Eight Pillars Against Aggression
আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ | |
Eight Pillars Against Aggression at Palashi intersection, Dhaka. | |
| Location | Palashi Intersection, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Builder | Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Type | Memorial |
| Material | Concrete |
| Inauguration date | 7 October 2025 |
| Dedicated to | Abrar Fahad |
The Eight Pillars Against Aggression (Bengali: আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ) is a memorial structure located at Palashi Intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The monument, consisting of eight pillars, was inaugurated on 7 October 2025 in memory of Abrar Fahad, a student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology who was killed in 2019.[1][2][3]
Background
Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering at BUET, was beaten to death in October 2019 by several fellow students affiliated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League. His murder sparked widespread outrage across Bangladesh.[4][5][6]
On October 7 2020, on the occasion of Abrar's first death anniversary, a memorial was erected at the same spot by Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad. However, within 24 hours, the Dhaka South City Corporation demolished the structure.[7][8]
Design and symbolism
The monument stands with eight upright pillars in a circle, each embodying a core principle that has guided the nation's journey—sovereignty, democracy, people's defense, communal harmony, economic self-reliance, protection of local resources, cultural independence, and human dignity.[9]
Inauguration
The structure was inaugurated on 7 October 2025, coinciding with the annual observance of 'Abrar Fahad Memorial Day' declared by the government of Bangladesh.[10][11]
See also
References
- ^ "আবরার ফাহাদ স্মরণে পলাশীতে আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ উদ্বোধন". কালের কণ্ঠ (in Bengali). 7 October 2025.
- ^ "আবরার ফাহাদ স্মৃতি স্মরণে আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ উদ্বোধন". বাংলাদেশ সংবাদ সংস্থা (in Bengali). 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Eight-pillared monument unveiled at Palashi Square in memory of Abrar Fahad". Dhaka Tribune. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ BBC News (8 December 2021). "Abrar Fahad killing: Bangladesh student was beaten for four hours". BBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh sentences 20 to death for student murder". Al Jazeera. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "আবরার ফাহাদ স্মরণে পলাশী গোলচত্বরে 'আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ'". বাংলা ট্রিবিউন (in Bengali). 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Commemorating Abrar Fahad: 'Eight Pillars Against Aggression' inaugurated". The Daily Star. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Abrar Fahad's legacy rebuilt: 'Eight Pillars Against Aggression' inaugurated". The Financial Express. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "আবরার ফাহাদের স্মৃতি স্মরণে আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ উদ্বোধন". যুগান্তর (in Bengali). 7 October 2025.
- ^ "৭ অক্টোবর ও ২৫ ফেব্রুয়ারিকে জাতীয় দিবস ঘোষণা". Desh Rupantor. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "আরও দুটি জাতীয় দিবস চালু করছে সরকার". The Daily Ittefaq. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.