BanglaCapsule | Shaheed Minar Timeline  

1956 The foundation stone of the Shaheed Minar was laid for the second time by Abu Hossain Sarkar, the then Chief Minister of East Pakistan, along with Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Hasina Begum, mother of Abul Barkat, the language martyr.
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1971 Shaheed Minar (Monument to commemorate the martyrs of the Language Movement) was blown up by the army with demolition charges.
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