Banani graveyard

Cemeteries in Dhaka, Bangladesh
23°47′56″N 90°24′13″E / 23.7990°N 90.4037°E / 23.7990; 90.4037TypeIslamicOwned byDhaka North City CorporationSize10 acresNo. 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 of around 22,000 graves it is one of the largest graveyards in that city.[1] It covers an area of approximately 10 acres of land and two to three burials take place every day.[2] Banani graveyard is the burial place of 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

A

  • Fazle Hasan Abed
  • Oli Ahad
  • Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed
  • Iajuddin Ahmed
  • Tazin Ahmed
  • Farid Ali (actor)
  • M Innas Ali
  • Zubaida Gulshan Ara
  • Abdus Samad Azad
  • Abdul Alim (Singer)
  • A. J. Mohammad Ali

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

M

R

S

T

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.