ዕለቱ የካቲት 14 (ፌብሩዋሪ 21) ተደርጎ የተመረጠው በባንግላዴሽ (የዛኔዋ ምስራቅ ፓኪስታን) በዕለቱ እ.
The date of 21st February was chosen in homage to a number of 'language martyrs' from Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) who were shot on 21st February 1952 in Dhaka, during public protest.