Mukti Maitree

Mukti Maitree
Mukti Mitra
মুক্তি মৈত্রী
মুক্তি মিত্র
Mukti Maitree Memorial during its inauguration on 10 December 2015
Map
General information
LocationChorhash intersection
Town or cityKushtia
Country Bangladesh
Coordinates23°53′26″N 89°06′37″E / 23.890635°N 89.110163°E / 23.890635; 89.110163
InauguratedDecember 10, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-10)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Manwar Hossain Dablu[2]

Mukti Maitree (Bengali: মুক্তি মৈত্রী) is a sculpture located at Chorhash intersection in Kushtia.[2] It is also known as Mukti Mitra (Bengali: মুক্তি মিত্র). On December 10, 1971, many soldiers of Mitro Bahini were killed during a battle with Pakistani troops. The next day on December 11, the Pakistani army was defeated by a counter-attack of Mitro Bahini and Kushtia was liberated.[3] A memorial was initiated in 1990 to preserve this memory.[4] It is the first monument in the country to commemorate the members of the Mitro Bahini in Bangladesh.[5]

  1. ^ "Inauguration of Mukti Mitra Memorial at Kushtia". Utyaradhikar 71 News. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ a b মোস্তাক আহমেদ (ed.). সাংস্কৃতিক জনপদ কুষ্টিয়া [Cultural Town Kushtia] (pdf) (in Bengali). Kushtia: District administration. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12.
  3. ^ SM Rashed (2023-12-11). "22 Kushtia was freed from the invaders in a bloody war". Somoy Sangbad. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference আবেগ ছড়াল 'মুক্তিমিত্র' was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Inauguration of Muktimitra Monument in Kushtia". Prothom Aloo. 2015-12-11. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-11.