The Heat and Momentum of 21 February

By Akhteruzzaman Elias. Translated from the collection of essays Sanskritir Bhanga Setu (Broken Bridge of Culture), 1996. The demand that Bangla be made a state language in Pakistan arose even before Pakistan was created, and those who raised this demand were involved in, or supporters of, the Pakistan movement. Immediately after the state’s establishment, the […]