The fact-checking organisation Rumor Scanner has refuted the claim that Bengali is the second official, official, or state language of the West African nation Sierra Leone.
In a report published on its website on Thursday, it stated:
“The claim that Bengali is the second official, official, or state language of Sierra Leone is incorrect, as the language was never considered a second state language in Sierra Leone.”
Professor Muhammad Yunus , Chief Adviser of the interim government, has paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement, marking the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day. He paid homage by placing a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city at 12:12 am today.
The Chief Adviser arrived on the Shaheed Minar premises when the clock struck 12 midnight. He proceeded to the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar at a slow pace while playing the historic immortal song on the Amar ...
