Rescue our mother tongue
The extinction of languages indicates a disappearance of diversity, culture and a storehouse of indigenous wisdom. Mother tongue remains the most basic identity of an individual or a community. If it does not get its due place under the sun, then the community which speaks it is bound to meet its doom. This was primarily the reason why UNESCO designated Ekushey February as the International Mother Language Day.
Bangla seems to be gasping for air in many societies of Bangladesh, with a lot of Bengalis viewing their own mother tongue and culture in a demeaning light. Bengalis all over the globe should reflect on the disservice they are doing to their language. Meanwhile, concerned authorities should rise to the occasion to rescue all our dying languages and cultures to promote heterogeneity and keep the spirit of equality among all languages alive.
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