Shapla Square

Shapla Square in Dhaka

Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বরCategory:Articles containing Bengali-language text, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel, a central business district, near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla or water lily (Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is in the center of a circular fountain.[1]

The location also marks a mass grave of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.[2]

See also

References

  1. Images of the monument.
  2. Farooque, Md. Abu Hasan (2012). "Motijheel Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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