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Latest revision as of 20:43, 7 October 2025
The Eight Pillars Against Aggression is a memorial structure located at Palashi Square in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The monument, consisting of eight pillars, was inaugurated on 7 October 2025 in memory of Abrar Fahad, a student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology who was killed in 2019.[1][2][3]
Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering at BUET, was beaten to death in October 2019 by several fellow students affiliated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League. His murder sparked widespread outrage across Bangladesh.[4][5][6]
An initial version of the eight pillars was constructed under the initiative of Akhter Hossen on 7 October 2020. However, the structure was later demolished, and Akhter reportedly faced attacks by the student wing of the ruling Awami League.[7]
Design and symbolism
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The monument stands with eight upright pillars in a circle, each embodying a core principle that has guided the nation’s journey—sovereignty, democracy, people’s defense, communal harmony, economic self-reliance, protection of local resources, cultural independence, and human dignity.[8]
The structure was inaugurated on 7 October 2025, coinciding with the annual observance of ‘Abrar Fahad Memorial Day’ declared by the government of Bangladesh.[9][10]
