February 21 is celebrated as the International Mother Language Day, as declared by the United Nations in 2000. Bengalis the world over, have been commemorating the day as Bhasha Dibas or Shahid Dibas for more than six decades now. This is a day of great national significance that got universal recognition as Mother Language Day now being observed globally under the umbrella of UNESCO. It’s 21 February again today, when the song “Amaar bhayer rokte rangano Ekushe February/Aami

The United Nations' (UN) World Day of Social Justice is annually observed on February 20 to encourage people to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication. It also focuses on the goal of achieving full employment and support for social integration. The theme for World Day of Social Justice 2021 is 'A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy'. According to the United Nations, the digital economy is transforming the world through expansion in broadband connect

February 13 is World Radio Day, which celebrates the radio as a way of educating people, providing information, and promoting freedom of expression across cultures. It is also a day to remember the unique power of radio which touches lives and brings people together from every corner of the globe. This year the theme of this day is “Evolution, Innovation, and Connection”. This theme is focused on sustainability, mobility, and services of the radio to our society. The radio is

World Cancer Day is observed worldwide on February 4. World Cancer Day is a global observance that helps raise people’s awareness of cancer and how to prevent, detect, or treat it. World Cancer Day is part of the World Cancer Campaign, which response to the Charter of Paris adopted at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium on February 4, 2000. It called for a strong alliance between researchers, health-care professionals, patients, governments, industry partne