UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh Ambassador to USA Mohammad Ziauddin has urged all to share the correct history of the nation with new generations abroad, and encouraged them to learn the language for which its brave sons had made the supreme sacrifice. He also urged the expatriate Bangladeshi nationals to work together for the betterment of the country.
The envoy was addressing a function marking the Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day, said a media release on Tuesday.
Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin paid rich tributes to the language martyrs of 1952 and also recalled with deep homage the contribution of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the founder of Bangladesh – which he termed ‘the only state on earth based on linguistic identity’.
He also mentioned the establishment of the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Dr Joan Burton, Affiliate Professor and Director, Federal and Global Semester Programme of the University of Maryland, also spoke as a guest speaker.
She said that Bangladesh stood for a basic and universal human right – the right to speak and celebrate the mother language and the need to foster the diversity of world cultures and people through protecting and publicly valuing their unique languages, cultures and imaginative traditions.
She opined that in a world in which globalization is rampant, it is important to join together to celebrate that diversity loudly and publicly through events like International Mother Langue Day. A multicultural show followed the discussion session. Performers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Paraguay, Ukraine and Sri Lanka participated in the program and enthralled the audience. Members of Bangladesh Embassy officials’ families represented Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Ambassador to USA Mohammad Ziauddin has urged all to share the correct history of the nation with new generations abroad, and encouraged them to learn the language for which its brave sons had made the supreme sacrifice. He also urged the expatriate Bangladeshi nationals to work together for the betterment of the country.
The envoy was addressing a function marking the Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day, said a media release on Tuesday.
Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin paid rich tributes to the language martyrs of 1952 and also recalled with deep homage the contribution of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the founder of Bangladesh – which he termed ‘the only state on earth based on linguistic identity’.
He also mentioned the establishment of the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Dr Joan Burton, Affiliate Professor and Director, Federal and Global Semester Programme of the University of Maryland, also spoke as a guest speaker.
She said that Bangladesh stood for a basic and universal human right – the right to speak and celebrate the mother language and the need to foster the diversity of world cultures and people through protecting and publicly valuing their unique languages, cultures and imaginative traditions.
She opined that in a world in which globalization is rampant, it is important to join together to celebrate that diversity loudly and publicly through events like International Mother Langue Day. A multicultural show followed the discussion session. Performers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Paraguay, Ukraine and Sri Lanka participated in the program and enthralled the audience. Members of Bangladesh Embassy officials’ families represented Bangladesh.
