Supplements

Opinions of a handful of martyrs

The relevance of ekushey

Ekushey February, a spring day in 1952 that turned bloody and entered the history books, must never be forgotten. Anyone who speaks Bengali is indebted to the day; they will remain so forever. At every turn of the history of the nation, 'Ekushey' has acquired a renewed significance. But occasionally I wonder whether the day has become a mere ritual? Have we separated the annual commemoration from the context within which the language movement emerged?
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The eternal ekushey

The mooring of our cultural identity

Source: photo: Rashed sumon

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