Eight Pillars Against Aggression
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আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ | |
 Eight Pillars Against Aggression at Palashi intersection, Dhaka. | |
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| Location | Palashi Intersection, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates | 23°43′39″N 90°23′22″E / 23.72741°N 90.38957°E |
| Builder | Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Type | Memorial |
| Material | Concrete |
| Inauguration date | 7 October 2025 |
| Dedicated to | Abrar Fahad |
The Eight Pillars Against Aggression (Bengali: আগ্রাসনবিরোধী আট স্তম্ভ) is a memorial structure located at Palashi Intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The monument, consisting of eight pillars, was inaugurated on 7 October 2025 in memory of Abrar Fahad, a student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology who was killed in 2019.[1][2][3]
Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering at BUET, was beaten to death in October 2019 by several fellow students affiliated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League. His murder sparked widespread outrage across Bangladesh.[4][5][6]
On October 7 2020, on the occasion of Abrar's first death anniversary, a memorial was erected at the same spot by Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad. However, within 24 hours, the Dhaka South City Corporation demolished the structure.[7][8]
Design and symbolism
The monument stands with eight upright pillars in a circle, each embodying a core principle that has guided the nation's journey—sovereignty, democracy, people's defense, communal harmony, economic self-reliance, protection of local resources, cultural independence, and human dignity.[9]