On February 21, 1952, students bought out a protest demanding Bengali language be given the status of national language despite Section 144 (curfew) being imposed. The police fired at the protestors on the road in front of Dhaka Medical College.
On February 21, 1952, students protested for Bengali to become the national language, even though a curfew was in place. Police opened fire on the protesters as they marched in front of Dhaka Medical College.