Lesson 4/44 min
Ahsan Manzil and other places
Ahsan Manzil
- Location: Islampur, Dhaka
- Builder: Nawab Abdul Ghani of Dhaka
- Construction began in 1859 and ended in 1872
- Named after Nawab Abdul Ghani's son, Khwaja Ahsanullah
- In 1985 the government took the palace over and began restoration; after that, in September 1992, it became a museum under the National Museum
Watch out: One book gives 23 September 1992 as the museum date; Banglapedia and The Daily Star say 20 September 1992. So only “September 1992” is kept here.
Uttara Ganabhaban
- Location: Natore district (the Dighapatia Rajbari)
- Builder: Raja Dayaram Ray
- On 24 July 1967 the then governor Monem Khan turned it into a Governor's House
Bahadur Shah Park
- Location: Sadarghat area of Dhaka, opposite Jagannath University
- Link: the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857; rebel sepoys were hanged here
- In 1858 Queen Victoria's proclamation taking over the rule of India was read here; it was then Victoria Park
- In 1957 it was renamed Bahadur Shah Park, after the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah
Commonwealth war cemeteries
- Graveyards of Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Second World War
- Bangladesh has 2: in Chattogram and at Maynamati, Cumilla
South Talpatti island
- Location: mouth of the Hariabhanga river, off Satkhira
- It was disputed between Bangladesh and India; it is now under the sea
Check yourself
After whom is Ahsan Manzil named?
At a glance
- 1
Ahsan Manzil is at Islampur; Nawab Abdul Ghani built it in 1859–1872 and named it after his son Khwaja Ahsanullah.
- 2
Uttara Ganabhaban is in Natore, built by Raja Dayaram Ray; on 24 July 1967 Governor Monem Khan made it a Governor's House.
- 3
Bahadur Shah Park is linked to the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857; it got this name in 1957, earlier it was Victoria Park.
- 4
Bangladesh has 2 Commonwealth war cemeteries: Chattogram and Maynamati (Cumilla).
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South Talpatti was an island at the mouth of the Hariabhanga river; it is now under the sea.