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Ahsan Manzil

Native name:

Bengali: আহসান মঞ্জিল

Front View of Ahsan Manzil

Front View of Ahsan Manzil

Built:      1859 - 1872

Architectural style(s):     Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture

Visitation:            More than 3 million (2003)

Ahsan Manzil (Bengali: আহসান মঞ্জিল) was the official built-up palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab Family. It is positioned on the banks of the Buriganga River in Bangladesh. The palace became the Bangladesh National Museum on 20 September 1992. It is constructed in the Indo-Saracenic Revival building.

Contents

    * 1 History

          o 1.1 Early History Of Pad

          o 1.2 Construction

          o 1.3 Glory days

          o 1.4 Decline

          o 1.5 Renovation

    * 2 Description

    * 3 References

    * 4 Further reading

    * 5 See also

 History

Early History Of Pad

Ahsan Manzil, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Shyamal Roy says: The palace has enjoyed a varied history, starting from being Rang Mahal (of Sheikh Enayetullah, a Zamindar of Jamalpur pargana (Barisal) during the time of the Mughals) to a French trading centre. Nawab Khwaja Alimullah bought it from the French in 1830 and transformed it into his residence, effecting necessary reconstruction as well as renovations. The final renovation was done by Martin.

 Construction

The construction of the palace was begun in 1859 and accomplished in 1872. Abdul Ghani named it Ahsan Manzil after his son Nawab Khwaja Ahsanullah. The newly built palace first came to be known as the Rang Mahal. On April 7, 1888, a tornado caused severe damage to Ahsan Manzil -- Andar Mahal, the older part of the palace, was completely overcome. During the rebuilding of the Andar Mahal a good part of the palace was overhauled and repaired, along with the exquisite dome of the present Rang Mahal was added. Ahsan Manzil was again damaged by an earthquake in 12 June 1897 and again repaired by the Nawab Ahsanullah.

 Glory days

Nawab Sir Salimullah with his family in front of Ahsan Manzil

In 1874, Lord Northbrook, Governor General of India attended an evening function in the palace when he came to lay the foundation of a water works installed by Nawab Abdul Ghani. In 1888, Lord Dufferin also accepted the hospitality offered at Ahsan Manzil. In 1904 Lord Curzon, on a visit to East Bengal, stayed in this palace on 18 and 19 February to win public support for the proposed Partition of Bengal.

Almost all political activities of Nawab Khwaja Salimullah centred around this palace. Ahsan Manzil was the cradle of the All India Muslim League. With the refuse of the Nawabs of Dhaka, Ahsan Manzil also started to reject.

 Decline                     

When in 1952 the Dhaka Nawab State was acquired under the East Bengal Estate attainment Act, it became impossible for the successors of the Nawabs to continue the palace due to financial constraints. Nawab Khwaja Habibullah started living at Paribag Green House soon after the acquisition of the zamindari. The palace was soon on the verge of collapse as successors rented out rooms without allowing for its dignity. Over the years illegal occupants turned the place into a filthy slum.

 Renovation

Recognizing the historical and architectural importance of the Ahsan Manzil, the government of Bangladesh took the proposal to renovate it. In 1985 Ahsan Manzil with its surroundings were acquire. After the completion of the repair work in 1992 under the supervision of the Directorate of Public Works and Architecture, it was brought under the control of Bangladesh National Museum (20 September 1992). A museum has been traditional there.

[edit] Description

Ahsan Manzil has now been converted into a museum and a popular tourist magnetism of old Dhaka.

Ahsan Manzil is one of the most significant architectural monuments of Bangladesh. Established on a raised platform of 1 metre, the two-storied palace measures 125.4 m by 28.75 m. The height of the ground floor is 5 metres and that of the first floor 5.8 metres. There are porticos the height of the ground floor, both on the northern and southern sides of the palace. An open spacious stairway comes down from the southern portico, extending onto the bank of the river through the front garden. There was once a fountain in the garden in front of the stairs, that does not exist today. The spacious north and south verandas of both the floors rest on semicircular arches. The verandas and rooms are covered with marble.

