21 February

Bornomalar Michil
Splash

Shows to celebrate International Mother Language Day

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury. illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

His office was the hub for Language Movement activists

Central Shaheed Minar. Photo: Collected
Analysis

Ekushey…and the rise of Bangalee nationalism

File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh

PM greets people of all languages, cultures on Int'l Mother Language Day

RAB to deploy 700 patrol teams on 21 February
Bangladesh

RAB to deploy 700 patrol teams on 21 February

Engineer Abdul Khalek. Illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

The man who dared to publish the first Language Movement poem

People pay homage to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement on Friday, marking 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day. Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Bangladesh

Max 5 from an org can lay wreath at Shaheed Minar on 21 February

Abul Kalam Azad. Illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

Azad would perform magic to raise fund for Language Movement

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Last minute preparations for scaled-down Ekushey Book Fair 

Kobial Ramesh Shil. Illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

Kobial Ramesh Shil’s poetry kindled fire of rebellion

Principal Abul Kashem. Illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

The man who spearheaded the Language Movement

Krishna Gopal Sen aka Kala Chand Babu. Illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

An icon who shaped a progressive socio-cultural landscape

AKM Emdadul Islam. Illustration: TBS
Amar Ekushey

A teenage language hero who spread the movement to rural areas