Consider the following statements : 1. 21st February is declared to

Consider the following statements :

1. 21st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF.
2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer is Right!

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Statement 1 is incorrect. 21st February is indeed observed as International Mother Language Day, but it was proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in November 1999, not UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund).
Statement 2 is correct. The demand that Bangla should be one of the national languages of Pakistan was raised forcefully by the Bengali-speaking population of East Pakistan immediately after the formation of Pakistan in 1947. This demand was voiced within the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, leading to the Language Movement which peaked on 21st February 1952 when students demonstrating for the recognition of Bangla were killed by police.

– International Mother Language Day (Feb 21) was declared by UNESCO.
– The demand for recognizing Bangla as a national language was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan as part of the Language Movement.

The Language Movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) was a significant factor leading to the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. The denial of equal status to the Bengali language, despite it being spoken by the majority of Pakistan’s population, was a major source of political and cultural alienation for East Pakistan.

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