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[name] => Central Shaheed Minar
[post_id] => 5650
[post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/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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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] => {:en}Megalithic Tombs Stone{:}{:bn}প্রাগৈতিহাসিক যুগের স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ{:}
[post_id] => 4276
[post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/megalithic-tombs-stone/
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This glorious place, of Megalithic Tombs Stone, holds the remaining pieces of Jainta Kingdom. The damaged Rajbari or King's palace, Jainteshvari temple, and megalithic monument are found here. Megalithic monument is the best heritage structure among these. There is no other megalithic monument in Bangladesh other than this. Jaintiapur is the only place in Bangladesh where Meghalithic remnants have been discovered.
Due to its geophysical condition the region remained independent for a long time and was well known as Jaintapur Kingdom. As such it was mentioned in Epic, Puranic, and Tantric literatures. However, a number of local legends, folk tales, and inscriptions suggest that from approximately the 7th/8th century AD Jaintapur came under the control of Kamarupa Kingdom and that later it went under the control of the Chandra and Varman rulers.
After the fall of the Varmans, Jaintapur was again ruled for some time by the Deva dynasty. Jayanta Ray, the last ruler of the Deva dynasty, had a daughter named Jayanti, who got married to a son of a Khasi chief, named Landowar. Due to this matrimonial alliance, Jaintapur kingdom went under the control of the Khasis in c 1500 AD. Subsequently, Khasi kings ruled over the kingdom independently till the British occupied it in 1835.
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[name] => Hajong Mata Roshimoni Monument
[post_id] => 5189
[post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/hajong-mata-roshimoni-monument/
[thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hajong-mata-roshimoni-monument-BD-Explorer1-300x192.jpg
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On the way of BDR camp of Bijoypur, you'll find a monument. This monument was built for remembering the courageous sacrifice of Hajong Roshimoni (হাজং রশিমনি). She was killed during the Tonk Andolon (টনক আন্দোলন). The GPS coordinate of the monument is (25° 9'27.72"N, 90°39'32.31"E).
That event was actually taking position against the barbarian ruler of that area. The Shushong King/Zamindar (সুসংগ রাজা/জমিদার) was the owner of all lands and local people were only allowed to cultivate there. They were forced to pay a portion from their crops, no matter how good or bad the harvest is. This cruel rule just crippled the farmers economically. So they have decided to stand against the ruler under the banner of Hajong Roshimoni (হাজং রশিমনি) who was later killed.
The monument is simple in design and may not be an attractive structure to you, but if you know the history behind, you may find this interesting. The book Bangladesher Krishoker Shongram (বাংলাদেশের কৃষকের সংগ্রাম) by Shotten Sen (সত্যেন সেন) has more detail about this courageous lady.
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