<span style="color: #222222;">In West Bengal, International Mother tongue's day is being observed through various programmes. In Kolkata City Mayor Mr. Firhad Hakim paid floral tributes at Bhasa Sahid Smarak this morning. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also pay homage at the statue of Language martyrs in South Kolkata this afternoon.<br />''<br />''A special programme has been organised at Bangladesh Bhavan at Viswa Bharati University in Santiniketan to mark the day. AIR Kolkata Correspondent reports that cultural programmes in the Bengali language are being organised besides adopting commitments for spreading the use Bangla in daily life are major highlights of the Day.</span><br />