Read the passage. Then answer the questions below: 21 February is a memorable day in our national history. We observe the day every year as International Mother Language Day. The day is a national holiday. On this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as a state language in undivided Pakistan in 1952. The struggle to achieve our language rights is known as the Language Movement. The seed of the Language Movement was sown on 21 March 1948 when Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Governor General of Pakistan, declared in a public meeting in Dhaka that Urdu would be the only state language of Pakistan. The declaration raised a storm of protest all over the country. The protest continued non-stop, gathering momentum day by day. It turned into a movement and reached its climax in 1952. The government outlawed all sorts of public meetings and rallies to stop it. The students of Dhaka University defied the law and brought out a peaceful protest procession on 21 February 1952. When the procession reached near Dhaka Medical College, the police opened fire on the students, killing Salam, Rafiq, Barkat, Safiur and Jabbar. As a result, there were mass protests all over the country and the government had to declare Bangla as a state language. This kindled the sparks of independence movement of Bangladesh. B. Answer the following questions: (a) Why did the martyrs sacrifice their lives in 1952? (b) What is undivided Pakistan? (c) Why did Pakistan government outlaw meetings and rallies in 1952? (d) Why did police kill Salam, Rafiq, Barkat and Jabbar? (e) How is the Language Movement related to the independence of Bangladesh? (f) Why is 21 February observed annually worldwide?
উত্তর: (a) The martyrs sacrificed their lives in 1952 for the cause of our language to establish Bangla as our state language. (b) Before the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it was a part of Pakistan. In 1952, Bangladesh was not divided from Pakistan and undivided Pakistan means two states- Bangladesh and Pakistan together. (c) Pakistan government outlawed meetings and rallies in 1952 to stop the protest of Bangalee, the then east Pakistani. (d) Police opened fire on a peaceful protest procession brought out by the Dhaka University students and Salam, Rafiq, Barkat and Jabbar were killed because of that protest for establishing Bangla as state language. (e) Language movement was a strong protest against injustice to the people of east Pakistan which led to our strong nationalism that helps us to achieve the independence of Bangladesh. (f) 21 February is observed annually worldwide to promote the awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
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Read the passage. Then answer the questions below: 21 February is a memorable day in our national history. We observe the day every year as International Mother Language Day. The day is a national holiday. On this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as a state language in undivided Pakistan in 1952. The struggle to achieve our language rights is known as the Language Movement. The seed of the Language Movement was sown on 21 March 1948 when Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Governor General of Pakistan, declared in a public meeting in Dhaka that Urdu would be the only state language of Pakistan. The declaration raised a storm of protest all over the country. The protest continued non-stop, gathering momentum day by day. It turned into a movement and reached its climax in 1952. The government outlawed all sorts of public meetings and rallies to stop it. The students of Dhaka University defied the law and brought out a peaceful protest procession on 21 February 1952. When the procession reached near Dhaka Medical College, the police opened fire on the students, killing Salam, Rafiq, Barkat, Safiur and Jabbar. As a result, there were mass protests all over the country and the government had to declare Bangla as a state language. This kindled the sparks of independence movement of Bangladesh. B. Answer the following questions: (a) Why did the martyrs sacrifice their lives in 1952? (b) What is undivided Pakistan? (c) Why did Pakistan government outlaw meetings and rallies in 1952? (d) Why did police kill Salam, Rafiq, Barkat and Jabbar? (e) How is the Language Movement related to the independence of Bangladesh? (f) Why is 21 February observed annually worldwide?
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