Historic Suhrawardy Udyan

Suhrawardy Udyan, formerly known as Ramna Racecourse, is a national memorial and it is a witness to a lot of historical events that occurred in the then East Bengal. It was named after Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. Originally, it served as the military club of the British soldiers stationed in Dhaka. It was then called the Ramna Racecourse and later Ramna Gymkhana. After the end of majestic rule, the place sometimes referred to as Dhaka Race Course was used for legal horse racing on Sundays. It is the resting place of three great national leaders, Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq, Suhrawardy and Khwaja Nazimuddin. The racecourse was later renamed after Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.
The field was an important venue for the events of 1971 liberation war. In 1969 a civic reception was organized in honor of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 3rd January 1971, Awami League arranged a huge public meeting. In 7 March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his historic 7th March speech and virtually declared independence by saying that “the struggle this time is the struggle for freedom; the struggle this time is the struggle for independence”. The place is also etched in history as it was here that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made his historic "This time the struggle is for our freedom" speech that inspired Bangalees to prepare for the freedom struggle. And UNESCO declared that, 7th March speech is the best speech in all over the world.

On 26 March 1971, the Pakistani army rolled into Dhaka University for Operation Searchlight. In 16 December 1971, the nation achieved victory when the Pakistani army surrendered formally at there. It is now observed as the Victory Day. And in 17 March 1972, Mammoth public meeting jointly addressed by the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Mujibur Rahman was another important event that took place at Suhrawardy Udyan. The original Flag of Bangladesh was also hoisted here for the second time. The place is currently maintained as an historic park with an eternal flame set up in 1996 to symbolise freedom.

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