ating the social networking site into their desired language. About 3000 translators used this application over the years in their effort to translate Facebook in to Bangla. The campaign has increased the pace of translation and the translation work is close to completion stage now.

Grameenphone CCO Kazi Monirul Kabir was overwhelmed by the response they received from the Facebook users of Bangladesh. In his note of thanks he said, “We, Grameenphone and Facebook, strongly believe that without the support of all those who have taken part, this would not have been possible in such a short time. We thank again all the participants for the hard work, time and dedication that they have put on to this campaign and made this mammoth task possible and successful.”

Grameenphone expects that Bangla on Facebook will encourage others to generate more Bangla content for the internet users. Today, our struggle for the right to speak in our mother-tongue Bangla is recognized as International Mother Language Day – the ultimate tribute to a struggle that united people and brought them together to uphold a common cause.

Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Chairman of Bishsho Shahitto Kendro, Meenal Balar, International Growth, Lead for Emerging Markets, Alon Sobol, Mobile Partnerships, Lead for Asia of Facebook and Grameenphone CCO Kazi Monirul Kabir were present among others. The top 15 translators were awarded with crests and certificates for their contribution to the initiative.

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