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Citizens to etch 250 years of resistance

Published : Thursday, 19 June, 2025 at 7:32 PM  Count : 560
 

 


A citizen-led initiative will immortalise Bangladesh's 250-year struggle for justice through 'Gano Minar', a memorial tower commemorating July 2024's mass uprising heroes.

The implementation committee announced plans at Dhaka University's (DU) Madhur Canteen on Thursday afternoon, revealing ambitious designs to engrave historical resistance movements spanning from the Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion (1771) to last year's anti-authoritarian protests.
The memorial will feature names of 1,400 UN-recognised martyrs from July 2024's uprising, when thousands faced persecution, injury and death whilst challenging authoritarian rule.

"Preserving such struggles represents our political responsibility," committee members declared, emphasising how resistance narratives shape democratic values often neglected in socio-political realities.

Visual representations will connect pivotal moments including the Santhal Resistance (1855), Language Movement (1952) and Liberation War (1971) with July 2024's sacrifices.

The selected green space between Bijoy Sarani and Bir Uttam Major General Azizur Rahman Road will house this unifying monument, with Dhaka North City Corporation providing land allocation and funding support.

People from diverse professions are spontaneously joining this inclusive effort through a public fundraising campaign ensuring mass participation.

The committee believes this transcends political divisions, creating a collective space representing all citizens' voices whilst building foundations for a just, humane, and democratic society that honours historical truth.

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