AGARTALA, Sept 10 � A park and museum in memory of warriors of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War is being built by the Tripura Government at Chottakhola, a border village about 130 km from here.
The Forest department has been entrusted to work on the 20 hectare park which encompasses seven hillocks and a lake, State Forest Minister Jiten Chowdhury, who hails from the area, said.
A statue of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman would be set up in the park at Chottakhola in South Tripura which was a base for �Mukti Joddhas� from where they launched operations against the Pakistani Army in Noakhali, Feni and in parts of Comilla districts of Bangladesh, he said.
A 52 feet high tower would be constructed at the park from where parts of Noakhali and Feni districts in neighbouring Bangladesh would be visible.
A museum at the park would display arms and ammunition used in the war, old photographs and newspaper clippings.
Chowdhury said, �We expect it to become a new address for tourists from our country as well as from Bangladesh.�
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni would lay the foundation stone of the Rs 2.30 crore park on September 15, he said.
�During the Liberation War, I joined the Mukti Joddhas after a short training and fought against the Pakistani Army,� former Deputy Speaker Subol Rudra recalled. � PTI
