Introduce Bangla in all sectors
Eminent personalities in the port city yesterday demanded introducing Bangla in all sectors of the country.
The demand was made at a rally held under the banner of Bangla Prachalan Prayas at Chittagong Central Shaheed Minar Premises.
At the rally, Bangla language researcher Dr Mahbubul Haque said, "Nowadays mixed languages are being used everywhere and foreign languages are being used in the offices, name plates and advertisements." Terming the language movement as the seed-idea of Liberation War, he said it is ironic that Bangla has not been introduced in all levels.
"We will learn new languages, no disagreement there. But our mother tongue should get first priority," he added.
Writer and women leader Begum Mustari Shafi said countries like Japan and China have gone forward through practicing their own languages. "We would be able to do so as well," she added.
Liberation War researcher Dr Mahfuzur Rahman and freedom fighter Fahim Uddin also addressed the programme.
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