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Sculpture has been an indispensable part of Bangladeshi culture. Bangladesh was at times an important centre influencing stone sculpture in South Asia, especially in the post-Gupta and medieval periods. Terracotta reliefs are a particular local characteristic of Hindu temples (with figures) and mosques (without figures) in recent centuries.
The Mukta Bangla sculpture is located north side of the main gate of the Kushtia Islamic University campus in Kushtia district. [7] On the west side of the sculpture is the located administrative building of the university and on the south side is a sculpture Mrutanjayi Mujib of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [10]
It was decorated with stone and terracotta sculptures and carvings. It influenced the construction of temples in Myanmar, Java, and Cambodia. [6] The Sundarbans: Khulna: 1997 798; ix, x (natural) The national park covers the Bangladeshi part of the Sundarbans, the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.
Dancing Ganesha sculpture from Northern Bangladesh, 11th century CE. Unlike other parts of the Indian Subcontinent, the art of sculpture in Bangladesh started through the molding of terracotta because of the dearth of stone relief and abundance of the soft alluvial clay. This dates back to the 3rd/2nd century BC.
Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture (Bengali: সন্ত্রাস বিরোধী স্মারক রাজু ভাস্কর্য Shontrash Birodhi Raju Sharokh Bhaskarjya) is a sculpture located in University of Dhaka campus of Bangladesh. It was created by Shaymol Chowdhury and considered one of the best sculptures in ...
Buddha Sculpture The excavations have led to the recovery of a large number of items, a few of which are listed here. Inscriptions: A 4.4 cm x 5.7 cm limestone slab bearing six lines in Prakrit in Brahmi script, discovered accidentally by a day labourer in 1931 was an important find.
The park displays sculptures, artworks and mural created by Bangladeshi sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan. The park is the first open-air sculpture park in Bangladesh and it contains the longest mural of the country with a length of 340-feet. Sculptures and artworks at the park have been created on the overarching theme of fusion between art and industry.
There is a sculpture of two oriental magpie-robins in the middle of the area; the oriental magpie-robin is the national bird of Bangladesh and is locally known as the doyel or doel (Bengali: দোয়েল). The sculpture's architect is Azizul Jalil Pasha. The area serves as one of Bangladesh's most notable cultural hotspots. [1] [2]