Since 2000, the UNESCO International Mother Language Day is celebrated on around the world every 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism and to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions based on understanding, tolerance, and dialogue. As a two-prong celebration, today we honor language variety and diversity but also commemorate the students killed during a protest in Bangladesh that happened on February 21

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) International Mother Language Day is celebrated on 21 February worldwide (every year since 2000) to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism and to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions based on understanding, tolerance, and dialogue. The phrase “mother language,” otherwise known as ''mother tongue'' refers to what we are taught at home from