As the air fills with the sadness of the song "Amar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February," the nation will pay deep respects to the martyrs of the Language Movement Monday, marking "Amar Ekushey," Shaheed Dibash (Martyrs' Day) and International Mother Language Day. Seventy years ago, the Language Movement was aimed at establishing the right of the mother tongue as well as protecting self-identity, culture and heritage. It inspired the nation to a great extent to achieve the right to self-determination and struggle for freedom and the Liberation War. With wreaths and flowers, people from all walks of life will pay tributes to the heroes of the Language Movement of 1952, who laid down their lives for achieving the recognition of Bangla as the state language of then Pakistan, at the Central Shaheed Minar. Also read: 21st February: DU to pay glowing tributes to Language Movement heroes

Islami Bank Bangladesh organised an online discussion and prayers on the occasion of Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21.