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This week's program commemorated the - 'Language Martyrs Day' - celebrated this week on 21st February in Canberra, Australia and around the globe. The day is also celebrated as the 'International Mother Language Day' in recognition of the sacrifice of the Bangla Language Movement martyrs in 1952 - the event that culminated the rise of Bangla nationhood and ultimately the independence of Bangladesh. This week's program focused on the influence of the 21st February language movement on Bengali literature and music. The songs, music and poetry recitations used in the program were collected from YouTube. This week’s program was produced and presented by Shamsuddin Shafi Biplob.