International Mother Language Day Stamp

The postal department of the United States of America has published a postal stamp commemorating  UN International Mother Language Day which is observed on 21 February , the glorious day when students in Bangladesh sacrificed their lives for the dignity and the sovereignty of their own language Bangla.

The commemorative stamp worth 41 cents has been published under an active initiative of VOA Bangla’s Los Angeles stringer Saifur Rahman Osmani Jeetu .

Although initially this stamp can be ordered through website www.zazzle.com/osmani, depending on the demand , from the next year the stamp will be available in the US post offices.

In an exclusive interview with VOA Bangla, Jeetu talk about the initiatives which eventually resulted in publication of the stamp.