Travel Mujibnagar Memorial Monument and Complex
Overview
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Popular writer Sunil Gangopadhyay, in his East-West novel, describes an incident in a region of the Liberation War in the same way: ‘The cars finally came to a halt in a huge mango orchard. Most of the chairs are broken. Gathered from the houses of nearby villages. Huge crowds came from the surrounding villages. Many people have started climbing the mango trees as they are not able to break through the circle of soldiers. '- Friends must understand what this popular writer means. He speaks of the mango orchard at Mujibnagar in Meherpur, Kushtia.
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For a while, however, it was the temporary capital of Bangladesh. Mujibnagar is the birthplace of the state identity of the Bengali nation. Mujibnagar was the first dawn of the political resistance of our liberation war. I have been thinking for a long time that I will return to the memory center of my self-identity, but that is what happens when you are an orange person! Arranging leave from the bank is a very difficult task. Even then I took a leave of absence with great difficulty. I had already taken the news on the way to Meherpur.
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As soon as the eyes of the Sun God met her eyes, the mother started calling out - get up, get up quickly. I tried to sleep again with a pillow over my head. This time the mobile phone was blocked. One by one he started calling. I had to hold my mobile phone helplessly. I picked up the phone in a very annoyed manner. Floating from the top edge, Grandpa woke up. Our pilot Farhad understood from hearing the voice. It's not his fault, of course, I told him the day before to pick him up in the morning.
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I had to become very helpless. I woke up and started preparing. At the end of my preparation, my mother came with food. Lucchi and niece, I did not say in one word, do not eat. I don't like to eat so much in the morning. But mother and stubborn, don't go out without feeding me. I thought to myself, this is how mothers always think of their sons and daughters. They should not be in so much trouble. He did not eat himself and put the food in the child's mouth. My mother and I went out early in the morning.
Our pilot Farhad was already waiting. One fine morning we left. Our pilot will take us to Gabtali. The next part will be on the Tuku bus. There were no traffic jams on the road in the morning so we reached Gabtali in a very short time. The bus was waiting for us, sir, he left the bus as soon as he got on the bus.
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Our bus is moving across the highway. Occasionally cars are forced to stop due to traffic jams. Meanwhile, due to waking up in the morning, the sleeping goddess has started causing trouble in her eyes. I closed my eyes helplessly. Suddenly I woke up screaming. This is the condition for which one of the great passengers on the bus smoked. I was very angry in my mind. And I just can't stand the smell of nicotine. So I protested.
Anyway, I looked at the clock and saw how three hours had passed without realizing it. As there was not much traffic jam on the road, I reached Meherpur in six hours. It was exactly one o'clock in the afternoon. This time we took a local bus and rushed towards Mujib Nagar. I know in my mind how excited I am. This is our journey to know our own existence and to spread that history of self-identity among all.
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It is a border town in the south-western part of Bangladesh. Going to Mujibnagar, Bangladesh of 1971 emerged on the scene. I remember the bloody town of turbulent Bangladesh. Mujibnagar means Bangladesh was in 1971. A map has been made in Mujibnagar around Bangladesh. Divided into 11 sectors, the historical events of the liberation war are shown in this map.
On March 26, 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared independence. Three weeks later, the huge mango orchard area known as Vaidyanathtala was declared the temporary capital of Bangladesh under the name 'Mujibnagar'. The war of liberation was waged under the leadership of the Mujibnagar government to liberate Bangladesh from the control of the Pak aggressors. The successful liberation of the nine-month armed liberation war under the able leadership and management of the Mujibnagar government resulted in the emergence of the independent-sovereign People's Republic of Bangladesh on the world map on 16 December 1971.
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In the declaration, the declaration of independence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 26 March was strongly supported and approved. Until the constitution was made in the declaration, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was declared the President of the Republic and Syed Nazrul Islam the Vice President. Tajuddin Ahmed was appointed caretaker Prime Minister, Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed Foreign Minister, Capt Muhammad Mansoor Ali Finance Minister, and AHM Kamaruzzaman Home, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister. General Ataul Gani Osmani was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army of the Provisional Government and Major General Abdur Rob was appointed Chief of Staff.
