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Conference

International Mother Language Day

Date
Monday 21 February 2022
Time
Address
Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague
Room
Spanish stairs

The embassy of Bangladesh and BA International Studies present a creative observance of International Mother Language Day.

Programme

  • Welcome by the Chair - Prof. dr. Giles-Scott Smith
  • Students poems and songs in their mother language
  • Talk "What if you can't listen to your grandmother's stories" - Prof. dr. Maarten Mous
  • Short story launch by Bangladeshi authors
  • Addresses by: 
    Ms. Kathleen Ferrier (Chair Dutch UNESCO Commission);
    Ms. Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović (Secretary-general of Europa Nostra);
    -  Ms. Dewi van de Weerd (Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands)
  • Closing by M Riaz Hamidulla (Ambassador of Bangladesh)

If you're interested in joining, please register for this event via this link.

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