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SUHRAWARDY-TREE-PLANTATION
1000 saplings will be planted at Suhrawardy Udyan: official
DHAKA, May 8, 2021 (BSS) – Around 1,000 saplings of tree will be planted at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan as part of a mega plan to preserve the memories of the Liberation War, said Swadhinata Stambha construction (third phase) in Dhaka project director Md Habibul Islam.
“The mega plan is being implemented to conserve the true history of the Liberation War and to build it as international standard under green shape which will be suitable for a modern city and attract the local and foreign tourists,” he told BSS today.
Habibul Islam, also joint secretary of the government, said Shikha Chirantan, Swadhinata Stambha and underground Liberation War museum have already been constructed under the initiative of Liberation War Ministry to uphold the aspects of different movements and historical incidents in attaining the country’s independence to the new generation and the world community.
The project director said under a master plan, sculptures signifying the history of 23-year struggle of the Bangalee nation against the Pakistani rule and nine-month long Liberation War will be constructed.
Works are underway to construct Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sculpture at the place where he delivered his landmark March 7 speech, sculptures at the place where Pakistani occupation forces surrendered to liberation forces, Indira Mancha, underground parking space having a capacity of 500 car parking and children’s park there, he said.
“We want to build the entire Udyan as of international standard under a master plan,” he said.
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