Bengali language movement
The Bengali Language Movement (also called the Language Movement) were protests by people living in Bangladesh, which was part of Pakistan during that time. The people living in Bangladesh started protesting because they did not like that the government of Pakistan made Urdu the official language, which they did not speak. The government responded to the protests by making meetings outside illegally . At the height of the movement on 21 February 1952, police killed students that were protesting. The Shaheed Minar was a monument built to honor these students.
Bengali did become an official language on 29 February 1956. This day is celebrated by Bangladesh as Language Movement Day.
Bengali Language Movement Media
Britain's holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948, becoming four new independent states: the Dominion of India, the Union of Burma (now Myanmar), Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and the Dominion of Pakistan (including East Bengal, from 1956 East Pakistan, 1971-today Bangladesh).
Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda proposed the romanisation of Bengali in the early stage of language movement.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 21 March 1948 told at a public meeting that State language of Pakistan is going to be Urdu and no other language.
East Bengal Language Committee headed by Muhammad Akram Khan recommended writing Bengali through Arabic characters.
Procession march held on 4 February 1952 at Nawabpur Road, Dhaka.
Procession march held on 21 February 1952 in Dhaka
22 February rally after janaja at Dhaka Medical College on the University Dhaka road, Dhaka.
