During the 1971 war of independence, the Bengalis were subjected to inhumane torture by the invading forces of Pakistan. At that time, many places of Mirpur, which were under siege for about one and a half months, turned into slaughterhouses as a result of the barbaric atrocities of the Pakistanis. On November 15, 1999, when various areas of Mirpur were excavated under the initiative of the Liberation War Museum, the Jallad Khana slaughterhouse was discovered at Mirpur 10. Later in 2008, Jalladkhana Badhyabhoomi Smriti Path was created with the efforts of Liberation War Museum in the overall plan of then government architect and poet Rabiul Hussain. Located at Mirpur 10, Dhaka, this slaughter ground stands as a witness of Pakistan's diabolical atrocities on Bengalis during the Liberation War. One of the largest executioners in Bangladesh, many Bengali victims were given mass graves in the slaughterhouse.
At the time of independence, this area of Mirpur 10, known as the Pump House, was chosen as a killing ground by Pakistani forces and allies. The barbaric Pakistanis used to decapitate the freedom loving Bengalis with their trained executioners in front of the pump house well and throw them into the dark well filled with water. It is believed that around 20,000 to 25,000 Bengali bodies were buried in the large safety tanks and other places nearby. After the first phase of excavation at the site in 1973, about three truckloads of bones were taken to the National Museum. During the excavation of the slaughterhouse, 70 skulls, 5292 bones, women's sarees, frocks, veils, ornaments and shoes were recovered. The Slaughterhouse Museum has recorded several traces of Pakistan's brutality and many details of martyred Bengalis. On the east side of the museum, a joint initiative of artists Rafiqun Nabi and Moniruzzaman has constructed a sculpture of Life Immortal made of terracotta bricks and iron. Adjacent to the abattoir is the cursed well where the corpses of many people were buried for public viewing.
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