The Language Movement catalysed the assertion of Bengali national identity in East Bengal and later East Pakistan, and became a forerunner to Bengali nationalist movements, including the 6-Point Movement and subsequently the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987.
The importance of the language movement is immense in awakening the right and freedom spirit of Bengalis. The language movement of 1952 has always affected all our political, social and cultural activities directly and indirectly. The influence was so far-reaching that relations between the common man and the political were established. Mutual trust was established, which accelerated the nation's liberation struggle.