CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the world since 2000. UNESCO believes in the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Mother Language Day is a public holiday in Bangladesh, where it is also known as Shohid Dibôsh, or Shaheed Day. It is a global observance but not a public holiday in other parts of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bangladesh is the only nation in the world to have fought for and won its independence on the basis of preserving the right to speak its own language, and this day has a special emotional significance across the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -February 21st has been recognized as the “International Mother Language Day” by UNESCO. In India, we also refer to it as the Matribhasha Diwas. This idea of celebrating mother languages was first presented by Bangladesh at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Bangladesh, 21 February (Ekushey February) is observed as Language Movement Day, a national holiday. In 1999, UNESCO declared 21 February as International Mother Language Day, in tribute to the Language Movement and the ethnolinguistic rights of people around the world.