Banani graveyard

Banani graveyard
Banani graveyard
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Details
Established1973
Location
Banani, Dhaka
CountryBangladesh
Coordinates23°47′56″N 90°24′13″E / 23.7990°N 90.4037°E / 23.7990; 90.4037
TypeIslamic
Owned byDhaka North City Corporation
Size10 acres
No. of graves22,000

The Banani graveyard (Bengali: বনানী কবরস্থান) is a cemetery in the Banani neighbourhood of Dhaka. It is one of eight state-run graveyards in Dhaka and, with a capacity for around 22,000 graves, one of the largest graveyards in that city.[1] It covers approximately 10 acres and two to three burials take place every day.[2] Banani graveyard is the resting place for a number of notable Bangladeshis, amongst them the victims of the coup d'ètat of August 15, 1975.[3] The graveyard was established in 1973.[4]

History

The whole land which today comprises the graveyard was owned by the family of Abdul Monem Khan, the former Governor of East Pakistan. After the Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, the land owned by the family was taken by the government of Bangladesh (except a small portion) and the graveyard was established.

Notable interments

Grave of the victims of 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état

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References

  1. ^ "Why Dhaka falling short of graveyards?". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. ^ "Dhaka's biggest graveyard by Dec". The Daily Star. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. ^ "Jubo League pays tribute to Bangabandhu". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. ^ Quamruzzaman, Amm (2009-04-29). "Graveyards and Urbanization: The Case of Dhaka City". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1414122.