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Bangladesh marks Int´l Mother Language Day
Summary by Ground News
People in Bangladesh on Wednesday commemorated those who sacrificed for the language movement of Bangladesh in 1952. At one minute past midnight, Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid wreaths at the country's Central Shaheed Minar. In 1999, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared Feb. 21 as International Mother Language Day.
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