Shapla Square
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Sculpture in Dhaka
For the protest of Bangladeshi Shapla Square, see 2013 Operation at Motijheel Shapla Chattar.
23°43.59′N 90°25.30′E / 23.72650°N 90.42167°E / 23.72650; 90.42167
Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel, a central business district, near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali ), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain. [1]
The location also marks a mass grave of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.[2]
See also
[edit ]- Allah Chattar, Muradnagar, Comilla
- Madani Square, Sylhet
References
[edit ]- ^ Images of the monument.
- ^ Farooque, Md. Abu Hasan (2012). "Motijheel Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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