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Abul Barkat: A
Language Martyr who died on 21st February 1952, as police
opened fire on a mass-rally demanding his mother language Bangla to be one
of the State languages of the then Pakistan. Born on 16th June
1927 in village Babla in Bhorotpur police station under Murshidabad
district in West Bengal, he migrated to Bangladesh (the then East
Pakistan) in 1948. He was a Masters student of the University of
Dhaka. |
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Rafiquddin Ahmed: A Language Martyr who died in a police firing, on 21st February 1952, on a mass-rally demanding the mother language (Bangla) to be one of the state languages of Pakistan. He was born on 30th October, 1926 in the village Paril Baldhara in Shingair police station under Manikgonj district. He was a student of Manikgonj Debandra College. |
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Shafiur Rahman: A
Language Martyr who died in a police firing on 22nd February
1952 on a mob agitating against the police action on the 21st
February 1952. Born on 24th January, 1918 in the village
Kunnyogar under 24-Pargana, West Bengal, he migrated to Bangladesh (the
then East Pakistan) in 1948. He was an employee in the accounts section in
Dhaka High Court. |
And many more of them, like Salam, Jabbar, and others, who sacrificed their lives for the love of their mother tongue and the country. From 1953 onwards till today, 21st February is being observed as a martyrs' day. The Memorial erected in their name has turned into a national meeting place. The love and respect that these martyrs had aroused for Bengali mother-tongue and culture, eventually laid the foundation of the war of liberation of Bangladesh.
Its not possible to contain all of them in a small web site, as they live in the hearts of 200 million Bangladeshis and many more of those who love their mother tongue.
