What is Bengali language movement?
[[File:1952_Bengali_Language_movement.jpg|thumb|250px|A march for the Bengali Language Movement held on 21 February 1952 in [[Dhaka]].]] [[File:First Shaheed Minar 1952.jpg|right|thumb|The first Shaheed Minar, built on February 22, 1952. The police destroyed it four days later.]] The '''Bengali Language Movement''' (also called the '''Language Movement''') were [[protest]]s by people living in [[Bangladesh]], which was part of Pakistan during that time. The people living in Bangladesh started protesting because they did not like that the government of Pakistan made [[Urdu]] the official language, which they did not speak. The government responded to the protests by making meetings outside illegally . At the height of the movement on 21 February 1952, [[police]] killed students that were protesting. The [[Shaheed Minar]] was a monument built to honor these students. Bengali did become an official language on [[29 February]] [[1956]]. This day is celebrated by Bangladesh as [[Language Movement Day]]. {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:History of Pakistan]] [[Category:Languages of Bangladesh]]