Shoparjito Shadhinota (

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: Self-earned Freedom) is a sculpture by

Shamim Sikder Shamim Sikder (born 1953) is a Bangladeshi sculptor. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh. Education and career Sikder enrolled at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 15. In 1976, she moved to Sir John C ...

commemorating the Bangladesh Liberation war. Swaparjita Swadhinata - Sculpture by Shamim Shikdar - University of Dhaka Campus - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2412

Swaparjita Swadhinata - Sculpture by Shamim Shikdar - University of Dhaka Campus - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2412

History

The sculpture was built in 1990, and is located in

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. After the statue was inaugurated

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threatened to destroy it.

References

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