Shapla Square

For the protest of Bangladeshi Shapla Square, see 2013 Shapla Square protests.

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Shapla Square in Dhaka

Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel, a central business district, near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain. ^[1]

The location also marks a mass grave of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.^[2]

See also

• Allah Chattar, Muradnagar, Comilla
• Madani Square, Sylhet