Thousands of people clad in black and white dresses especially traditional sharees and panjabees, who thronged the Central Shaheed Minar here since midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs, also demanded for launching the Bangla at everywhere. COURTESY
The nation Monday recalled the supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 70 years back with a call for recognizing Bangla as one of the UN official languages, marking the Shaheed Dibos and International Mother Language Day.
Thousands of people clad in black and white dresses especially traditional sharees and panjabees, who thronged the Central Shaheed Minar here since midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs, also demanded for launching the Bangla at everywhere.
Considering the prevailing Covid-19 situation and following the proper hygiene, however, a maximum of five-member delegate from each organization and a maximum of two persons at the individual level were allowed to lay wreaths at the Shaheed Minar.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid their glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.
On behalf of the President and the Prime Minister, their military secretaries paid the homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar here at one minute past zero hours while the immortal song on Amar Ekushey-"Amar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February"- was being played on the loudspeaker.
They military secretaries stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the language heroes.
Later, on behalf of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, sergeant-at-arms of the Parliament Secretariat and on behalf of JS Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah, assistant sergeant-at-arms; on behalf of Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, senior army officials, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan placed wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar.
On behalf of Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina, its Presidium Member Begum Matia Chowdhury paid homage to the language martyrs placing a wreath at the Shaheed Minar.
Among other AL leaders, presidium members Nurul Islam Nahid, Shajahan Khan, and Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya Bir Bikram, joint general secretaries Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Forestry and Environmental Affairs Secretary Delwar Hossain and Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan accompanied Matia Chowdhury during placing of the wreath.
On behalf of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum Rowshan Ershad, Jatiya Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar while on behalf 14-party alliance AL Joint General Secretary Dr Dipu Moni and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASHOD) President Hasanul Haq Inu paid homage to the language martyrs.
On behalf of Bangladesh Police, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed, Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Aktaruzzaman and foreign ambassadors to Bangladesh also paid tribute to the language martyrs by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Different political parties and socio-cultural organizations, Sector Commanders Forum, war-wounded freedom fighters of the 1971 Liberation War, attorney general, DU teachers' Association, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), home ministry and director general of Fire service and Civil Defence also paid homage to the language martyrs.
Among the political parties and student organizations Workers Party, JASOD, Communist Party of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, BNP, Samyabadi Dal, Gono Forum, Dhaka city south and north units of AL, Awami Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League, Mahila Awami League, Jubo Mahila League, Gonotantri Party, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Chhatra Union, Chhatra Front and Chhatra Federation paid homage to the language martyrs.
Besides, among the social, professional and cultural organizations and institutions, Bangla Academy, Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU), Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi, Kendriyo Khelaghar Asar, Bangabandhu Parishad, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Bangabandhu Gobeshona Parishad, Amra Muktijoddhar Santan, DU Senate members and Dhaka University Journalists' Association paid tributes to the language heroes.
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