Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Walter Hitchcock once said, "freedom is not free." Indeed, it is not free, and freedom is the best achievement for Bangladesh. After a nine months long great liberation war, we achieved our independence. During those nine months, the Pakistani aggressors killed three million innocent people in Bangladesh. Memorials and sculptures have been erected in different parts of the country to keep alive the memory of those martyrs who gave their lives in the liberation war. Here we will discuss the liberation war memorials in the major cities of Bangladesh. 1971's Independence war monuments in the major cities of Bangladesh  Dhaka Dhaka has many liberation war memorials; however, the National Martyr's Memorial is the most significant one. It is located in Savar, which is 25 kilometers away from Dhaka. The monument was designed by Syed Mainul Hossain, and it was dedicated to all three million martyrs. National Martyr's Memorial's unique design consists of seven triangular-shaped structures; each signifies the seven historical moments that formed independent Bangladesh. The moments are 1952's Language Movement, 1954's legislative election victory United Front, the Constitution Movement in 1956, 1962's Education Movement, 1966's 6-point movement, 1969's Mass Uprising, and finally 1971's Liberation war. This iconic design has 150 feet spanning height, and it is our national symbol. Read Top Sculptures in Dhaka City Chattogram Chattogram is said to be the birthplace of the independence movement. But even in the five decades of independence, the memorial of the liberation war was not built in Chattogram metropolis. However, a Shaheed Minar named 'Sobedhon Nilmini' was built in 1969 in front of the Nandan Kanan Muslim Institute Hall in Chittagong to tribute the language martyrs. But this Shaheed Minar has been used to pay homage to all national days. Apart from this, there are two monuments in Patiya and Raozan Upazilas of Chittagong. Although the Bangladesh government has made the announcement to build a liberation war memorial in Chattogram, it has not seen any ray of hope yet. Read Top Historical Landmarks in Dhaka Reminding Liberation War of 1971 Sylhet Banshtala Memorial in Sylhet is not just a memorial; it contains the graves of 14 freedom fighters who were martyred in the liberation war. It is surrounded by the Meghalaya mountains, which are located in Banshtala village of Doarabazar Upazila of Sunamganj district.