In 1963, the Shaheed Minar was built in place of the temporary Shaheed Minar by the design and plan of artist Hamidur Rahman. When the Shaheed Minar was demolished by the Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Liberation in 1971, the present Shaheed Minar was built according to that design in 1972. Even then the language movement continued. In the face of strong movement, the National Assembly of Pakistan recognized Bengali as one of the state languages of Pakistan. At one stage of the debate on the issue of the Bangla language in the National Assembly, according to the amendment proposal given by its member Adeluddin Ahmed, a bill was passed recognizing Bangla as one of the state languages along with Urdu.

The constitution of 1956 gave Bengali the status of state language. The Language Movement of 1952 is a unique event in the history of Bangladesh. It was the first protest and revolt of the Bengali nation against the discriminatory attitude of the Pakistani state, the first inspiration for Bengali nationalism. Since the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Bengali nation has been crushed by the negligence, deprivation, and exploitation of the West Pakistani government. The contempt for their mother tongue Bangla shook the minds of the Bengalis. They realized that their language, culture, and economy were not safe in the hands of Pakistanis. In this way, the seeds of Bengali nationalism were sown among the Bengalis. As a result, the nationalist political movement of the sixties became possible. On this hand the demand for independence from the demand for autonomy and as a result, the heroic Bengalis won the liberation war and led to the emergence of independent Bangladesh.