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Captain Mahbub Uddin Ahmed greeted the leaders with a small contingent of EPR Ansar as Major Abu Usman Chowdhury was delayed. After receiving the greetings, Syed Nazrul Islam hoisted the national flag of Bangladesh by performing the national anthem of local artists. The formal activities started with the recitation of the Qur'an by Baker Ali of Gaurinagar and the Bible reading of Pintu Biswas of Bhaberpara village.
My mother and I started walking slowly through the main gate. Upon entering, I first saw the Liberation War Memorial Complex. The complex was inaugurated on 17 April 1998 to commemorate the historical significance of the first provisional capital of independent Bangladesh. The huge 6-acre complex has a museum, auditorium, adjoining plaza, Independence Club, library, rest house, helipad, picnic spot, and many other facilities.
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The main complex revolves around a four-story circular building, with wide corridors for visitors on each floor. Standing in the corridor and looking down, one can see a huge map of Bangladesh. Outside the complex building, in the open space adjacent to the complex, sculptures of 40 freedom fighters including six rose gardens, March 7 speech, swearing-in of Mujibnagar government, cabinet, flag hoisting, a surrender of Pak army can be seen. The small sculptures of various incidents during the sector-based war seem to have matched the 1971 Bangladesh.
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Many like us have come here to tell the story of our liberation with their children. Just outside the map, murals are commemorating various events of 1971, murals of Bangabandhu's speech on March 7, sculptures of those in charge of the Mujibnagar government, scenes of awarding guard of honor to the interim president, murals of freedom fighters at Teliapara on April 4, 1971 Scene. The declaration of independence and the surrender of the Pakistani forces are inscribed on two huge concrete walls.
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Many were seen framed in front of murals of these historical events. After visiting the memorial complex, take the path towards the memorial. One of the attractions of visiting Mujibnagar is the Mujibnagar Memorial. It was inaugurated on 17 April 1978 to commemorate the events of the War of Liberation including the swearing-in of the first Provisional Government. This memorial has been built where the provisional government of Bangladesh was formed during the war of liberation. Its architect is Tanvir Karim. The monument consists of 23 triangular walls 20 inches thick centered on the main altar on a circular pillar 160 feet in diameter. The skull of the martyred intellectual is meant by a circular circle on the main altar of the memorial.
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A total of 11 stairs have to be used to reach the main altar of the memorial. During the war of liberation, 11 stairs are the symbol of the 11 sectors in which the freedom fighters fought in the country. The mother and son then proceeded towards the museum. The museum has been constructed inside the main complex building to display the various historical events of the War of Independence through important photographs. Inside the museum are oil paintings of 10 national leaders and 24 large oil paintings of important events of the Liberation War.
Accommodation:
Bangladesh Tourism Corporation's hotel 'Mujibnagar' has been built to stay in Mujibnagar. In Mujibnagar there is Meherpur District Council's post bungalow 'Suryoday'. If the room is empty, you can stay here. There are also some standard hotels in Meherpur district headquarters.
Near the bus station are Fin Tower Hotel, Night Luxury Hotel, and Shahjadi Residential Hotel. Near the big market are Hotel Mita, Hotel Vacation, Hotel Annabel, etc. Rooms will be available at these hotels for taka 100 to taka 1,000.
How to go:
Mujibnagar can be reached directly by road from Dhaka. Besides, Meherpur district headquarters is easily reached by bus from there to Mujibnagar. The distance from Meherpur Sadar to Mujibnagar is about 14 kilometers. JR Paribahan, Meherpur Deluxe, Chuadanga Deluxe, and Shyamoli Paribahan buses run directly from Kalyanpur and Gabtali in Dhaka to Meherpur and Mujibnagar. Rent 350-500 taka.
If you take your own vehicle, you can cross the Bangabandhu Bridge, cross Sirajganj, Natore, Pabna, cross the Lalonshah Bridge (Pakshi Bridge) and reach Meherpur.
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