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Misc UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

UNESCO has declared Feb. 21 as the International Mother Language Day in recognition of the struggle and sacrifice of the:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Bangladesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Bangladesh”.
International Mother Language Day commemorates the sacrifice of Bengali language activists who were killed protesting for the recognition of Bengali as an official language in Pakistan in 1952. This struggle eventually led to the independence of Bangladesh.

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