The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day came first from Bangladesh. The idea was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference. The day has been observed every year since the year 2000.
The Maldivian Democratic Party, the ruling party in the Indian Ocean atoll nation, wants to outlaw protests against the government's foreign policy on grounds that these endanger national security.
The Government of India has appointed Sonali Singh to hold the additional charge of the Controller General of Accounts, under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
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