General Secretary of Aomi League and Minister of Transport and Bridges Obatadul Quader demanded to recognize Bengali as the official language of the United Nations.
He made this demand after paying tribute on behalf of Awami League at Prabhat Feri at Central Shaheed Minar on Tuesday (February 21) morning.
The joint general secretary of the party was present. Hasan Mahmud, AFM Bahauddin Nashim, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Bajuta etc.
The minister said that the 1st of February is the day of pride. Today is the International Mother Language Day being celebrated, while the mother tongue of 350 million people is Bengali language.
This language has not been recognized as the official language of the United Nations till date, and we demand that Mother Language Day is being celebrated on this day.
Our mother tongue will be recognized as one of the best languages of the world, we hope that those who do not believe in the spirit of the 1970s do not believe in the spirit of the 1970s, he said.
