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.

In 1956 Pakistan Constitution, Bengali and Urdu were declared as  state languages  of Pakistan. In the constitution of Bangladesh, adopted in 1972, it is a stated: the language of the Republic would be Bengali. In Bangladesh continuous efforts are on to establish Bangla in all walks of life. 

We hope that the spirit of the International Mother Language Day will help develop in us a deep respect for not only our mother tongue, but  for those of  others as  well; help the expression of all kinds of majority and minority languages and put an end to the dictates of one language over the other.