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Rayer Bazaar is a well-known thoroughfare in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is generally regarded as one of the historical areas of the city. Rayer Bazaar was founded during the colonial period most probably in the 19th century. It was the potters who first started to live here beside the Turag River. This Place was most probably named after someone titled Ray. It was easy to find the clay used to make pots in this area and spread it around by boats as it was situated near the river.
During the Mughal period, this place was famous for pottery and most of the potters of this region used to live in Rayer Bazar, because the famous “lal mati” was available in this place. During the Mughal and British Colonial period, the red clay was not available in the neighborhoods. As a result, the Potters of Rayer Bazar have a long tradition of working with this red clay. According to Dr. Wise, this place was known as “Kumartoli” during the Mughal period.
Rayer Bazar will remain in our memories, in our history for another reason. In the night of 14 December 1971, many of Bangladesh’s intellectuals including professors, journalists, doctors, artists, engineers, and writers were rounded up in Dhaka. They were taken blindfolded to torture cells in Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Nakhalpara, Rajarbagh and other locations in different sections of the city. Later on, they were executed and thrown out in the swamps, at Rayerbazar.
In memory of the martyred intellectuals of 1971, a Memorial is created in there. The ‘Al-Badr’ and ‘Al-Shams’ Group helped the West Pakistan Army to locate the intellectuals and slaughtered them and many other innocent peoples at night. After the massacre they brought the corpses and left them into the swamps of Rayer Bazaar. After the Liberation War, the people of Dhaka found out that all the dead bodies of many great intellectuals and innocent people are piled up in here.” Martyred Intellectuals Memorial is the memorial built for the memory of the martyred intellectuals of 1971. The memorial is built in the Boddhobhumi at Rayer Bazaar.
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বাংলাদেশের রাজধানী ঢাকার অন্যতম ঐতিহাসিক এলাকা হল রায়েরবাজার। সম্ভবত ১৯শ শতকে ঔপনিবেশিক শাসনামলে এই এলাকাটিকে বসবাসযোগ্য করে গড়ে তোলা হয়। তুরাগ নদীর পাশেই অবস্থিত এই এলাকায় মাটির সহজলভ্যতা এবং নদীপথে মাটির তৈরি পণ্য পরিবহনের সুবিধার কারনে এখানে সর্বপ্রথম কুমোররা বাস করতে শুরু করে। সম্ভবত রায় নামক কোন ব্যাক্তির নামে এই এলাকার নামকরণ করা হয়েছিল।
মুঘল আমলে রায়েরবাজার খ্যাতি ছিল মৃৎশিল্পের জন্য। এই অঞ্চলে নামকরা ‘লালমাটির’ সহজলভ্যতার কারনে বেশীরভাগ কুমোররা এখানে বাস করত। মুঘল এবং ইংরেজ শাসনামলে এই এলাকার আশেপাশে লালমাটি পাওয়া যেতো না। রায়েরবাজারের কুমোরদের লালমাটি দিয়ে কাজ করার সুদীর্ঘ ঐতিহ্য ছিল। ইতিহাসবিদ ডঃ ওয়াইজের মতে মুঘল আমলে রায়েরবাজারের নাম ছিল ‘কুমারতলী’।
আমাদের স্মৃতিতে এবং ইতিহাস রায়েরবাজারের নাম লেখা থাকবে আরেকটি কারনে। ১৯৭১ সালের ১৪ই ডিসেম্বরের কালরাতে ঢাকায় শিক্ষক, সাংবাদিক, চিকিৎসক, শিল্পী, প্রকৌশলী, লেখকসহ বাংলাদেশের বিভিন্ন পেশার বুদ্ধিজীবিদের চোখ বেধে ঘর থেকে তুলে মিরপুর, মোহাম্মদপুর, নাখালপাড়া, রাজারবাগসহ শহরের বিভিন্ন নির্যাতন কেন্দ্রে নিয়ে যাওয়া হয়। পরবর্তীতে অকথ্য নির্যাতনের পর তাঁদের নৃশংসভাবে হত্যা করা হয় এবং রায়েরবাজার বধ্যভূমিতে এসব কৃতি সন্তানের লাশ ফেলে দেওয়া হয়। সেই কালরাতে পাকবাহিনীকে তাদের এদেশীয় দোসর ‘আল বদর’ ও ‘আল শামস’ এসব বুদ্ধিজীবিদের খুঁজে পেতে সহায়তা করে। দেশ স্বাধীন হবার পর রায়েরবাজারের বধ্যভূমি আবিষ্কৃত হয় যেখানে দেশের এসব প্রথিতযশা বুদ্ধিজীবির পচা গলা লাশ ছড়িয়ে ছিটিয়ে পড়ে থাকতে দেখা যায়। ১৯৭১ সালের শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবিদের স্মরণে রায়েরবাজারের বধ্যভূমিতে একটি স্মৃতিসৌধ নির্মাণ করা হয়েছে।
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[name] => Shaheed Sagor
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At the North Bengal Sugar Mills Ltd. at Gopalpur in Natore district, about one hundred innocent people, officers, laborers, staffs and others of the mills, were killed on the staircase of a pond in the main mill premises by machine gun burst-fire on May 5, 1971 by the beastly Pakistani soldiers. This holy pond is now called “Shaheed Sagar” by the local people.
