Carnival busy in Central Shaheed Minar on the occasion of International Mother Language Day Illustrations of the artist, painted on the altar of Shaheed Minar. Yesterday afternoon. Photo: Prothom Alo
• In Ekushey February 1999, International Mother Language Day was recognized.
• Since 2000, various UN member states are celebrating.
• Rafiq-Salam-Barkat's selflessness, without knowing the day is celebrating various member states.
• There is no information on the language of the mother tongue institute.
Ekushey February with the International Mother Language Day, the relation between the language movement of Bangladesh and the people of the world is still unaware of it. Even though the day is observed for 18 years, there is no mention of the history of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Affairs Organization (UNESCO) on the backdrop of the day and the martyrs of language movement. The link to the language movement in the United Nations website in just one sentence is said.
Immediately after the day in 2000, UNESCO urged the Bangladesh government to provide information about this in 2000. But no initiative has been taken by the government yet. It is not clear whether the UN is responsible for providing information about this.
On 17 November 1999, the International Mother Language Day was acknowledged by Ekushey February 188 member states of UNESCO voting. Since 2000, the UN member states are celebrating Rafiq, Salam, Barkat's self-sacrifice, without knowing it.
Experience in exile
Global ignorance about the contribution of the language movement of Bangladesh to the backdrop of the International Mother Language Day has given many a great deal of pain. They are surprised at the fact that Bangladeshis living abroad or those who have gone abroad for study abroad.
Assistant Professor Shanta Towhidia of the Department of Communicable Disabilities of the University of Dhaka studying in Germany recently said in the first light that none of his classmates knew about Bangladesh's relationship with this day. He sent an e-mail to the United Nations and UNESCO through his initiative and sent various information. On the night of February 14, the United Nations web team told him in an e-mail, some information was added to the official webpage of the United Nations.
If this information is added to the new language, it means that, on February 21, the election was held in conjunction with Language Movement Day, which is one of the co-sponsors of this resolution. The United Nations General Assembly welcomed the announcement of this day in the 2002 resolution.
Responsibility of Mother Language Institute
In the continuation of International Mother Language Day, International Mother Language Institute has been created in Dhaka. In the presence of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 15 March 2001, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of International Mother Language Institute in Segunbagicha. It started its activities in 2010. There is no information on the mother language institute website too.
In this regard, the first light was contacted in two phases with the Director General of Mother Tonga Professor Jaina Imtiaz Ali. Firstly, he mentioned enough to be related to Wikipedia. However, on Monday, when contacted again, acknowledging the responsibility of the Institute on the day's history, he said, "People of other countries did not even realize that they could find the history of the day.
What did the foreign ministry do?
From 14th February 2000, posters were sent to diplomatic bags of 60 embassies and mission offices in 48 countries of the world.
Nahida Rahman Sumanna has returned to the country recently after serving as deputy chief of mission in Brazil and later on Charge d'Affaires. Earlier, he was the first secretary in Australia, Canada and the councilor of Bangladesh mission in Calcutta.In the first light of 11 years of experience outside the country, he said in the first light that posters, leaflets were sent to foreign embassies and missions in order to celebrate International Mother Language Day from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If any committee is organized in the coordinated initiative including the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, International Mother Language Institute, the opportunity to highlight the language movement will increase.
Last year for the first time in Geneva, the Bangladesh Embassy in Geneva celebrated International Mother Language Day with the United Nations Headquarters. Ambassador of the Embassy and Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations M Shamim Ahsan. She presented the history of declaration of International Mother Language Day at the ceremony.
But the UN or UNESCO website does not have the history of the International Mother Language Day, M Shamim Ahsan said, "Since the day is International Day, hence the name of Bangladesh can be opposed to the name of the United Nations website."
What did the UNESCO Commission do?
Bangladesh UNESCO National Commission, working with liaison or contact between Bangladesh government and UNESCO. Commissioner of the commission said. Manzur Hossain said in the first light, Bangladesh's achievements are mixed with the history of the day. This history must be on the website of the United Nations, UNESCO and the Ministry of the relevant ministries.
When asked about it on 15th February, in the presence of the reporter, UNESCO talked to the head of the Dhaka office's chief battery, Kaldun, about the matter. Then Manzur Hossain told the first light, this year will be included in the history of the UNESCO Commission and UNESCO Dhaka website on February 21. After this, Batikik will emphasize on highlighting the history of the day, according to Kaladun e-mail by the reporter, on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day ceremony.