Mausoleum of Three Leaders
{{Short description|Mausoleum in Dhaka, Bangladesh}}
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|location = Dhaka, Bangladesh
|designer = S. A. K. Masud Ahmad
|type = Mausoleum
|material = Concrete, ceramic and marble
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The Mausoleum of Three Leaders ({{langx|bn|তিন নেতার মাজার}}) located at Shahbag, Dhaka in Bangladesh, contains the graves of three prominent leaders of Pakistan Movement from Bengal: A. K. Fazlul Huq, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Khawaja Nazimuddin. All three men served as the Prime Minister of Bengal in British India and after independence two of them also served as Prime Minister of Pakistan.{{cite news|url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/25545/leaders-that-make-us-proud|title=Leaders that make us proud|date=23 July 2016|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=Daily Asian Age}}
Location
It is situated on the west side of Bangladesh Shishu Academy and Shahbaz Khan Mosque and accessible from Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue.{{cite book|chapter=তিন নেতার মাজার|trans-chapter=Mausoleum of Three Leaders|lang=bn|pages=213|title=Encyclopedia of Dhaka|last=Begum|first=Ayesha|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh|orig-year=2012|year=2016|place=Dhaka|isbn=9789845120197}}
History
The Mausoleum of three leaders is located in Suhrawardy Udyan in Shahbagh across from the Doel Square near the University of Dhaka.{{cite news |url=https://www.risingbd.com/news/337759|script-title=bn:কারা ঘুমিয়ে আছেন ‘তিন নেতার মাজারে’|language=bn|first=Sahidul|last=Islam|date=12 March 2020|access-date=6 January 2022|work=Rising BD}} It was established in the year 1963 and designed by architect Masud Ahmad and S.A. Zahiruddin.{{cite book |editor-last=Husain |editor-first=ABM |title=Architecture: A History Through the Ages |series=Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series |volume=2 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |page=553 |oclc=298612818 |quote=[Caption:] Mausoleum of three leaders (HS Suhrawardi, AK Fazlul Huq, Khwaja Nazimuddin) by Masood Ahmed and SA Zahiruddin}} The three political leaders buried in this mausoleum were died on different dates but were all buried in the same area as all three of them had contributed significantly to East Pakistan and were all involved politically. Even with all these achievements, it was rumored that these three political leaders had a rivalry with each other in terms of success. However, despite their rivalry, three of the political leaders were buried under the same roof of the mausoleum of the three leaders. In 2015, the Rapid Action Battalion recovered 18 cocktails from the mausoleum. After the incident, the Rapid Action Battalion started an investigation into the matter.{{cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/37699.details|title=18 cocktails found at Mausoleum of 3 Leaders|date=18 March 2015|access-date=1 June 2024|website=Banglanews24.com}} In 2022, two people, including a policeman, were injured while trying to stop the fight between the two sides inside the mausoleum.{{cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/942586.details|title=শাহবাগে তিন নেতার মাজারে মারামারি, পুলিশসহ আহত ২|lang=bn|date=7 July 2022|access-date=1 June 2024|website=Banglanews24.com}} According to a 2024 report, the mausoleum has deteriorated due to lack of care and maintenance, and the site has become a haven for criminals.{{cite news|url=https://protidinerbangladesh.com/photo-gallery/90249/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7|title=অযত্ন অবহেলায় তিন নেতার মাজার|lang=bn|first=Ariful|last=Amin|date=7 March 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=Protidiner Bangladesh}}
Burials
Architecture
The style of architecture of the monuments is an interpretation of Islamic Arcs. The Mausoleum of three leaders consists of a hyperbolic paraboloid structure that is erected over the three graves of the three political leaders. It is possible to enter this mausoleum from two sides. Although you have to go underground to see the three tombs located here, there are replicas of three graves below the monument.
Gallery
File:3 leader monument.JPG|A view from the south-west
File:1.তিন নেতার মাজার.jpg|Aerial view of the mausoleum
File:Mausoleum of Three Leaders.jpg|Space view
File:Tomb Of Three Leader 2.A.M.R.jpg|From the south
File:Tomb Of Three Leader 4.A.M.R.jpg|From the north
File:Tomb Of Three Leader 5.A.M.R.jpg|Three graves
File:Mausoleum of three leaders beneath great sky2.jpg|Afternoon view
References
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External links
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- [http://teennetarmazar.webs.com Official website]
Category:Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy