Some Historical and Famous Places of Early Dhaka

The Dhaka city has changed a lot. In this post, Pictures of some Historical and Famous Places in Early Dhaka has uploaded. All of these Photos have taken in the 19th and 20th Century. This post usually does not contain any kind of description, only images.

A Scene of PURANA PALTAN, Dhaka:1875

Chowk Bazar, Old Dhaka:1885

Chowk Bazar Mor, Old Dhaka (Beside this road today’s Sheikh Burhanuddin College is Located. This road is named as Nazimuddin Road today):1904

Badshahi Masjid, Chowk Bazar and Mir Jumla's one of the two famous Cannons “Bibi Mariam” in the center (The Cannon has been shifted to Osmani Memorial Park, Ramna):18^th or 19^th Century

Islampur Road, Old Dhaka:1905

LaalBagh Kella (Fort), Old Dhaka:1872

LaalBagh Kella (Fort) South-East Gate, Old Dhaka:1870

PARI BIBI’R Mazar (Tomb), Old Dhaka ( inside LaalBagh Kella):1904

Shahbagh Garden, Dhaka:1904

Ramna Gate, Dhaka (Where present day the Doyel Chattar is located):1901

Ramna Area, Dhaka:1880

Amtala Arts Building - Dhaka University:1856

Dhaka College Campus:1872

Dhaka College Campus:1904

A British Officer’s Mess in Dhaka (Picture taken from a Wireless Tower):1934

North Book Hall, Dhaka (The area known as North Book Hall Road Today):1904

Begum Bazar / Kartalab khan Masjid, Old Dhaka: 20^th Century

St. Thomas Church, Dhaka:1872

Armenian Church built in 1781, Dhaka:18^{th or 19th} Century

Deer Park of Nawab of Dhaka (A place at Shahbag where perhaps present day’s Ramna Park is Located):1875

Buriganga River Side, Dhaka:1880

Dhakeshwari Mandir, Old Dhaka:1904

Narinda Christian Grave Yard, Old Dhaka:1875

Choto Katra Built by Subedar Shaista Khan in 1663, Old Dhaka:19th or 20th century

Boro katra - South view (now extinct), Dhaka:1870

Mit Ford Hospital, Dhaka (Present Salimullah Medical College is Located) :1904

A Steel Bridge on Dholai Khal, (That BUS Conductors call LOHAR POOL today):1904

Dolai khal, Old Dhaka:1904

Mujib House, Dhaka: Before Liberation War

An Unidentified Street Scene of Dhaka:1872

A Bridge at North of Dhaka (now extinct): 18^th or 19^th Century

Tongi Bridge on TURAG River (This is the same road we use now a days to communicate between Airport to Joydevpur):1885

Thanks a lot for viewing the images.

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