Bengali Language Movement facts for kids
The Bengali Language Movement (also called the Language Movement) were protests by people living in Bangladesh, which was part of Pakistan during that time. The people living in Bangladesh started protesting because they did not like that the government of Pakistan made Urdu the official language, which they did not speak. The government responded to the protests by making meetings outside illegally . At the height of the movement on 21 February 1952, police killed students that were protesting. The Shaheed Minar was a monument built to honor these students.
Bengali did become an official language on 29 February 1956. This day is celebrated by Bangladesh as Language Movement Day.
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Britain's holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948, becoming four new independent states: the Dominion of India, the Union of Burma (now Myanmar), Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and the Dominion of Pakistan (including East Bengal, from 1956 East Pakistan, 1971-today Bangladesh).
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 21 March 1948 told at a public meeting that State language of Pakistan is going to be Urdu and no other language.
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Procession march held on 4 February 1952 at Nawabpur Road, Dhaka.
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22 February rally after janaja at Dhaka Medical College on the University Dhaka road, Dhaka.
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Foundation of the Shaheed Minar laid down in Dhaka by Abul Barkat's family members.
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The second Shaheed Minar (martyrs' monument) completed in 1963
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Shaheed Minar, or the Martyr's monument, located near Dhaka Medical College commemorates those who lost their lives during the protests on 21 February 1952
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Moder Gorob, a commemorative sculpture at Bangla Academy, Dhaka
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International Mother Language Day Monument in Ashfield Park, Sydney
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Bhasha Smritistambha in Kolkata
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Mother Language Day Monument in Kolkata
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The Shaheed Minar replica in Altab Ali Park, London
See also
In Spanish: Movimiento por la Lengua Bengalí para niños
