Martyred Intellectuals Memorial

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Martyred Intellectuals Memorial (Bengali: বুদ্ধিজীবি স্মৃতি সৌধ) is a memorial built for the memory of the martyred intellectuals of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The memorial, located in Mirpur area of Dhaka^[1], was designed by architect Mostafa Ali Kuddus. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a large number of teachers, doctors, engineers, poets and writers were killed allegedly by Pakistan Army and Al-Badr and Al-Shams militia, their local collaborators. The largest such incident took place on December 14, 1971.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Mirpur thana, from Banglapedia.

[edit] See also

• Bangladesh Liberation War
• 1971 East Pakistan Intellectuals massacre

[edit] External links

• Historical places, National Tourism Organisation, Govt. of Bangladesh.