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Mujibnagar Memorial is located at Mujibnagar in Meherpur District. This memorial was built at the place where the Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed during the Liberation War. Its architect is Tanveer Naquib. Its construction work started in 1974 and completed in 1987.
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.
Shaheed Minar is an outstanding monument of Bangladesh. It was built to tribute the martyrs who given up their life for language. The main incident had been occurring inside of Dhaka medical college hospital. So a decision was taken to build a memorial adjacent to DMCH. The planning started at midnight on 22 February, and the work started the ...
The 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu, or the 7/3 Speech (Bengali: সাতই মার্চের ভাষণ, romanized: Sāta'i Mārcēra Bhāṣaṇa), was a public speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka to a gathering of over one million (1,000,000) people. [1]
Independence Day is commonly associated with parades, political speeches, fairs, concerts, ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history and traditions of Bangladesh. TV and radio stations broadcast special programs and patriotic songs in honor of Independence Day.
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In this genocide, 6 to 7 thousand ordinary people lost their lives in Dhaka alone. In Bangladesh, this day is known as Genocide Remembrance Day. [7] After 12 noon on that day (in the first hour of March 26), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh and the War of Liberation began. [8]
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. The holiday began as a way to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War, but the day now honors all U.S. veterans who have sacrificed their lives.