Central Shaheed Minar is the national monument of Bangladesh. It is located near Dhaka Medical College Hospital and in the Dhaka University, area. It is a Historical Place on February 21, 1952, dozens of students and political activists were killed when the Pakistani police force opened fire on Bengali protesters who were demanding equal status to their native tongue, Bangla.
Every year on February 21 many people come here
to show respect as well as all year round. The Shaheed Minar was designed and
built by Hamidur Rahman, a Bangladeshi sculptor.
The Minar was inaugurated by the father of Sofiur Rahman, killed during the massacre. It was demolished within a few days by the police and Pakistani Army. Smaller versions of the memorial were built in other places in the country.
Two years after the first monument was destroyed by the police, a new Shaheed Minar (Monument of Martyrs) was constructed in 1954 to commemorate the protesters who lost their lives. This Minar (monument) was inaugurated by Natyaguru Nurul Momen.
Work on a larger monument designed by the architect
Hamidur Rahman began in 1957 with the support of the United Front ministry.
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