Moder Gorob
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| Moder Gorob | |
|---|---|
Bengali Language Movement | |
| Location | Dhaka |
| 23°43′47.56″N 90°23′48.95″E / 23.7298778°N 90.3969306°E | |
Moder Gorob or Our Pride is a sculpture situated in front of
Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952, when protesters demanding Bengali as a state language of former Dominion of Pakistan were massacred by Pakistan Police.[1]
Structure
There are five different metal sculptures of Abdus Salam, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar, Shafiur Rahman and Abul Barkat. These are situated on a base. In the rear part, there is a long wall rising. There are three steps on the upper part of the wall. Both sides of the wall and other brick-made parts are ornamented by frescoes of the Language movement of 1952.
History
Moder Gorob was completed and installed at a cost of 1.3 million
GrameenPhone donated 1 million taka, the remainder came from Bangla Academy funds. The sculpture was unveiled on 1 February 2007 by Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of the caretaker government, as part of the opening of the annual Ekushey Book Fair.[2]
Gallery
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Moder Gorob, front view -
Moder Gorob, back view
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moder Gorob.
- ^ "Language Movement". banglapedia.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ Mitu, Wahida (5 February 2007). "Moder Gorob: An ornament in Ekushey Book Fair". The Daily Star.
