[1][2] The sculpture was built in 1996 beside to the main gate of Islamic University Kushtia.

[5][6] The sculpture is built with a combination of Islamic architecture and modern ideas.

[7] Muhammad Enam-Ul Haq, the fourth Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University, inaugurated the sculpture on 16 December 1996.

[11] The Mukta Bangla sculpture features a clenched fist with a rifle, the weapon of liberation, on the seven-pillared dome.

Each pillar is built on an arch based on Islamic architecture in a jubilant shape with outstretched arms.