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The '''National Martyrs' Memorial''' ({{lang-bn|জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ}} ''Jatiyo Smriti Shoudho'') is a national monument in [[Bangladesh]]. It was built to honour and remember those who died during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] (as well as the [[Bangladesh genocide|genocide]]) in 1971, which resulted in Bangladesh's independence from [[Pakistan]]. The monument is located in [[Savar]], about 35&nbsp;km northwest of the capital city, [[Dhaka]].<ref name="bpedia">{{cite book |last1=Amin |first1=Md Shahidul |last2=Islam |first2=M Zakiul |year=2012 |chapter=National Martyrs' Memorial |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=National_Martyrs%E2%80%99_Memorial |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921190926/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=National_Martyrs%E2%80%99_Memorial |url-status=live }}</ref> It was designed by [[Syed Mainul Hossain]] and built by [[Concord Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-20|title=Explained: What is the significance of the places on PM Modi's Bangladesh itinerary?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/pm-narendra-modi-bangladesh-itinerary-explained-7235564/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=20 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320133806/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/pm-narendra-modi-bangladesh-itinerary-explained-7235564/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-12-13|title=The rising spirit|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/special-feature/the-rising-spirit-1329121|access-date=2021-03-20|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118080751/https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/special-feature/the-rising-spirit-1329121|url-status=live}}</ref>
The '''National Martyrs' Memorial''' ({{langx|bn|জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ|translit=Jātīẏô Smr̥tisôudhô}}) is a national monument in [[Bangladesh]]. It was built to honour and remember those who died during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] (as well as the [[Bangladesh genocide|genocide]]) in 1971, which resulted in Bangladesh's independence from [[Pakistan]]. The monument is located in [[Savar]], about 35&nbsp;km northwest of the capital city, [[Dhaka]].<ref name="bpedia">{{cite book |last1=Amin |first1=Md Shahidul |last2=Islam |first2=M Zakiul |year=2012 |chapter=National Martyrs' Memorial |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=National_Martyrs%E2%80%99_Memorial |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921190926/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=National_Martyrs%E2%80%99_Memorial |url-status=live }}</ref> It was designed by [[Syed Mainul Hossain]] and built by [[Concord Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-20|title=Explained: What is the significance of the places on PM Modi's Bangladesh itinerary?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/pm-narendra-modi-bangladesh-itinerary-explained-7235564/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=20 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320133806/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/pm-narendra-modi-bangladesh-itinerary-explained-7235564/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-12-13|title=The rising spirit|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/special-feature/the-rising-spirit-1329121|access-date=2021-03-20|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118080751/https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/special-feature/the-rising-spirit-1329121|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Architecture==
==Architecture==
The architecture consists of seven pairs of triangular-shaped walls or prisms, the outermost pair being the shortest in height while also being the widest in span; the inner pairs gradually change their aspect ratio and the innermost pair thus forms the peak point of the architecture.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=A monument of Bangladesh and the world|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/perspective/monument-bangladesh-and-the-world-1332946|access-date=2021-03-20|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920171815/https://www.thedailystar.net/perspective/monument-bangladesh-and-the-world-1332946|url-status=live}}</ref> Each of these seven pairs of walls represents a significant chapter in the [[history of Bangladesh]], namely the [[Bengali language movement|1952 Bengali language movement]], the [[1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1954 provincial election victory of the United Front]], the [[Constitution of Pakistan of 1956|1956 Constitution Movement]], the [[1962 East Pakistan Education movement]], the [[Six point movement|1966 six point movement]], the [[1969 East Pakistan mass uprising|1969 mass uprising]], and the climactic event of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|1971 Liberation War]] (through which Bangladesh became a separate independent sovereign state).<ref name=":0" />
The architecture consists of seven pairs of triangular-shaped walls or prisms, the outermost pair being the shortest in height while also being the widest in span; the inner pairs gradually change their aspect ratio and the innermost pair thus forms the peak point of the architecture.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=A monument of Bangladesh and the world|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/perspective/monument-bangladesh-and-the-world-1332946|access-date=2021-03-20|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920171815/https://www.thedailystar.net/perspective/monument-bangladesh-and-the-world-1332946|url-status=live}}</ref> Each of these seven pairs of walls represents a significant chapter in the [[history of Bangladesh]], namely the [[Bengali language movement|1952 Bengali language movement]], the [[1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1954 provincial election victory of the United Front]], the [[Constitution of Pakistan of 1956|1956 Constitution Movement]], the [[1962 East Pakistan Education movement]], the [[Six point movement|1966 six point movement]], the [[1969 East Pakistan mass uprising|1969 mass uprising]], and the climactic event of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|1971 Liberation War]] (through which Bangladesh became a separate '''independent''' sovereign state).<ref name=":0" />
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==External links==
==External links==
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National Martyrs' Memorial
জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypePublic monument
LocationSavar, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°54′40.4″N 90°15′17.4″E / 23.911222°N 90.254833°E / 23.911222; 90.254833
Construction started1978
Completed1982
Height
Roof150 feet (46 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Syed Mainul Hossain
Main contractorConcord Group

The National Martyrs' Memorial (Bengali: জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ, romanized: Jātīẏô Smr̥tisôudhô) is a national monument in Bangladesh. It was built to honour and remember those who died during the Bangladesh Liberation War (as well as the genocide) in 1971, which resulted in Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan. The monument is located in Savar, about 35 km northwest of the capital city, Dhaka.[1] It was designed by Syed Mainul Hossain and built by Concord Group.[2][3]

History

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Syed Mainul Hossain standing by the National Martyrs' Memorial (which he designed)

Plans for the monument were initiated in 1976. Following the selection of Savar as the main site (about 35 km north-west of the capital city, Dhaka), a nationwide design competition was held in June 1978. Following evaluation of the 57 submissions, Syed Mainul Hossain's design was chosen.

Architecture

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The architecture consists of seven pairs of triangular-shaped walls or prisms, the outermost pair being the shortest in height while also being the widest in span; the inner pairs gradually change their aspect ratio and the innermost pair thus forms the peak point of the architecture.[4] Each of these seven pairs of walls represents a significant chapter in the history of Bangladesh, namely the 1952 Bengali language movement, the 1954 provincial election victory of the United Front, the 1956 Constitution Movement, the 1962 East Pakistan Education movement, the 1966 six point movement, the 1969 mass uprising, and the climactic event of the 1971 Liberation War (through which Bangladesh became a separate independent sovereign state).[3]

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  • National Martyrs' Monument Jame Masjid
    National Martyrs' Monument Jame Masjid

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Amin, Md Shahidul; Islam, M Zakiul (2012). "National Martyrs' Memorial". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Explained: What is the significance of the places on PM Modi's Bangladesh itinerary?". The Indian Express. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The rising spirit". The Daily Star. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "A monument of Bangladesh and the world". The Daily Star. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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