Ekushey February

The 21 february is regarded as a red-letter day in the history of Bangladesh. It is the day in 1952 when the people of Bangladesh sacrificed their lives for the sake of their mother tongue. The day has a historic background. After the birth of pakistan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah declared-'Urdu and only Urdu shall be the state language of Pakistan.' All classes oe people of East Pakistan raised a strong protest against this declaration. The people took to the streets chanting slogans and the struggle took a very serious turn. The ruling class became furious and imposed section 144 all over the country and banned all meetings and processions.