DCC monument
The DCC's intention of building a monument for the martyrs of the 1969 mass upsurge is a very commendable one. It is important for a nation to remember its heroes. It is also important that they be remembered in a befitting manner, with due sobriety, grace and respect. We associate memory with visual experience in such structures. Savar Monument, Rayerbazar Memorial and Shaheed Minar are a few examples.
But the structure that the DCC intends to build at Asad Gate is a visual cacophony. It is at complete odds with the statement it should make. It looks like an alien spaceship or at best a shopping centre. I wonder what 'recreational' facilities it will have and how recreation is associated with an event where people lost their lives. How the DCC selects the design is very important (in the case of other important monuments it has been through design competitions). A public structure built with the taxpayers'money, which intends to honour the history of our nation, should be handled with great responsibility.
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