Suhrawardy Udyan
সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যান
A large park converted from the former Ramna Racecourse, where Sheikh Mujib's 1971 independence speech and the Pakistani army's surrender both took place, with an Independence Monument.
Suhrawardy Udyan was originally the Ramna Racecourse from the British period. On 7 March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his famous independence speech here, and on 16 December of the same year, Pakistani forces also signed their surrender here. The park contains the roughly 50-meter glass Swadhinata Stambha (Independence Monument) and an underground Independence Museum, surrounded by wide lawns and woodland. Cultural events are held here on Bengali New Year and during the Bengali spring festival in February. It is next to the National Museum, and the two can be visited on foot along a single route.
Opening hours
Open all day; standalone museums follow posted hours
Nearby sights
- Bangladesh National Museum
- Central Shaheed Minar
- Curzon Hall
- Hussaini Dalan
- Dhakeshwari Temple
- New Market
- Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
- Hatirjheel