Language Movement Day / Shaheed Dibas (Martyrs’ Day)
Bangladesh Tourism Board / Government of Bangladesh
Date and recurrence
21 February
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Bangladesh national remembrance and cultural observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Language Movement Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Bangladesh Tourism Board — Central Shaheed MinarNational Government Cultural Commemoration
Frequently asked questions
When is Language Movement Day / Shaheed Dibas (Martyrs’ Day)?
21 February The stored recurrence guidance is: 21 February.
Does Language Movement Day / Shaheed Dibas (Martyrs’ Day) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Language Movement Day / Shaheed Dibas (Martyrs’ Day) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Bangladesh national remembrance and cultural observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Language Movement Day / Shaheed Dibas (Martyrs’ Day)?
The stored designation basis is: Bangladesh Tourism Board / Government of Bangladesh. Supporting provenance includes Bangladesh Tourism Board — Central Shaheed Minar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Language Movement Day / Shaheed Dibas (Martyrs’ Day) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Bangladesh national remembrance and cultural observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.
Other observances on February 21
These records also resolve to February 21, 2027 under the current authority data.
International Mother Language Day
A/RES/56/262
National Grain-Free Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record states that Siete Family Foods founded National Grain-Free Day in 2019 and that the registrar proclaimed it annually on February 21.