Language Movement of 1952

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The Language Movement of 1952 was a historic political and cultural struggle in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) demanding recognition of Bengali as a state language, which became a key catalyst for Bengali nationalism and is commemorated annually as International Mother Language Day.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural movement
language movement
political movement
protest movement
alsoKnownAs Language Movement in East Bengal
surface form: Bangla Bhasha Andolon

Bengali Language Movement
associatedWith University of Dhaka students
political parties in East Bengal
casualties several student demonstrators killed
cause demand for recognition of Bengali as a state language of Pakistan
opposition to imposition of Urdu as sole state language of Pakistan
commemoratedOn February 21
commemorationName International Mother Language Day
countryAtTheTime Dominion of Pakistan
endDate 1956
field political history of South Asia
sociolinguistics
historicalSignificance first major mass uprising in East Pakistan against central government policies
influenced Bangladesh Liberation War
surface form: Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971

Bengali nationalism
keyEvent police firing on protesters on 21 February 1952
student protests in Dhaka on 21 February 1952
keyEventDate 1952-02-21
legacy promotion of linguistic rights worldwide
strengthening of Bengali cultural identity
location Dhaka
Eastern Bengal
surface form: East Bengal
mainDemand recognition of Bengali as a state language
mainLanguageInvolved Bengali
martyr Barkat
Jabbar
Rafiq
Salam
Shafiur Rahman
surface form: Shafiur
memorial Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
surface form: Shaheed Minar
memorialLocation Dhaka
observedAs Shaheed Dibosh in Bangladesh
opposedLanguagePolicy Urdu-only state language policy
politicalContext post-partition Pakistan language policy
presentDayLocation People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
recognizedBy UNESCO
result inspiration for Bangladesh Liberation movement
recognition of Bengali as a state language of Pakistan
strengthening of Bengali nationalism
slogan Rashtra bhasha Bangla chai
startDate 1948
UNESCORecognitionYear 1999
UNESCOResolution proclaimed 21 February as International Mother Language Day

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Language Movement in East Bengal alsoKnownAs Language Movement of 1952
Jabbar commemoratedOn Language Movement of 1952
this entity surface form: Language Movement Day
International Mother Language Day relatedTo Language Movement of 1952
this entity surface form: Language Movement Day
Shaheed Minar in Dhaka observanceAssociatedWith Language Movement of 1952
this entity surface form: Language Movement Day
Ekushey Padak namedAfter Language Movement of 1952
this entity surface form: Language Movement of 21 February 1952
Shafiur Rahman commemoratedOn Language Movement of 1952
this entity surface form: Language Movement Day
Victory Day of Bangladesh relatedTo Language Movement of 1952
this entity surface form: Language Movement Day
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman movement Language Movement of 1952