Complete the sentence about Bengali language with the correct year: In ______, UNESCO recognised 21 February as International Mother Language Day in recognition of the language movement.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 1999

Bengali, or Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Bangladesh and India's West Bengal. The language movement of 1948 to 1956 demanded official status for Bengali in Pakistan, and UNESCO honoured it in 1999 by recognising 21 February as International Mother Language Day.

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