and musician), Dhirendranath Datta (politician), Jahir Raihan (novelist, journalist, and film director) and Ranadaprasad Saha (philanthropist). Memorial In memory of those killed, a memorial known as the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial (Badhya Bhumi Smriti Soudha) was built at Rayer Bazaar, Mohammadpur Thana in Dhaka, in 1996–99. The memorial was designed by architect Farid U Ahmed and Jami Al Shafi. The initial proposal for a memorial at Rayer Bazar was brought forward by Projonmo 71 (organisation of the children of the martyrs of liberation war), who also laid a temporary foundation stone in 1991. See also Operation Searchlight 1971 Bangladesh genocide Bengali Genocide Remembrance Day Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War References Remembrance days December observances 1971 Bangladesh genocide Aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War Persecution of intellectuals