The day is also observed as 'International Mother Language Day' as declared by the UNESCO in 1999. I want the International Mother Language Institute to make a huge contribution for preserving languages," she said. Children from different countries, including Bangladesh, India, Australia, Algeria, Japan, China, Russia and France greeted the Prime Minister in their respective mother tongues on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day. Hasina had laid the foundation for the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka during the visit of then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in 2001, but the subsequent BNP-Jamaat government stopped its work. She said the government will take steps to provide fellowships for language research in the International Mother Language Institute.
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