Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
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শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের সমাধিসৌধ | |
Tungipara, Bangladesh | |
Coordinates | 22°54′23″N 89°53′47″E / 22.9063192°N 89.8963239°E |
Construction started | 1998 |
Inaugurated | 2001 |
Client | Government of Bangladesh |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ehsan Khan Ishtiaque Jahir Iqbal Habib |
The Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (
After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in 1975, he was buried in his native Tungipara. For many years the military junta restricted access to the grave site. After the Awami League was elected in the 1996 general election, the Department of Archaeology officially commenced construction of the complex, which was opened in 2001.[1]
Location
The mausoleum is located in Tungipara Upazila, 19 k.m. away from Gopalganj city and 160 k.m. far from Gulistan, Dhaka.[2]
History
After the
The next day, the military junta buried all but Mujib's body in the
In 1994, architect Ehsan Khan, Ishtiaq Zahir and Iqbal Habib were commissioned to convert Bangabandhu's residence in Dhaka into a museum. After they completed the work in 1995, Sheikh Hasina asked them to build a mausoleum complex for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara. A year later, after Awami League came to power, the government selected them to implement the mausoleum complex project. They were given two years to complete the project. The prime minister gave them the basic idea of what will be built under the master plan. The construction started in 1998.[7] The foundation stone of the complex was laid on 17 March 1999 and inaugurated on 10 January 2001.[2] The complex has been designed in such a way that it fits into the village environment. Care was taken not to spoil the environment and nature of the area where the complex was built.[7]
Structure
The mausoleum complex is situated on 38.30 acres land.[2]
Mausoleum
The center of the complex has a tomb building. The tomb is located in front of the complex after passing the gardens on both sides. The tomb built of red ceramic and black and white marble, contains the graves of three people including Mujib and his parents. The grave is clad in white marble and surrounded by a dome. Light spills into the tomb through the latticed walls and the carved glass above.[2]
Library and museum
There is a library with 6000 books with a museum. There is an exhibition center which houses photographs of Bangladesh independence struggle and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from various periods and local-foreign historical newspapers. Also the coffin carried Mujib is also preserved here. Besides, there are research center, open stage, public plaza, administrative building, cafeteria, Bakultala square and souvenir corner. There are flower gardens and artificial hills on both sides of the wide road by the library.[2]
Ancestral residence and mosque
There is Mujib's ancestral house beside the tomb and a Sheikh family mosque established in 1854.[8]
Apart from this, there is historical places related to the life of Mujib such as a pond, family garden etc. There is an amusement park named after Sheikh Russel.[2]
List of burials
Name | Explanation | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Bangladeshi politician and founding father and 1st President of Bangladesh | 1920 | 1975 | coup d'état .
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Sheikh Lutfar Rahman | Father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 1881 | 1975 | |
Sayera Khatun | Mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 1886 | 1975 |
In popular culture
In 1984, Syed Fakhruddin Mahmud wrote a poem about the mausoleum titled Ekti Omor Somadhi (lit. 'An immortal tomb').[8]
An Immortal Tomb
"Stop wayfarer". A true Bengali, if you are
Stand for a moment, on this burial ground.
Here sleeps, Bengali's greatest leader
The liberator of this country, the jewel of Bengal's eyes.
Burned a hundred sorrows, who in exchange for life
Bengalis have been given a site, at the edge of the world..."
The poem is engraved on the stone at the entrance gate of the mausoleum complex.[2]
Gallery
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Aerial view of the tomb
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Mausoleum area
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A view of the mausoleum
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Main entrance of the tomb
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Mausoleum garden
References
- ^ a b Ahmed, Kamaluddin (15 August 2021). "Bangabandhu's Burial: An Unceremonious Journey". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sheikh Abdur Rahim (15 March 2022). "টুঙ্গিপাড়া একটি অমর সমাধি" [Tungipara: An immortal tomb]. Jugantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Hasan, Mahbub (15 August 2020). ধানমন্ডি-৩২ এর সেই বাড়িটি যেভাবে হয়ে উঠলো ‘বঙ্গবন্ধু জাদুঘর’ [How that house in Dhanmondi-32 became 'Bangabandhu Museum']. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "AL organises month-long programmes to mark National Mourning Day". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "68th birthday of Sheikh Kamal observed". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ SA Karim (2005). "The End of the Mujib Regime". Sheikh Mujib: Triumph and Tragedy. Dhaka: The University Press Limited. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b Syed Tawsif Monowar (15 August 2022). "সাক্ষাৎকার: স্থপতি এহসান খান; চিরায়ত স্থাপত্যে চিরন্তন মুজিব" [Interview: Architect Ehsan Khan; Eternal Mujib in traditional architecture]. Ittefaq (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b Bala, Panna (15 August 2017). "ঘুরে আসুন বঙ্গবন্ধুর স্মৃতিধন্য টুঙ্গিপাড়া" [Visit Bangabandhu's memorial Tungipara]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.