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[[Image:Shaheed minar Roehl.jpg|thumb|right|[[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]], or the Martyr's monument, located near [[Dhaka Medical College]], commemorates the struggle for Bengali language]]<br />
[[Image:Statue 21 February 02.jpg|right|thumb|[[Moder Gorob]], a commemorative sculpture at [[Bangla Academy]]]]<br />
The [[Bengali Language Movement]] was a political effort in [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) that advocated the adoption of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.<br />
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==Songs==<br />
*''[[Ekusher Gaan]]'' (The Song of Twentyfirst) by [[Abdul Gaffar Choudhury]]<br />
*''Ora Amar Mukher Kotha'' (They are my Words) by [[Abdul Latif (songwriter)|Abdul Latif]]<br />
*''Ekushey February'' (21 February) by [[Kabir Suman]]<br />
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==Poems==<br />
*''Kadte Ashini Fashir Dabi Niye Ashechi'' (I have not come to mourn but to appeal for hanging) by [[Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury]]<br />
*''Bornomala, Amar Dukhini Bornomala'' by [[Shamsur Rahman (poet)|Shamsur Rahman]]<br />
*''February 1969'' by [[Shamsur Rahman (poet)|Shamsur Rahman]]<br />
*''Amake ki malyo debe dao'' by [[Nirmalendu Goon]]<br />
*''Chithi'' by [[Abu Zafar Obaidullah]]<br />
*''Shobhyotar Monibondhe'' by [[Syed Shamsul Haque]]<br />
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==Sculpture and architecture==<br />
* [[Central Shaheed Minar|Shaheed Minar]] ( "Martyr Monument") in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh.<br />
* [[Moder Gorob]] (Our Pride ) – is a sculpture situated in front of Bangla Academy building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<br />
* [[Bhasha Smritistambha]] (Language Monument) – located at Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India.<br />
* [[Bhasha Shahid Smarak]] (Language Martyrs Memorial) – at Ekushe Udyan park, Kolkata, India.<ref name="aitcofficial.org">{{cite web|url=http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/wb-cm-to-inaugurate-bhasha-shahid-swarak-today/|title=WB CM inaugurates Bhasha Shahid Smarak – All India Trinamool Congress|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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==Novels==<br />
*''Ekushey February'' by [[Zahir Raihan]]<br />
*''Artonaad'' by [[Shawkat Osman]]<br />
*''Nirontor Ghontadhoni'' by [[Selina Hossain]]<br />
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==Films==<br />
*''[[Jibon Theke Neya]]'' (Taken from Life) directed by [[Zahir Raihan]]<br />
* ''[[Bangla (2006 film)|Bangla]]'' directed by [[Shahidul Islam Khokon]]<br />
* ''[[Fagun Haway]]'' (In Spring breeze) directed by [[Tauquir Ahmed]]<br />
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==Stage play==<br />
*''Kobor'' (Grave) by [[Munier Chowdhury]]<br />
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==Things named after the movement==<br />
*''[[Ekushey Padak]]'', the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh<br />
*''[[Ekushey Book Fair]]'', the national book fair of Bangladesh<br />
*''[[Ekushey Television]]'', the first private terrestrial TV channel in Bangladesh<br />
*''[[Ekushe Udyan]]'', park in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India<ref name="aitcofficial.org"/><br />
*''[[Bhasha Udyan]]'', part of Surendra Nath park in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/108544profile.html|title=Chitra Lahiri|website=www.calcuttayellowpages.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Nothing-political-about-Bhasha-Divas-function/articleshow/4163717.cms|title=Nothing political about Bhasha Divas function - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/outside_jsp/Bhasha_Shahid_Smarak_27_02_2015.jsp|title=Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation|website=www.kmcgov.in}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Artistic depictions of Bangladesh Liberation War]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Language Movement}}<br />
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[[Category:Linguistic history of Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali language movement]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali language]]<br />
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