The Embassy of Bangladesh today celebrated heed Dibash and International Mother Language Day with due respect. In the morning the Crarge D’affaires (CDA) Dr. Sahida Akter and Embassy officials laid floral wreath at the Shaheed Minar located at the Nishiguchi Park of Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Later, at the Embassy premises, the national flag was hoisted at half-mast by the CDA while national anthem was played. Messages by the Hon’ble President, the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the Hon’ble Foreign Minister and the Hon’ble State Minister for Foreign Affairs were read out to the audience. A large number of expatriate Bangladeshi as well as Japanese eminent persons took part in vibrant discussion on significance of the day followed by screening of a video on the language movement.