The Martyr’s Day and International Mother Language Day-2020 was observed by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh at the campus located at Pallabi in the capital. The Honorable Vice-Chancellor of the University, Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal paid homage to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar at the beginning of the day.
He was accompanied by the Treasurer, Deans, Registrar, Faculty members, Officers and Students of the university. Later, in the light of Language Movement and International Mother Language Day, essay and recitation competition were held in the University. Honorable Vice-Chancellor graced the program as the Chief Guest.
Afterwards, the chief guest distributed prizes among the winners of the competitions. At the concluding part, prayers were sought for the martyrdom of the language martyrs, the universal use of Bangla language and for the prosperity of country and the university.