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International Mother Language Day

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UN and UNESCO

UN Website on Mother Language Day
UN site on International Mother Language Day with the logo of Shaheed Minar.

UNESCO International Mother Language Day
UNESCO is working to promote quality education as a fundamental right for all by addressing a broad range of themes, which include respect for cultural and linguistic diversity.

UNESCO: Languages of the World
The UNESCO Education Sector has prepared a World Languages Map, as an illustration of the linguistic diversity of our planet, as well as a tool that contains practical information on the languages spoken throughout the countries of the world.

B@bel Initiative UNESCO
The “Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace,” known as the UNESCO B@bel Initiative, is an inter-sectorial project that has been implemented jointly by the Organization’s Education, Culture and Communication and Information Sectors.

Atlas of Worlds Languages in danger of disappearing 
Close to half of the 6,000 languages spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. The disappearance of any language is an irreparable loss for the heritage of all humankind.

The Sustainable Development Networking Program 
The Sustainable Development Networking Program (SDNP) is a global catalytic initiative launched by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Bangla Academy
Bangla Academy, Bangladesh’s national academy of arts and letters, is an institution devoted to the development of language, literature and culture of the land. Bangla is the native language of the people who live in Bangladesh. It is also the official language of the country, but how it came to be recognized as the official language is a part of her glorious history that relates to the heroic struggle and immense sacrifice of her people, which led to the birth of the Academy and subsequently to that of Bangladesh.

Bangla2000
A Web portal on Bangladesh containing information on International Mother Language Day...

Book Review: Ekush - Review by The Daily Star
The book Ekush is no doubt one of the most important inclusions in the research based works on the political history of our country, especially since there are few works on the Language Movement of 1952.

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha 
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the country's national news agency was launched on January 1, 1972 within days of birth of Bangladesh as an independent country. The Dhaka bureau of the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) was turned into the national news agency of the new country. Click here for information on Ekushe is BSS website...

Wiki Link
Notes on International Mother Language on renowned wikipedia.

International Theatre Institute
The International Theatre Institute supports the UNESCO resolution which affirms that acknowledgement and respect for cultural diversity in the area of language inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue, and that all moves to promote the use of mother languages serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to increase development of fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world.

Terralingua (TL)
Terralingua (TL) is a non-profit, international organization founded in 1996 by a group of professionals working in the fields of anthropology, linguistics, biodiversity conservation, and human rights...