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Mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islam

Bangladesh

The mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islam is a mausoleum located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It marks the grave of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the 20th-century writer, musician, and the national poet of Bangladesh. He died on 29 August 1976 and was buried here in the same year. Later, his grave was converted into a mausoleum. The mausoleum, designed by Mazharul Islam, was inaugurated in 2009. In addition to the grave of Islam, the mausoleum complex also contains the graves of personalities from the University of Dhaka and other national figures of Bangladesh.

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