Shaheed Minar

Shaheed Minar , Dhaka :

Shaheed Minar ( Martyr tower ) " Martyr Monument " in 1952 to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement protests in Dhaka , Bangladesh, is a national monument .
Pakistani police forces in their native tongue , demanding equal status to Bengali had opened fire on Bengali protesters when on February 21 , 1952 date , dozens of students and political activists were killed . The massacre occurred near Dhaka Dhaka Medical College and Ramna Park . A temporary monument in Dhaka and other educational institutions of university students first used by February 23 , but soon by Pakistani police force was destroyed on February 26 .
Language Movement gained momentum and after a long struggle, are given equal status with Urdu and Bengali . Commemoration of the dead , the Shaheed Minar Hamidur , was designed and built by a Bangladeshi sculptor . It was completely destroyed during Operation Searchlight, the monument stood until the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 . After Bangladesh gained independence , it was rebuilt .
Currently , all held each year on 21 February , the national mourning , cultural and other activities , has centered around the monument .

History

:

The first Shaheed Minar,
built on February 22, 1952.
It was demolished by Pakistan
Police and Army four days later.

 







Immediately the first monument on February 21 , 1952, was created after the events . Dr. Sayed Haider , a major planner and designer of the monument , the decision to build it was taken by students at Dhaka Medical College . Shaheed Minar , Dhaka University area located near Dhaka Medical College Hospital . It is adjacent to the Dhaka University Department of Mathematics . It is far distant from the protestors and Chankharpul 0.25 km ( 0.16 miles ) in just 0.5 kilometers ( 0.3 miles ) is . Bangladesh Shaheed Minar is an outstanding monument . Tribute to the martyrs who have given their lives for the language until it was built . The main event was happening inside the Dhaka Medical College Hospital . So a decision was taken to build a memorial adjacent to the Dhaka Medical College . Planning begins on February 22 at midnight , and began to work the next day . Raw materials needed to build the monument, offering students the minarets , 22 February at midnight when he asked the boss Pearu , the old city is one of the most comprehensive Panchayat , is sponsored by . Although curfew was in place , students began to build the tower on February 23 . They worked through the night and finished it at dawn . A hand- written paper it's written " Shahid Smritistombho" was connected with the minarets . Minaret of 6 feet (3.0 × 1.8 m ) , measured by the 10 . This father is killed during the massacre Sofiur by Minar Rahman inaugurated . It was destroyed in a few days by the police and the Pakistani army . Some of the models created in other places of the country is short of memory . The first monument was destroyed by the police two years later , a new Shaheed Minar ( Martyr 's Monument ) , who lost their lives was built in 1954 to commemorate protesters . This minaar ( monument ) Natyaguru inaugurated by Nurul Momen . Began in 1957 with support from the United Front Ministry Hamidur designed by architect working on a larger monument .
Shaheed Minar (1963-1971)
After the formation of the united front by the local government - led by AK Fazlul Huq and the Awami League , 21 February 1956, the anniversary is openly and widely observed and it became possible to build a new monument . Construction was started in 1957, under which the sculptor Hamidur monument design . Dhaka Medical College Hostel Hamidur 's model of a large area of land in the yard was a huge complex . Great design, with its fallen sons standing on the monument in the center of the altar to symbolize the mother of a half- circular column . Yellow and deep blue pieces of stained glass , symbolizing eyes reflecting the sun , were also placed in the column . The column was designed to reflect the moving shadows on the marble floor . Tower, a 1,500 -square-foot basement, was also a history of the movement (140 M2) in the fresco . Bengali alphabet was equipped with a railing in front of the building . Both the red and black colors indicate the two opposite forces footmarks,, the design also . This also includes a museum and a library are included in the design of Hamidur . Was to build a fountain shaped like an eye . Toys area 's tropical climate , specifically designed to withstand the monument of the materials .
Hamidur construction supervision and Novera Ahmed , started in November 1957 . Basement , platform , rails , footprints and martial law was declared in the area was finished with the columns of some of the murals , and the construction work , including , most are forced to a halt . Leaving much of Rahman 's design unfinished construction work , was completed in 1963 . It Abul Barkat , Hasina Begum, the mother on February 21 , 1963, was inaugurated on . Minar was severely damaged by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, the . Columns were destroyed during the fighting . Pakistani Army Minar crushed and debris on the " Mosque " read a sign placed .
Shaheed Minar and the current state of re- establishing
In 1972 , the president appointed a committee headed by Abu Sayeed Chowdhury and renovation work is started . Construction and building design department followed in 1963 , when the original sketches , are ignored . According to the 1963 construction of the shortening of the design is done quickly . Restored murals were destroyed by the Pakistani army and the basement was sealed off . The original design of the renovation work Hamidur are not approved by the Department . In the mid-eighties , the monument is a square shape, giving it a triangular one , Shaheed Minar premises to increase the size of the main architects of the Department of Architecture Monirul Islam , Abul Bashar , supervision underwent further reforms . Corresponding quarter sculptor Novera Ahmed and Danish architects using gean Deleuran Hamidur Rahman demanded proper implementation of the design . Ismail SM , because of the extension , the basement murals were two entrances off permanently , and the remaining 15 years of a legacy , murals had lost much of their gloss . In the 1983 reform , the poor, the materials are lined with marble . A museum and library are also featured in the original plan . August 25 , 2010 , the High Court ordered nine for the maintenance and renovation of the Shaheed Minar premises and asked the Public Works Department for the establishment of a museum and a library .
Proportionality Despite some flaws , monument stands still high . It is one of the city's most important monuments . Very close association with the cultural history of the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka City have . It will be one of the primary tourist attractions in Dhaka and is visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year . Bangladesh is one of the most well-maintained monuments . Special care 21 February ( Ekushey February ) are taken every year on the occasion . Premises are thoroughly cleaned and washed . Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University Central Shaheed Minar premises artist and colorfully painted with intricate designs . So Shaheed Minar premises in color throughout the year .

Architecture :

 The Shaheed Minar
       (side view)



 Great design of the monument standing on the altar , and the red sun shining in the back with his fallen son , mother to symbolize the half- round columns . Dhaka Central Shaheed Minar and 14 meters ( 46 feet ) to a height and is made of marble . Stairs and obstacles to create a divine appearance , with white highlights . Iron fence on both sides of the characters are drawn with lines from legendary poets and poetry . As visitors enter the monument in the 1952 's that damn police who sacrificed their lives Patriots get two statues . The marble floor was designed to reveal the shadow moving column . Basement monument representing the history of language, a 1,500 -square-foot (140 M2) included in the mural . Minar monument to be rebuilt as a result of the rapid repair mistakes . Column height was shorter and more bent than the original plan head count , and the proportion of the various parts of the monument are not properly maintained .

Significance :

Shaheed Minar, as displayed
  on the annual anniversary,
       February 22, 2009.

 Bangladeshi nationalism in the spirit of the language movement , thus representing the Central Shaheed Minar and its efforts to highlight the importance of social and cultural progress of the Bengali language epitomizes, Bangladesh came into the country , which is one of the country 's terrible movement . Consequently , the Shaheed Minar and Bangladesh has a very important place in the social and cultural system .
Currently , all held each year on 21 February , the national mourning , cultural and other activities , has centered around the Shaheed Minar
.
Location :
Shaheed Minar , Dhaka University area located near Dhaka Medical College Hospital . Mathematics Department of the University of Dhaka , Jahangirnagar University is adjacent .