1952 Bangla Language Movement

Remembering the Bangla language movement through literature

Hasan Hafizur Rahman's 'Ekushey February' created huge turmoil and faced police persecution.

Do we still follow what our language veterans fought for?

International Mother Language Day is definitely a misnomer for February 21, because the then Pakistani authorities did not deny our right to speak our so-called mother language.

FEATURE / Books to read on the Bangla language movement

Countless stories, poems, essays, and novels have been written about the Bangla language movement of 1952. Biographies of martyrs have been authored.

Language movement hero Mirza Mazharul Islam passes away

Language movement veteran Professor Dr Mirza Mazharul Islam died at a hospital in Dhaka this morning. He was 96.

Language Movement / Historic Amtala site to be visible again

The historic Amtala, where the Language Movement activists gathered on February 21, 1952, has now become almost untraceable.

International Mother Language Day Special by Pran Milk & The Daily Star

The Daily Star & Pran Milk brings a quiz competition on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day to encourage our readers to test their knowledge, and learn more about the history of Bangladesh.

February 25, 2023
February 25, 2023

Remembering the Bangla language movement through literature

Hasan Hafizur Rahman's 'Ekushey February' created huge turmoil and faced police persecution.

February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023

Do we still follow what our language veterans fought for?

International Mother Language Day is definitely a misnomer for February 21, because the then Pakistani authorities did not deny our right to speak our so-called mother language.

February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022

Books to read on the Bangla language movement

Countless stories, poems, essays, and novels have been written about the Bangla language movement of 1952. Biographies of martyrs have been authored.

October 11, 2020
October 11, 2020

Language movement hero Mirza Mazharul Islam passes away

Language movement veteran Professor Dr Mirza Mazharul Islam died at a hospital in Dhaka this morning. He was 96.

February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018

Historic Amtala site to be visible again

The historic Amtala, where the Language Movement activists gathered on February 21, 1952, has now become almost untraceable.

February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018

International Mother Language Day Special by Pran Milk & The Daily Star

The Daily Star & Pran Milk brings a quiz competition on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day to encourage our readers to test their knowledge, and learn more about the history of Bangladesh.

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