POBNEWS24, Dhaka Feb 21,2025 : The Great Martyrs Day and the International
Mother Language Day was observed today across the country with due respect,
paying radiant tributes to the language heroes.
Marking the “Amar Ekushey”, people from all walks of life paid homage to the
language movement heroes, the valiant sons of this soil who made supreme
sacrifice to establish Bangla as the mother-language in 1952, by placing
wreaths and flowers at language movement memorials [Shaheed Minars] across
the country.
Since the very early hours of 21st February, thousands of people wearing
traditional black and white dresses in bare feet rushed to the Central
Shaheed Minar to pay tribute to the 1952 language martyrs.
UNESCO also took initiative to celebrate the day by arranging a two-day event
featuring technical dialogues, high-level sessions, cultural performances,
and an exhibition honoring global linguistic diversity through live streaming
and interpretation.
Marking the day, Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad
Yunus paid tributes submitting floral wreaths to the memorial of valiant
soldiers of the language movement at the Central Shaheed Minar. After paying
tributes, he stood in solemn silence for a while as a mark of profound
respect to the memories of the language heroes.
Earlier on his arrival, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University (DU)
Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, Dean of the Arts Faculty Dr. Siddiqur Rahman Khan,
DU Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed, Deans of Science Faculty and Pharmacy Faculty and
Registrar of the university welcomed the Chief Adviser.
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and the justices of Appellate Division and
High court division, advisory council members, ambassadors, high
commissioners, diplomats, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, Chief
of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Air
Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Attorney General Advocate Mohammad
Asaduzzaman, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam, Dhaka
Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjad Ali, Director
General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party Major General Abdul
Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud laid the laurels successively after the Chief Adviser.
Later, Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
Major General Md Faizur Rahman, DG of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major
General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, DG of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
AKM Shahidur Rahman, DG of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Major General
Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid, District Commissioner of Dhaka District Tanvir
Ahmed on behalf of the District Magistrates paid their tributes at the altar
of the Central Shaheed Minar.
Meanwhile, DU VC along with its other bodies submitted tributes to the
language heroes with floral garlands on behalf of the DU family.
Among the political parties and student organisations, Bangladesh Nationalist
Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Workers Party, JASOD,
Communist Party of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, Samyabadi Dal,
Gono Forum, Chhatra Union, Chhatra Front and Chhatra Federation paid homage
to the language martyrs.
Afterwards, the area was opened to the public.
