Central Shaheed Minar
কেন্দ্রীয় শহীদ মিনার
A national monument honoring the students killed during the 1952 Language Movement; the date it commemorates, 21 February, is now UN International Mother Language Day.
The Central Shaheed Minar stands beside Dhaka Medical College and commemorates the students shot dead on 21 February 1952 while fighting for recognition of Bengali. The abstract white framework symbolizes a mother and her fallen children, and the red disc behind it represents the sun and blood. In 1999, UNESCO designated 21 February as International Mother Language Day, and every year at dawn hundreds of thousands of people come barefoot to lay flowers. The monument is open to visitors at other times. Please take off your shoes before stepping onto the platform as a sign of respect.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Hussaini Dalan
- Curzon Hall
- Suhrawardy Udyan
- Dhakeshwari Temple
- Bangladesh National Museum
- Lalbagh Fort
- Star Mosque
- Bara Katra