Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture

Summary

Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture (Bengali: সন্ত্রাস বিরোধী স্মারক রাজু ভাস্কর্য Shontrash Birodhi Raju Sharokh Bhaskarjya) is a sculpture located in University of Dhaka campus of Bangladesh. It was created by Shaymol Chowdhury and considered one of the best sculptures in Bangladesh. It is dedicated to the memory of a student of Dhaka University named Moin Hossain Raju an activist of Bangladesh Students' Union who was killed while protesting against Terrorism. It was built in the late 1990s.[1][2]

Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture
Bengali: সন্ত্রাস বিরোধী স্মারক রাজু ভাস্কর্য
Four figures stand in a circle holding up the symbol of Wikipedia, which consists of a globe made of jigsaw pieces, with few pieces missing, symbolizing that the work of the encyclopedia will never be finished
The sculpture in October 2006
ArtistShaymol Chowdhury
Year17 September 1997 (1997-09-17)
TypeSculpture
SubjectAnti Terrorism
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°43′57.1″N 90°23′44.4″E / 23.732528°N 90.395667°E / 23.732528; 90.395667

Gallery edit

 
The sculpture & TSC front view
 
Anti terrorism raju memorial sculpture wide view

References edit

  1. ^ Wadud, Mushfique (28 November 2008). "Sculpting Bangladesh". New Age Xtra. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ "LifeStyle". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-05-07.