Eight Pillars Against Aggression

The Eight Pillars Against Aggression 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.

Background

, 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.
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.

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.

Inauguration

The structure was inaugurated on 7 October 2025, coinciding with the annual observance of 'Abrar Fahad Memorial Day' declared by the government of Bangladesh.