Smriti soudho

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Wednesday 17 October 2007 - 10:42PM (EST) Edit Delete Permanent Link 8 Comments
a trip to jatiyo smriti soudho

i planned 2 write this blog @ least 2 months ago but couldn't manage my time and mode simultaniously.one friday afternoon of july i went to jatiyo smriti soudho with my parents and an aunt.i saw it so many times on my way 2 our hometown jessore but that was the first time i entered inside the gate.for those who doesn't know about this significant structure a of Bagladesh,a link is given below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiyo_Smriti_Soudho
i was feeling a bit shy 2 see a lame begger in front of the gate.can the holy myrtrs rest in peace as long as there're such hungry and helpless people in our motherland?
as soon as i entered the area a gentle wind passed by.it passes through my curly here with a gentle touch of caress.did the myrters give us a warm reception?
we were walking towards the structure as while walking some happenings caught our eyes.there're 10 graves of 10 anonymous myrtrs in front of the monument and it's written there in both bangla and english.i was simply stunned 2 see people were seating on the graves!many of them seemed illiterate by there attire and attitude but still there were some who seemed educated and modern!and nobody was 2 forbid them there!is it possible 2 enter azimpur or banani graveyard and sit over a grave?then why is it possible in jatiyo smriti soudho?the people who sacrificed their lives for the sake of their motherland r not achieving any respect even as a ordinary dead human being now!some of those peole were women also.i asked my mom "shouldn't i forbid those people 2 seat over the grave?may b the can't read what's written there?"mom said-"what will u tell them?no need,come on".
finally we reached 2 the structure.i was excited 2 see it from so close 4 d fist time and i found some excellent(!)creations made over the body of the monumant such as-"moin+putul"of course we'll remember this famous couple for making smriti soudho dirty.and then " always remember BOF(the band of fuckers)".i also found many names written there with many adjectives like "slut"or" fucken"and of course those were written in bangla.and how worse was my position in front of my guardians just imagine my friends.
i found many corners of the structure slippery with water and its clear that rain water coudn't pass out of there.but the huge garden sorrounding the structure was surprisingly beautifull with many flowers and green trees.
finally we were on our way home in the evening leaving behind all i've seen.i longed for this trip for so many years but i didn't imagine the end of my waiting will b this much painfull