Urdu Language Destroying Pakistan!

Spock · October 3, 2008, 12:44am

lol you are forgetting, it was forcing Urdu onto Bengalis that started Bengali freedom movement. You can deny it all you want, or look over it. Btw, Bengalis celeberate that day, Feb 21st, when West Pakistan killed its people who stood up for their own language, as a national holiday too, so its not irrelevent. That movement made the Awami National Party into the party that spearheaded separation. We’re not just talking modern day Pakistan, read the first post again. All of this, after you said anyone who speaks their own language is an enemy of Pakistan, or against the creation of Pakistan. And yes, unless we learn from the mistakes we make, theres going to be 3-4 more bangladeshes.

In 1948, the Government of Pakistan](Government of Pakistan - Wikipedia) ordained Urdu](Urdu - Wikipedia) as the sole national language, sparking extensive protests among the Bengali-speaking majority of East Pakistan. Facing rising sectarian tensions and mass discontent with the new law, the government outlawed public meetings and rallies. The students of the University of Dhaka](University of Dhaka - Wikipedia) and other political activists defied the law and organised a protest on 21 February 1952. The movement reached its climax when police killed student demonstrators on that day. The deaths provoked widespread civil unrest led by the **Awami Muslim League](Awami Muslim League - Wikipedia), later renamed the **Awami League](Awami League - Wikipedia). After years of conflict, the central government relented and granted official status to the Bengali language in 1956. In 2000, UNESCO](UNESCO - Wikipedia) declared 21 February International Mother Language Day](International Mother Language Day - Wikipedia) for the whole world to celebrate[1]](Bengali language movement - Wikipedia), in tribute to the Language Movement and the ethno-linguistic rights of people around the world.
The Language Movement catalysed the assertion of Bengali national identity in Pakistan, and became a forerunner to Bengali nationalist movements, including the 6-point movement](Six Point program - Wikipedia) and subsequently the Bangladesh Liberation War](Bangladesh Liberation War - Wikipedia) in 1971. In Bangladesh, 21 February is observed as Language Movement Day, a national holiday. The Shaheed Minar](Shaheed Minar - Wikipedia) monument was constructed near Dhaka Medical College in memory of the movement and its victims.In 1948, the Government of Pakistan](Government of Pakistan - Wikipedia) ordained Urdu](Urdu - Wikipedia) as the sole national language, sparking extensive protests among the Bengali-speaking majority of East Pakistan. Facing rising sectarian tensions and mass discontent with the new law, the government outlawed public meetings and rallies. The students of the University of Dhaka](University of Dhaka - Wikipedia) and other political activists defied the law and organised a protest on 21 February 1952. The movement reached its climax when police killed student demonstrators on that day. The deaths provoked widespread civil unrest led by the **Awami Muslim League](Awami Muslim League - Wikipedia), later renamed the **Awami League](Awami League - Wikipedia). After years of conflict, the central government relented and granted official status to the Bengali language in 1956. In 2000, UNESCO](UNESCO - Wikipedia) declared 21 February International Mother Language Day](International Mother Language Day - Wikipedia) for the whole world to celebrate[1]](Bengali language movement - Wikipedia), in tribute to the Language Movement and the ethno-linguistic rights of people around the world.
The Language Movement catalysed the assertion of Bengali national identity in Pakistan, and became a forerunner to Bengali nationalist movements, including the 6-point movement](Six Point program - Wikipedia) and subsequently the Bangladesh Liberation War](Bangladesh Liberation War - Wikipedia) in 1971. In Bangladesh, 21 February is observed as Language Movement Day, a national holiday. The Shaheed Minar](Shaheed Minar - Wikipedia) monument was constructed near Dhaka Medical College in memory of the movement and its victims.