City Desk :
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have established a mural titled ‘From the Language Movement to the Liberation War’ commemorating the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with all other martyrs. The mural portraying the country’s historic events from 1952’s Language Movement leading up to the Liberation War of 1971 was unveiled on Wednesday by Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university Dr M Akhtaruzzaman in an occasion, said a press release. The mural is located inside university’s Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall which was made under the planning and supervision of the current Hall Provost Prof Dr Syed Humayun Akhter of university’s geology department.
While addressing the event, Akhtaruzzaman said the Liberation War of 1971 is the consequence of 1952’s Language Movement. “Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman played the key role in our struggle for freedom,” he added.
“The Language Movement created a non-communal Bengali nationalist spirit which led us towards independence, and we finally had achieved victory,” he added.
Akhtaruzzaman hoped that the students of the university would get inspiration from the mural depicting Bangladesh’s road to independence.
Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall is one of the three founding residential halls of the university which was established in 1921 as Lyton Hall.
Later, it was subsequently renamed Dhaka Hall and renamed again after the famous linguist Dr Muhammad Shahidullah following his death in 1969.
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have established a mural titled ‘From the Language Movement to the Liberation War’ commemorating the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with all other martyrs. The mural portraying the country’s historic events from 1952’s Language Movement leading up to the Liberation War of 1971 was unveiled on Wednesday by Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university Dr M Akhtaruzzaman in an occasion, said a press release. The mural is located inside university’s Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall which was made under the planning and supervision of the current Hall Provost Prof Dr Syed Humayun Akhter of university’s geology department.
While addressing the event, Akhtaruzzaman said the Liberation War of 1971 is the consequence of 1952’s Language Movement. “Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman played the key role in our struggle for freedom,” he added.
“The Language Movement created a non-communal Bengali nationalist spirit which led us towards independence, and we finally had achieved victory,” he added.
Akhtaruzzaman hoped that the students of the university would get inspiration from the mural depicting Bangladesh’s road to independence.
Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall is one of the three founding residential halls of the university which was established in 1921 as Lyton Hall.
Later, it was subsequently renamed Dhaka Hall and renamed again after the famous linguist Dr Muhammad Shahidullah following his death in 1969.
