Question: Suppose, you are a reporter of the Daily Observer. Now write a report on the celebration of 21st February in Sylhet town.
Mother Language Day: An International Celebration
Answer: Staff reporter, Dhaka, 22 February 2014: Sylhet took up a beautiful decoration yesterday on the occasion of the celebration of 21st February which is widely recognized as the International Mother Language Day. People of all sections of life participated in the celebration. In the morning thousands of people went to the Shahid Minar to offer wreaths of flowers in honor of the Shahids. Actually, International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on 21st February all over the country. The main purpose of celebrating this day is to promote the awareness of language and cultural diversity all across the world. It was first announced by UNESCO on November 17, 1999. Since then it is being celebrated every year. The date represents the day 21st February 1952 when four young students were killed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, because of Bengali and Urdu language controversy. Languages are the most powerful way to preserve and develop culture and to promote it all across the world. Because of this unfortunate incident, International Mother Language Day is celebrated all over the world, while it is a public holiday in Bangladesh: Sylhet turned into a city of congregation yesterday.