Shaheed Minar in Dhaka

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Shaheed Minar in Dhaka is a prominent national monument in Bangladesh commemorating the martyrs of the 1952 Bengali Language Movement and symbolizing the country’s struggle for linguistic and cultural rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
national memorial
alsoKnownAs Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
surface form: Central Shaheed Minar

Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
surface form: Central Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
architect Hamidur Rahman
coDesigner Novera Ahmed
commemorates Bengali Language Movement
Language Movement martyrs
commemoratesEventYear 1952
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
culturalSignificance central site of national mourning
symbol of Bangladeshi identity
currentStructureCompletedYear 1963
dedicatedTo martyrs of 21 February 1952
designFeatures bas-relief sculptures
central vertical columns
red circular sun motif
semi-circular arrangement of columns
hasColorTheme red sun backdrop
white columns
hasComponent main altar
memorial plaques
surrounding platforms
heritageStatus important national heritage site of Bangladesh
inspired replica Shaheed Minars worldwide
languageOfCommemoration Bengali
locatedIn Dhaka
Dhaka University area
near Dhaka Medical College
majorEventDate 21 February
managedBy Government of Bangladesh
material concrete
nearbyInstitution Dhaka Medical College
University of Dhaka
observanceAssociatedWith International Mother Language Day
Language Movement of 1952
surface form: Language Movement Day
originalConstructionInitiatedBy activists of the Bengali Language Movement
students of Dhaka Medical College
originalConstructionYear 1952
originalStructureDemolishedBy Pakistani authorities
originalStructureDemolishedYear 1952
symbolizes Bengali nationalism
respect for mother tongue
struggle for cultural rights
struggle for linguistic rights
usedFor laying floral wreaths
public gatherings
state ceremonies

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Language Movement in East Bengal memorial Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
Language Movement of 1952 memorial Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Shaheed Minar
Dhaka University campus area around the present Shaheed Minar hasMonument Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Central Shaheed Minar
Dhaka University campus area around the present Shaheed Minar memorializedBy Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Central Shaheed Minar
Jabbar memorial Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Shaheed Minar
Shaheed Minar in Dhaka alsoKnownAs Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Central Shaheed Minar
Shaheed Minar in Dhaka alsoKnownAs Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Central Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
Shafiur Rahman burialPlace Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
Shafiur Rahman commemoratedBy Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Shaheed Minar
Victory Day of Bangladesh symbol Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
this entity surface form: Shaheed Minar