[ Kashimpur Memorial: In Memory of Bir Shreshtha Nur Mohammad ]

This is one of the built projects that I designed. This is not particularly an architectural project I wud say, but I think was an wonderful oppurtunity to start a career. This project was designed in request from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in the year 1998. A volunteer effort. But I consider this a contribution to the memory of the '71 martyrs. Construction was complete by early 1999. This memorial and epitaph is dedicated to the memory of 7 freedom fighters along with Bir Shreshtha Nur Mohammad. It was primarily a barren grave of the fighters. And not even known where was who being laid. The project is located at a deeply remote village named Kashimpur in Sharsha of Jessore District, only a couple of miles from Indian border. Infact, the distant trees in the first picture is over the border. It is said that the 7 fighters reached their martyrdom while fighting at this area with the pakis.

We took an assumption and designed 7 sybolic epitaphs for the dead. And a sculpture was designed to dignify. There's an underlying theme of the design, as a whole. This was my personal thought while I designed it. The facing sculpture resembling our national flag (also made of 7 plaques) are imagined to come out of the ground by the sacrifice of the freedom fighters who went down into the ground. They pushed out the flag and liberty. Kool, huh! But who is going to know this! But neways, you know it now. If u have a comment, don't hesitate to mail me.

 
About Nur Mohammad
[ Photo courtesy: Banglapedia ]
Sheikh, (Bir Srestha) Nur Mohammad (1936-1971) Lance Nayek of East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) and a martyr in the war of liberation. Nur Mohammad Sheikh was born on 26 February 1936 at village Maheskhali in Narail district. An orphan in childhood he had to sell his paternal landed property for his livelihood. Nur Mohammad then joined the local Ansar Force. He joined the then East Pakistan Rifles on 14 March 1959. On completion of training he was posted at Dinajpur sector. He was transferred to Jessore sector headquarters in August 1970.

Nur Mohammad joined the War of Liberation in March 1971 while on leave at his village home. During the War of Liberation he fought in Sector 8 in Jessore. He was then in charge of a regular petrol force. The Pak-army having taken position on three sides of the defence post suddenly managed to surround the petrol force on 5 September, and the heroic resistance that followed resulted in the martyrdom of Nur Mohammad. In recognition of his valour and the highest sacrifice in the War of Liberation, he was honoured with the highest state insignia of 'Bir Srestha'.
[ Source: Banglapedia ]

 
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