On 1971 30th March in Lalpur Upazila, 4km to north of Gopalpur in Moynapur Village there was a war of Khan Senas. Next day when Major Reza Khan planned to escape he was shot by the public. In order to prevent Pakistani army for landing on the airport the local people demanding freedom broke the runway and maid the Iswardi Airport inactive. There was a horrendous condition in the town yet for the sake of sugar cane cultivators, each people were assigned individual responsibilities in the mills. In May 5 1971 despite the surrounding conditions Mill was active.
Then suddenly a group of Pakistani soldiers with the help of some Rajakaars entered the mill. The brush fired and killed the administrator Lt. Anwarul Azim and other employees of the mill. After killing them they left all the dead bodies in the pond. After Liberation this pond was named as Sagor Dighi. In 1973 in memory of Lt. Anwarul Azim Gopalpur railway station was named as Azimpur Station.
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Hamidur Rahman (Bengali: হামিদুর রহমান), (2 February 1953 - 28 October 1971), better known as Shaheed Sepoy Hamidur Rahman, was a Sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Hamidur Rahman was killed on October 28, 1971 at Dhalai, Sylhet during an attempt to capture the Pakistani Army's position. The advancing Mukti Bahini column finally captured the Dhalai Border Outpost due in large part to his efforts. He was posthumously awarded the Bir Sreshtho, the highest recognition of bravery of Bangladesh.
Memorial was established with a view to protect the memories of Birshreshtho Hamidur Rahman. You should visit this place to pay respect to him for his great contribution in the birth of our beloved motherland. On 28th October, 1971 he died as a martyr in the battlefield at ‘Dholoi’. Hamidur Rahman was honored with the highest designation of Bangladesh – “Bir Sreshtha” for his bravery and sacrifice in the 1971 liberation war. This memorial is built as a reminiscent of this great freedom fighter.
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বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ হামিদুর রহমানের স্মৃতি রক্ষার্থে এই স্মৃতিসৌধটি নির্মাণ করা হয়। আপনি এখানে গিয়ে এই বীরের প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা জানাতে পারেন এবং বাংলাদেশের অভ্যুদয়ের ক্ষেত্রে তাঁর অবদানকে শ্রদ্ধার সাথে স্মরণ করতে পারেন।{:}
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[name] => Central Shaheed Minar
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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 first Shaheed Minar was built immediately after the events of February 21, 1952. According to the main planner and the designer of the first Shaheed Minar, the decision to build it was first made by the students of Dhaka Medical College. Shaheed Minar is situated near Dhaka Medical College Hospital and in the Dhaka University area. It is adjacent to the Mathematics department of Dhaka University. It is only 0.5 kilometers (0.3 mi) away from Shahbag and 0.25 km (0.16 mi) distant from Chankharpul. 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 February 22, and the work started the next day. This Minar was sponsored by Pearu Sardar, one of the old Dhaka panchayet sardars, when some of the students asked his help at midnight of 22 February, to contribute the raw materials needed to build the monument. Although curfew was in place, students started building the Minar in the afternoon of February 23. They worked through the night and finished it at dawn. A hand written paper was attached to the Minar with "Shaheed Smritistombho" written on it. The original Minar measured 10 by 6 feet (3.0 m × 1.8 m).
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 of 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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