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Bangla a UN language

Created by M.A. on February 16, 2013

Bangla reached international heights at the hands of Rabindranath Tagore when he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 ,Bangla caught the attention of the world in the year 1952 , Bangla gains a permanent position of dignity when it was declared the state language of new-born Bangladesh by its constitution. In the course of events, the Bangalee's 'Mother Language Day' (21st February) was declared the 'International Mother Language Day' in 1999 by UNESCO in commemoration of the historic Language Movement of 1952.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thrice proposed in the UN General Assembly that Bangla be one of its official languages,Bangla is one of the most spoken languages in the World, ranking 4th or 5th, We urge President Barack Obama and this administration to express solidarity

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