💨 Abstract

The article discusses the historical significance of International Language Day, which was designated by the United Nations in 1999 in recognition of the language struggle of Bangladesh. It highlights the language agitation in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1952, where students protested against the imposition of Urdu as the national language by Pakistan's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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