Manush manusher jonyo, a Bhupen Hazarika song, is an all-time favourite among Bangla music aficionados. The song epitomises the urge for harmony and peace in the world, according to listeners. About the song Bhupen Hazarika says, "I wrote the song after the socio-political disorder in Assam and Nagaland during the late 1960s." The song was initially written in Assamese. It was translated to Bangla in 1978.

Amar bhai-er roktey rangano ekushey February, the song that has become an anthem to remember the Language Martyrs of 1952, was written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury. The song was initially composed by Abdul Latif and set to a different tune by Altaf Mahmud at a later stage. According to listeners, no other song captures the emotion of a nation paying homage to the activists, mostly students, sacrificing their all for our mother tongue Bangla on February 21, 1952.