“The Spirit of 21 February is not just about language, it is about social transformation”
21 February was the manifestation of the Bengali’s 1952 language movement. Today is International Mother Language Day. Serajul Islam Choudhury, Emeritus Professor of Dhaka University speaks to South Asian Monitor about the 1952 Language Movement, its background and the spirit of the movement.
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