Rajshahi University carries 1971 war memories in museum, monuments

The entire campus of Rajshahi University (RU), the second largest such institution in the country, contains different beautiful monuments dedicated to the Liberation War. The RU also played a vital and glorious role in the Liberation War as the university lost its teachers, students and officials as martyrs during the war.
To pay tributes to the national heroes martyred in the War of Independence and recall their contributions, the university has established a few monuments as well as a museum. These monuments have gradually enhanced the beauty of the campus. Shahid Smriti Sangrahashala, the first museum based on the Liberation War, was set up in 1972. This was also the first museum in the country dedicated to the Liberation War and its memorabilia.
Many skeletons of martyred freedom fighters are preserved in the Shahid Smriti Sangrahashala. Also preserved in the museum are different rare objects used in war by the freedom fighters including arms, garments and relevant documents.
It has six galleries, with various memorabilia recovered after the Liberation War. At the centre of the museum is a research library to preserve all documents on the Liberation War, including books, reference papers, journals and photographs. The Sangrahashala is open from 8.00am to 2.00pm to visitors every day.
Sabash Bangladesh, a headstone on the Liberation War, is the most attractive one on the university campus. This monument can be seen when one enters the campus through the main entrance gate of the university. The Sabash Bangladesh monument is situated on the right side of the university’s Senate building. It was designed by eminent artist Nithun Khundu in 1976.
In 1972, an eye-catching Shahid Minar was built next to the Shahid Smriti Sangrahashala. The first Shahid Minar, in front of the Shahidullah Arts Building, was demolished by the Pakistani army on April 14, 1971. Another memorial is the Shahid Smriti Stombho ’71, built on the university’s mass graveyard at the east side of the campus. The authorities recovered thousands of skeletons of freedom fighters while they dug up the mass graveyard in March 2003. Another monument, ‘Bidhargo’, was set up in front of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall in August 2011.

 

Rajshahi University carries 1971 war memories in museum, monuments

The entire campus of Rajshahi University (RU), the second largest such institution in the country, contains different beautiful monuments dedicated to the Liberation War. The RU also played a vital and glorious role in the Liberation War as the university lost its teachers, students and officials as martyrs during the war. To pay tributes to the national heroes martyred in the War of Independence and recall their contributions, the university has established a few monuments as well as a museum. These monuments have gradually enhanced the beauty of the campus. Shahid Smriti Sangrahashala, the first museum based on the Liberation War, was set up in 1972. This was also the first museum in the country dedicated to the Liberation War and its memorabilia. Many skeletons of martyred freedom fighters are preserved in the Shahid Smriti Sangrahashala. Also preserved in the museum are different rare objects used in war by the freedom fighters including arms, garments and relevant documents. It has six galleries, with various memorabilia recovered after the Liberation War. At the centre of the museum is a research library to preserve all documents on the Liberation War, including books, reference papers, journals and photographs. The Sangrahashala is open from 8.00am to 2.00pm to visitors every day. Sabash Bangladesh, a headstone on the Liberation War, is the most attractive one on the university campus. This monument can be seen when one enters the campus through the main entrance gate of the university. The Sabash Bangladesh monument is situated on the right side of the universitys Senate building. It was designed by eminent artist Nithun Khundu in 1976. In 1972, an eye-catching Shahid Minar was built next to the Shahid Smriti Sangrahashala. The first Shahid Minar, in front of the Shahidullah Arts Building, was demolished by the Pakistani army on April 14, 1971. Another memorial is the Shahid Smriti Stombho 71, built on the universitys mass graveyard at the east side of the campus. The authorities recovered thousands of skeletons of freedom fighters while they dug up the mass graveyard in March 2003. Another monument, Bidhargo, was set up in front of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall in August 2011.