Sharply defying this neo colonialist method by the West Pakistani directors and their collaborators within the japanese wing college students of Dhaka College began agitation to make sure that Bengali was recognised as one of many nationwide languages. The individuals of Bangladesh characterize an exquisite bouquet comprising varied spiritual beliefs however united underneath a singular language and a cultural illustration. On 21 February 1952, police opened fireplace on rallies. Abdus Salam, Abul Barkat, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar , and Shafiur Rahman died, with lots of of others injured. This was a uncommon incident in historical past, the place individuals sacrificed their lives for his or her mom tongue. On 17 November 1999, the thirtieth Basic Meeting of UNESCO unanimously resolved that ‘twenty first February be proclaimed Worldwide Mom Language Day all through the world to commemorate the martyrs who sacrificed their lives on this very day in 1952’.
Bangladesh right now stands at a really essential juncture in its historical past and maybe is on the verge of turning the clock again as spiritual and fundamentalist forces are intentionally not solely attempting to disrupt the colourful cloth of its society but additionally to impose an identical Arabic imposition within the title of revolution. It’s important to keep in mind that the language motion was not related to any political get together or perception nevertheless it was the precise to talk one’s mom tongue. More and more hate of that ideology has been tremendously on the rise, directed principally in direction of minorities, and different liberal sections of the society together with members of the third gender who’re being remoted and focused. The Bengali lifestyle has maybe to present yet another take a look at of purification to protect this wonderful historical past tradition and language.
Members of proscribed teams reminiscent of HUJI and Hizb ul Tahrir are being launched previous to the execution of their convicted sentences who pose an actual risk and problem to the society. The Bengali individuals have at all times revered their cultural and linguistic identification far above their spiritual beliefs and that is the one underpinning, uniting, undercurrent which will certainly prevail.
There have been additionally a number of experiences of due strategy of regulation not being prolonged to minorities and a witch hunt has begun in Bangladesh for members of political opponents who’re being focused indiscriminately underneath the umbrella of state safety. twenty first February will most actually stay a day engraved within the cultural core of the individuals not solely in Bangladesh but additionally globally wherever Bengalis reside no matter their spiritual perception value creed or identification.The Bengali consciousness just isn’t naive to overlook the penultimate sacrifices of February. Irrespective of how determined the fundamentalists attempt, the spirit of Amar Ekush (Immortal twenty first February) can’t be erased. Quite the opposite, right now the spirit of Ekush is being additional expanded, acknowledged, and reciprocated all through the world. As Worldwide Mom Language Day, the spirit of Amar Ekush evokes everybody to determine and protect the precise to their mom tongue. Nobody has the facility to assault or tamper with that intrepid resilience. The individuals of Bengal, no matter their caste and faith, joined the motion, spontaneously.Though some fundamentalist forces like Jamaat E Islami who have been loyal to West Pakistani administration and ultimately the evil forces have been defeated by the non-communal spirit of the Bengalis. Nonetheless, historical past has confirmed that the consciousness of the individuals can’t be destroyed by demolishing the martyr altar, like what occurred lately in 32 Dhanmondi. In alternate for the sacrifice of three million martyrs, the liberty fighters fought towards the West Pakistani invaders supported by China, America snatched victory and got here into being the Nation with the red-green flag.
Ekush February is the title of a non-communal, collective, consciousness. The language motion just isn’t an remoted occasion, its starting was a number of a long time within the precipitation earlier than the independence motion started and the secular nationalism of Bengali individuals stood steadfast behind it. Due to this fact, irrespective of how a lot the fundamentalists, anti-progressive tradition, and extremists rejoice right now, Amar Ekush (twenty first Feb) consciousness will as soon as once more information Bengalis on the precise path as a beacon bati ghar (Mild Home).
UK-Based mostly Priyajit Debsarkar is the creator of a current guide on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
