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Bangladesh: Remembering The Language Martyrs

Written byRezwan
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Posted 23 February 2009 16 years ago

Desherchobi posts a photo essay describing how Bangladeshis commemorate the martyrs who gave their lives for their mother tongue Bangla on 21st of February, 1952, now recognized as the International mother language day.

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