Pattaya’s Thai-Bangladeshi Community Marks International Mother Language Day

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The Pattaya Thai-Bangladeshi Community marked International Mother Language Day this past Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, in Pattaya.

 

The event took place at 7:30 P.M. at the Unique Regency Hotel located on Pratumnak Soi 5 in Pattaya and was attended by dozens of local residents, prestigious guests, and members of the Pattaya Thai-Bangladeshi Community.

 

You can learn more about International Mother Language Day here. The observance is held worldwide and is formally recognized by the United Nations as a day to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world, according to UNESCO. It is especially important to the Bangladeshi people as the day was their initiative. The people of Bangladesh fought for the recognition of the Bangla language in the late forties and early fifties in East Bengal (now Bangladesh), culminating in an incident in 1952 in which the then Pakistani government, which wanted to make Urdu the only national language, opened fire on protests and rallies protesting the decision to not make Bengali a state language, killing five people and injuring hundreds. In 1956, the Bengali language was finally made a state language of Pakistan after years of protests, rallies, and activism.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/02/23/pattayas-thai-bangladeshi-community-marks-international-mother-language-day/

 

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