Swadhinata Stambha (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা স্তম্ভ, romanized: Sbādhīnatā Stambha, lit. 'Independence Monument') is a national monument in Bangladesh to commemorate the historical events that took place in the Suhrawardy Udyan, previously known as Ramna Race Course ground regarding the Bangladesh War of Independence.

Government of Bangladesh took the initiative to build the monument in 1996. The construction began in 1999. Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury and Marina Tabassum designed the project. The main attraction of the project is a 50-meter high tower composed of stacked glass panels, which stands at the place where the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender was signed at the end of the war.

The Suhrawardy Udyan of the capital Dhaka of Bangladesh is historical place. Many significant incidents took place in this place. On 7 March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his historical speech in this ground after Yahya Khan postponed the national assembly on 1 March of the year. In his speech, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked the people of Bangladesh to prepare themselves for a struggle.

The war broke out on 25 March, as the Pakistan Army cracked down on pro-independence Bengalis of the then East Pakistan. And after a nine-month-long independence war, Pakistani troops were defeated.

On 16 December 1971, the commander-in-chief of East Pakistan Army Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered to the joint force of Mukti Bahini and Indian Army in this ground.

To commemorate the historic events of the Independence War of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh decided to restore the memories of the war and build the Swadhinata Stambha.

In 1996, the Government of Bangladesh decided to build a monument to restore the memories of Bangladesh Liberation War in Suhrawardy Udyan of Dhaka.

In 1997 a competition was organised to select the best monument for the proposed project in Suhrawardy Udyan.