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Published: 17 Mar 2021 12:01 AM BdST
Updated: 17 Mar 2021 12:47 AM BdST
Bengalis have titled him Bangabandhu or ‘friend of Bengal’ out of sheer respect and love for him, while the constitution of independent Bangladesh honoured him as the Father of the Nation. The nation has geared itself up to celebrate on Wednesday the 101st birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led it to independence from the oppressive Pakistan. );
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Were he alive today, Bangabandhu would have hoisted the flag of Bangladesh on the occasion of the golden jubilee of independence, nine days after his birthday.
Bengalis have always profusely expressed their love and respect for Bangabandhu in poems, songs or other genres of arts and literature. Poet Jasimuddin used the analogy of volcano Visuvius to pen Sheikh Mujib’s strong personality in a poem published on Mar 17, 1971, Bangabandhu’s birthday.
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Abdul Mannan
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21st February will be observed throughout the world as the International Mother Language Day. In 1999 UNESCO recognized the day as an International Mother Language Day. The general consensus is that there are between six to seven thousand languages currently spoken around the world and around 50% to 90% of them will have become extinct by the end of this century. The UNESCO’s recognition came through intense lobbying with the help of Bangladesh government by two Bangladeshi’s living in Canada, Abdus Salam and Rafiqul Islam.
Muscle, money and merit have always been used as tools of repression and exploitation for time immemorial. All the colonial rulers used these tools to conquer others’ territories forcefully and rule and exploit them for centuries. For the first time, the Pakistan rulers tried to use language as a tool to exploit the inhabitants of East Bengal immediately after the Jinnah’s state of Pakistan was created in 1947. T
Pakistan ghost haunts the BCL anniversary!
This commemorative stamp saying, “73rd founding anniversary of the East Pakistan Muslim Chhatra League”, have outraged many former Chhatra League leaders and activists as well as academics who pointed out that it was illogical to mention East Pakistan in the title. Photo: Collected Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
A commemorative stamp is being criticised on social media for saying, 73rd founding anniversary of the East Pakistan Muslim Chhatra League .
The Department of Posts and Telecommunications issued the postage stamp on Monday on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
The stamp should have simply mentioned Bangladesh Chhatra League, said many former members of the organisation and academicians.