Mausoleum of Three Leaders

The Mausoleum of Three Leaders (তিন নেতার মাজার) located at Shahbag, Dhaka in Bangladesh, contains the graves of three prominent leaders of Pakistan Movement from Bengal: A. K. Fazlul Huq, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Khawaja Nazimuddin. All three men served as the Prime Minister of Bengal in British India and after independence two of them also served as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

History
The Mausoleum of three leaders is located in Suhrawardy Udyan in Shahbagh across from the Doel Square near the University of Dhaka. It was established in the year 1963 and designed by architect Masud Ahmad and S.A. Zahiruddin. The three political leaders buried in this mausoleum were died on different dates but were all buried in the same area as all three of them had contributed significantly to East Pakistan and were all involved politically. Even with all these achievements, it was rumored that these three political leaders had a rivalry with each other in terms of success. However, despite their rivalry, three of the political leaders were buried under the same roof of the mausoleum of the three leaders. In 2015, the Rapid Action Battalion recovered 18 cocktails from the mausoleum. After the incident, the Rapid Action Battalion started an investigation into the matter. In 2022, two people, including a policeman, were injured while trying to stop the fight between the two sides inside the mausoleum. According to a 2024 report, the mausoleum has deteriorated due to lack of care and maintenance, and the site has become a haven for criminals.

Architecture
The style of architecture of the monuments is an interpretation of Islamic Arcs. The Mausoleum of three leaders consists of a hyperbolic paraboloid structure that is erected over the three graves of the three political leaders. It is possible to enter this mausoleum from two sides. Although you have to go underground to see the three tombs located here, there are replicas of three graves below the monument.