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Year:
1999
Short description:
UN declares Feb 21 as International Mother Language Day
Medium description:
Following lobbying by Bangladesh, the United Nations declares Feb 21 as International Mother Language Day
Ayres, Alyssa (2003). The Politics of Language Policy in Pakistan. in Brown, M. E. & Ganguly, S..
Fighting Words: Language Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia
. Cambridge: The MIT Press, pp.51-80 [p.59]