National martyrs memorial

National Martyrs Memorial is the national monument of Bangladesh that was built in memory of the soldiers who died in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation War. It is located in Savar, Bangladesh. It was designed by Syed Mainul Hossain and inaugurated in 1982. The memorial has 7 pairs of triangular walls with each pair representing a significant time in Bangladesh’s history: Language movement of 1952, election win of United Front in 1954, Constitution Movement of 1956, movement against Education Commission in 1962, 6 point Movement in 1966, mass uprising of 1969 and the 1971 war.