To construct the dome of Ahsan Manzil, the square room on the soil floor was given a surrounding shape with brickwork in the corners. The room was then given an octagonal shape near the roof by squinches. This octagonal shape took the form of the drum of the dome. Finally, the kumud kali (buds of lotus) shaped dome was constructed by regularly slanting the eight corners to the peak. The dome is 27.13 m above the ground.

 References

    * Official Web Site of the Dhaka Nawab Family

    * Banglapedia - Ahsan Manzil

    * Bangaldesh National Museum Web Site

    * ArchNet on Ahsan Manzil reinstallation

Tourisom Of Comilla

Comilla District (Chittagong division) with an area of 3085.17 sq km, is bounded by Brammanbaria and Narayan Ganj districts on top of the north, Noakhali and Feni districts on the south, Tripura (position of India) on the east, Munshi Ganj and Chandpur districts on the west.Comilla (Town) stands on the bank of the Gumti river. It consists of 18 wards and 46 mahallas. It has an area of 11.47 sq km and a population of 168378; male 52.56%, female 47.44%. Literacy rate among the town people is 60.3%. In the community there exists the Commonwealth War Cemetery Memorials, Muktajuddha Museum at Mainamati Cantonment and bangladesh academy for rural development, Mainamati Museum, Comilla Cadet College at Courtbari. Comilla Town is blessed with the recollections of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Nazrul Islam married twice in life, one at Daulatpur of Muradnagar upazila of the district and the other at Comilla Town. Those places have been obvious with memorial plates. Poet Rabindranath Tagore visited Comilla twice. Ustad Muhammad Hussain, Fazle Nizami and Kulendu Das have enriched the cultural tradition of the town. Ustad Ayet Ali Khan recognized a musical institute here.

Archaeological heritage and relics:

Marks of rich ancient society have been found in Lalmai Mainamati hills. In these hills there are plenty of archaeological sites as well as Shalvan Vihara, Kutila Mura, Charandra Mura, Rupban Mura, Itakhola Mura, Satera Ratna Mura, Ranir Banglar Pahar, Ananda Bazar Palaces, palaces of Bhoj King, Chandi Mura, etc. Various archaeological relics as well as images and metalled utensils discovered from these viharas, muras and palaces are now preserved in the Mainamati Museum. Other archaeological heritage and relics comprise Saptaratna Mandir (Jagannath Mandir), Shah Suja Mosque, Dharmasagar, Chandimata Mandir or Chandi Mura (on the top of Lalmai Hill of Barura), Chandala Shiva Mandir (Brahmanpara, eighteenth century), Saitshala Jami Mosque (Brahmanpara, 1719), Mazars of Panch Pir (five saints) at Shashidal (Brahmanpara, 1815), Harimangal Math (Brahmanpara, 1822), Ramnagar stretched out Math (Brahmanpara, 1705), Saitshala Rammahan Mandir (Brahmanpara, 1805), Hasnabad Math and Hatiabhanga Fort (Daudkandi).

Literacy and educational institutions:

Average literacy 33.1%; male 40.2% and female 26%. Educational institutions: university college 4, private university 1, medical college 1, teacher's training college 2, law college 1, government college 11, non-government college 56, polytechnic institute 1, para medical institute 1, homeopath college 1, cooperative college 1, government commerce college 1, government high school 9, non-government high school 444, junior high school 66, government primary school 1334, non-government primary school 799, survey institute 1, primary education training institute 1, nursing training centre 1, blind and deaf school 1. Noted educational institutions: Comilla Victoria University College (1899), Comilla Zila School (1837), Comilla High School (1842), Fazilatunnesa Government Girls' High School (1873), Comilla Cadet College,

Shashidal Union High School (1890), Chandana K B High School (1920), Madhavpur Sheikhlal High School (1911), Burichang Ananda Pilot High School (1925), Chandina Pilot High School (1916), Chauddagram H J Pilot High School (1921), Eliotganj R B High School (1908), Raipur K C High School (1912), Barpara Girls' High School (1919), Debidwar Reazuddin High School (1918), Homna Pilot High School (1929), Bhangara High School (1887), