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saheed minar national monument

14 oktober 2017 - Dhaka University Campus, Bangladesh

This is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan.
On 21 and 22 February 1952, students from Dhaka University and Dhaka Medical College and political activists were killed when the Pakistani police force opened fire on Bengali protesters who were demanding official status for their native tongue, Bengali. This is the beginning of the war for independence

saheed minar national monument

Deze foto werd gemaakt op 14 oktober 2017 in Dhaka University Campus, Bangladesh.