The government has de ided lo Intild elgln memorials to the martyrs ol (he Liberation War on right mass graves across the c ountry, reports IINB.

Approved bv Prime Minister Shclkli Hasina. the scheme alms ai preserving the memories ol historic Liberation Wai and ot those who sacrllK cd their lives foi Ilie ouiltrv llaslna. who chaired the meeting on the prn|ccl al ICC

111 Tuesday, also approved the model ol the propised memorials designed by the Base Architects The memorials will be erected in eight districts nt a cost of Tk 2 crore. The names of martyrs would be engraved on these memorials

The memorials will he built at Mirpur Shialbari and Mtislim Bazar in Dhaka, behind the bhiiiiisiizozha Hail of Ra|shahi

i nivrisifv and near the Sarda Polio Academy In Rajshahl. and in Paliartall ( hukuagar. Agailjhara and Syl-het I lablgan)

•We want lo uphold the true history of our Liberation War. The monuments would tell the saga of our Independence and syinbohs* our Image as a nation of heroes, who defeated the Pakistani army." the I'runr

Minister said

The PiIiik Munster informed the mectiny that construction of lndrprnd ne Monument at Suhrawardy Lldyan is on prog-e sc ", hilt a inonunu nt at Rayerbazar slaughter ground had already been completed.

She asked the ministries concerned to speed up the construction work of the proposed eight memorials