a natiorr. it is our great achievement. International MotherLanguage Institute. au institute for the lesearch and preservation of the flor-rrishing and nearly extinct languages ofthe r.vorld, has been established in Dhaka in 2001. Besides. textbooks and teaching methods have aiso beeninlroduced for the tribes, rninor races, ethnic sects and comrnunities in our country with a view to protecting anddeveloping their or.vn languages and culture. Observing the International Mother Language Day. I firrrly believe,will play a positive role in attaining the sustainable future through multilingual education.

The spirit of ,.Lntar Ekushe1,, is norv the incessant source of inspiration fbr the protection of own languages andculture of people around the world. In-rbued with the spirit of Amar Ekushey,let the bond of friendship amongmultilingual people be strengtl,ened, world's almost defunct languages be revived and the globe be diversified inrespective societies- it is rny expectation on Shaheed Day and lntemational Mother Language Day.

ul Hamid

Khoda Hafez, May Bangladesh Live Forever.