They were demonstrating to establish their mother language Bangla as a national language along with Urdu, which was chosen as the sole official language in the then newly created Pakistan. Photo: Shaheed Minar, a solemn and symbolic sculpture erected in the place of the massacre. The monument is the symbol of Bangladesh Nationalism.
Ellos se manifestaban para establecer su lengua materna, el Bangla como lengua nacional, junto con el Urdu, la cual fue escogida como única lengua nacional en el entonces recién creado estado pakistaní.