Shapla Square
For the protest of Bangladeshi Shapla Square, see 2013 Operation at Motijheel Shapla Chattar.
Coordinates: 23°43.59′N 90°25.30′E / 23.72650°N 90.42167°E
Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্ত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain.[1]
The location also marks a mass grave of Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.[2]
References
- ↑ Images of the monument.
- ↑ Farooque, Md. Abu Hasan (2012). "Motijheel Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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