Asad Gate

Asad Gate is an archway located in Lalmatia, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. According to the name of this arch, the name of that place has become Asadgate. This road goes from Asadgate to Mohammadpur. It is located on the right side of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

Asad Gate

History

Its former name is Ayub Gate. The President of Pakistan Ayub Khan came to Dhaka and allotted the first fifteen houses in Mohammadpur area for some families. That is why the main gate of the main road in Mohammadpur area was named Ayub Gate. Amanullah Asaduzzaman, a student leader, was shot dead by the police on 20 January 1969,[1] in a mass movement demanding 11 points.[2] The next day a mourning procession came out in the capital Dhaka with the blood stained shirt of Shaheed Asad. The angry mob then rushed to Mohammadpur in front of the then Ayub Gate and as an angry symbol of protest they tore down the nameplate of Ayub Gate and wrote Asad Gate with blood.[3] In order to protect Assad's memory, the people of Dhaka changed the name of Ayub Gate to Asad Gate.

References
  1. Sarker, Bimal (20 January 2021). "শহিদ আসাদ দিবস, আমাদের ইতিহাসের অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ". Jugantor (in Bengali).
  2. Nazir Hossain (April 1995). কিংবদন্তির ঢাকা [Dhaka of legends] (in Bengali). Three Star Co-operative Multipurpose Society Ltd. p. 364. ISBN 984-30-0153-2.
  3. "আইয়ুবের নামফলক গুড়িয়ে রক্ত দিয়ে লেখা হয়েছিলো আসাদ গেট". Rising BD (in Bengali). 20 January 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.