BCQ observes International Mother Language Day

On the occasion of Great Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day, the Bangladesh Community Qatar (BCQ) held a discussion and cultural event recently. BCQ president engineer Anwar Hossain Akon presided over the meeting which had Bangladesh ambassador Md Jashim Uddin as the chief guest.

Embassy's defence attache Brigadier General Md Sajjad Hossain, minister Dr Mohamed Mustafizur Rahman, counsellors Mobashera Kaderi and Md Mahbur Rahman, first secretaries Md Mahdi Hasan and Tanmoy Islam were the special guests. The event was moderated by Noor Mohamed.Borhan Sharif, Omar Farooq Chowdhury, Faridul Haque, Nurul Alam, Kapil Uddin, Shafiqul Islam Talukder, Ismail Miah, Muklesur Rahman, Muslim Uddin, Kazi Hassan, Mahbubur Rahman Chowdhury, Abul Hasan Azad, Ahmed Malek, and others were among those who spoke. Several documentaries and images relating to the language movement were screened. Poems about the agitation were read aloud.The ambassador shared a brief history of how the Bengali nation's language campaign sparked the liberation war and subsequent independence. He highlighted the value of speaking one's own language. Akon urged people to come out to defend the Bangla language's beauty and integrity.On November 17, 1999, Unesco declared International Mother Language Day on the initiative of Bangladesh. With the approval of UN resolution 56/262 in 2002, it was formally recognised by the United Nations General Assembly. The International Mother Language Day is part of a larger initiative launched by the United Nations General Assembly on May 16, 2007, to "promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world," as stated in UN Resolution 61/266. International Mother Language day is now commemorated all around the world to promote linguistic and cultural diversity.