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ID: #927
Question
কোন সংস্থা ২১ শে ফেব্রুয়ারিকে আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস ঘোষণা করে?
Options
1
WHO
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2
UNICEF
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3
UNESCO
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4
ILO
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Explanation
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) declared February 21 as International Mother Language Day in 1999. This date was chosen to commemorate the Language Movement martyrs of 1952 in Bangladesh who sacrificed their lives for the recognition of Bengali as a state language. The day promotes linguistic diversity worldwide.