1. This document discusses International Mother Language Day, which is observed annually on February 21st in recognition of the language movement in Bangladesh. 2. In 1952, students in Dhaka protested the Pakistani government's decision to make Urdu the sole official language, and four students were killed by police during a peaceful protest march. 3. Their deaths sparked the independence movement in Bangladesh. Every year on February 21st, people in Bangladesh mourn those martyrs and pay tribute at a memorial. 4. In 1999, the UN designated February 21st as International Mother Language Day to honor the sacrifices made in Bangladesh to establish languages' rightful place.

1. WELCOME
MY DEAR STUDENTS

2. AlamKhan
Assistant Teacher of English
Boalia Secondary School
Chitalmary ,Bagerhat

3. Class:ix
Sub:English 1st
paper
Unit:Three,Lesson:3+ 4

4. Look at the picture.
Talk about it.
Are you familiar with this picture?
Where is it?
Which date is related to it?
What language do you speak?

5. Title: International mother language
day.

6. 21st
February
• Memorable day in our national history.
• Observe the day every YEAR as
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY.
• The day is a national holiday.

7. Undivided Pakistan
• People pay tribute to the martyrs,on this
day,who establish Bangla as a state language in
undivided PAKISTAN in 1952.
• The seed of the language movement was sown
on 21 March 1948.

8. Mohammad Ali Zinnah
The Governor General of
PAKISTAN, 1948

9. • At a public meeting in
Dhaka
• Mohammad Ali
Zinnah declared that
Urdu would be the
only official language
of Pakistan.

10. Language movement
• The declaration raised a storm of protest in the East
Pakistan.
• The protest continued non-stop,gathering momentum
day by day.
• It turned into a movement and reached its climax in
1952.

11. • The government
outlawed all sorts of
public meetings and
rallies to prevent
movement.

12. • The students of
Dhaka University
defied the law.
• They brought out a
peaceful protest
procession on 21
February 1952.

13. • The procession reached near Dhaka Medical
College.
• The police opened fire on the students.
• They killed Salam,Rafiq,Barkat and Jabbar.

14. OUTCOMES
This kindled the sparks of
independence movement of
Bangladesh.

15. 21st
February---Shaheed Dibosh
• The occasion begins at the early hours of the day with
mourning songs.
• People wear black badges and go to the Shaheed Minar
barefoot in procession,singing mourning songs.
• They place wreaths at the Minar.

16. Azimpur graveyard
• People visit the
graves of the martyrs
to pray for them.

17. UNESCO
U=United
N=Nations
E=Educational
S=Scientific
AND
CO=Cultural Organisation

18. UNESCO‘S Proclamation
• On 17 november in 1999 UNESCO
proclaimed February 21 as International
Mother Language Day.
• In recognition of the sacrifices of the
martyrs for the rightful place of Bangla.
• The Day observed worldwide annually.