Akhaurah (India-Bangladesh border) : With hundreds and thousands of people from either side of the border present and vivid functions and commemorations of the language martyrs, India and Bangladesh Tuesday jointly organised the International Mother Language Day.
Men, women and young students belonging to India and Bangladesh, joining the celebrations, breached the borders and walked deep into either country’s territory when artists from the two sides performed dances, rendered songs and recitations, and staged drama since the early hours of the day.
The United Nations’ (UN) International Mother Language Day annually celebrates language diversity and variety worldwide on February 21. It also remembers events such as the killing of four students on February 21, 1952, because they campaigned to officially use their mother language, Bengali, in Bangladesh.
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