English Language Academy of Bangladesh

NOTIFICATION of DISSOLUTION of ELAB's PHYSICAL INSTITUTION
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Please be notified that a couple of years ago the ELAB's physical institution was closed. And this ELAB never had and doesn't have any branch and therefore, if any other institution existed/exists by the same name, it's purely coincidental.

Despite the dissolution of this ELAB's physical institution, this FaceBook page continued, continues, and will continue, only to function as an online platform to provide SLA related information for free of cost.

HAPPY “INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY"

Quoting Wikipedia:
“International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mother_Language_Day

The reason that the 21st February has been adopted as the IMLD is that, on this day in 1952, something the native Bangla speakers (NBS) did for their native language that no other native speakers of any other languages did before.

Before 1971, Bangladesh was East Pakistan in which people’s native language was Bangla. Before February 21, 1952, the government functionally denied their natural right to use their language effectively. In protest, on that day, the NBS came on the street and demanded the right. And the government retaliated. The government started shooting randomly at the people and killed many.

Many NBS died but, ultimately, the government was forced to grant them the right to effectively use their mother language Bangla.

In the history of mankind, this was the first incident of this kind: People gave their lives to secure the right to use their mother language.
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Link to United Nations page:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day

The world has entered the 1st January 2025
(by Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati time)