DHAKA, Feb 21, 2023 (BSS) – Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei Darussalam today observed the Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day at the mission.
 
Marking the day, the high commission hoisted the national flag at half mast, observed one-minute silence and placed floral wreath at the Shaheed Minar on the chancery premises, said a message received here.
 
The day’s programme started with recitation from the holy Quran while a special prayer was offered seeking divine blessings for the departed souls of language martyrs.
 
At the event, messages of the President, the Prime Minister, the foreign minister and the state minister for foreign affairs were read out while a video documentary was screened highlighting the history and significance of the International Mother Language Day.
 
Bangladesh expatriates and a few members of the diplomatic core attended the program.
 
Speaking on the occasion, Chargé d’Affaires of the Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei Darussalam Tanmoy Majumder highlighted the contributions of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the language movement of 1952 that eventually led to the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
 
Through a vivid description of the historical significance of the inimitable sacrifice and love demonstrated by the language martyrs in 1952, he explained how the language movement in 1952 served as the foundational ideas and inspiration on which the recognition of February 21 as the International Mother Language Day is based.
 
Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Brunei Andrei Mamaev talked about his profound love for his own mother language- Russian Language- and stressed the need for promotion and preservation of all mother languages in the world.
 
Third Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission of Timor-Leste in Brunei Carmelita Soares underscored the undeniable reality of the need to accept the cultural and linguistic diversity in this era of globalization.