Description : A Bangladeshi fine arts student paints on the ground in front of the Shahid Minar, (Language Movement Mausoleum) in Dhaka, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to commemorate those who died during protests on 21 February 1952 against the then Pakistani states governments decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (Now Bangladesh) Bengali speaking majority. The International Mother Language Day is observed yearly in UNESCO member states and at its headquarters to promote linguistic and cultural diversity. Bangladesh.