Shapla Square Explained

23.7265°N 115.3°WShapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain. ^[1]

The location also marks a mass grave of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.^[2]

See also

• Allah Chattar, Muradnagar, Comilla
• Madani Square, Sylhet

Notes and References

1. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/shaplachattar22.jpg Images of the monument
2. Book: Farooque, Md. Abu Hasan . 2012 . Motijheel Thana . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Motijheel_Thana . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.