Recognizing Saturday, February 21, 2026, as International Mother Language Day to honor the brave souls who, on this day in 1952, sacrificed their lives to retain the right to use their mother language Bangla, also known as Bengali.

260128 · Resolution · Adopted

Sponsors: Anthony Phillips, Isaiah Thomas, Jamie Gauthier, Jeffery Young Jr., Jim Harrity, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Kendra Brooks, Mark Squilla, Nicolas O'Rourke, Nina Ahmad, Quetcy Lozada, Rue Landau

Timeline

• Feb 19, 2026: Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar (City Council)
• Feb 19, 2026: Adopted (City Council)