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[backy]

It's February 21st. A signficant day in the history of Bangladesh. Brave, young university students fought for, and got killed for, trying to preserve Bangla as their mother-tongue. Not Urdu, but Bangla. Urdu is the language of Pakis, they say. Matri bhasha Bangla Chai! they scream: We want Bangla as our mother-tongue! They were shot, and in that

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[anonymous]

Forgive my intrusion on your site, but this entry has stirred my heart. Not many of us carry the weight of a nation's history on our shoulders. I must call my Bangala-speaking friends (here in the middle of Nebraska) to talk with them about the day.
May God bless all who observe Shaheed Dibash today.
-A really old LU grad, back to check out the web site