National Monument(জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ),Savar,Dhaka

JATIYO SMRITI SHOUDHO ( জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ ) OR NATIONAL MARTYRS' MEMORIAL IS THE NATIONAL MONUMENT OF BANGLADESH. IT IS THE SYMBOL IN THE MEMORY OF THE VALOUR AND THE SACRIFICE OF ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE BANGLADESH LIBERATION WAR OF 1971, WHICH BROUGHT INDEPENDENCE AND SEPARATED BANGLADESH FROM PAKISTAN. THE MONUMENT IS LOCATED IN SAVAR, ABOUT 35 KM NORTH-WEST OF THE CAPITAL, DHAKA. IT WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT SYED MAINUL HOSSAIN.

PLANS FOR THE MONUMENT WERE INITIATED IN 1976. FOLLOWING THE SITE SELECTION, ROAD AND LAND DEVELOPMENT, A NATION-WIDE DESIGN COMPETITION WAS HELD IN JUNE, 1978. FOLLOWING EVALUATION OF THE 57 SUBMISSIONS, SYED MAINUL HOSSAIN'S DESIGN WAS CHOSEN. THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND THE ARTIFICIAL LAKE AND OTHER FACILITIES WERE COMPLETED IN 1982. IT WAS INAUGURATED AT 16 DECEMBER, 1982.

THE MONUMENT IS COMPOSED OF 7 ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PYRAMID SHAPED STRUCTURES, WITH THE MIDDLE ONE BEING THE TALLEST. THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE MONUMENT IS 150 FEET. THERE IS AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE, AND SEVERAL MASS GRAVES IN FRONT OF THE MAIN MONUMENT.NATIONAL MARTYRS' MEMORIAL SITUATED AT SAVAR, ABOUT 35 KM NORTH-WEST OF DHAKA, SYMBOLISES THE VALOUR AND SACRIFICE OF THE MARTYRS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE LIBERATION OF BANGLADESH. A NATIONAL COMPETITION WAS HELD FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT IN JUNE 1978. AMONG THE FIFTY-SEVEN COMPETITORS ARCHITECT SYED MOINUL HOSSAIN'S DESIGN PROPOSAL WAS SELECTED. THE MAIN MONUMENT IS COMPOSED OF SEVEN ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PLANES EACH VARYING IN SIZE IN ITS HEIGHT AND BASE.