Consider the following statements : 1. 21st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF. 2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is incorrect. International Mother Language Day is celebrated on 21st February each year. It was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999, not by UNICEF. 2. Statement 2 is correct. Following the partition of India, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was formed. In 1948, Dhirendranath Datta, a member from East Bengal (later East Pakistan), made a demand that Bangla (Bengali) be recognized as one of the national languages alongside Urdu. This demand was a significant early event in the Bengali Language Movement. Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.