Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 21 Feb 2021 07:10 PM BdST
Updated: 21 Feb 2021 08:10 PM BdST
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said a lack of funds has stalled the process of getting Bangla recognised as an official language of the United Nations. );
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Except for the funds, the UN has no problem in making Bangla one of its official languages because it is the fifth most spoken language in the world, according to him.
“The matter has stalled due to [a lack of funds]. We couldn’t pledge funds, huge funds,” he told reporters after the International Mother Language Day event at Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Sunday.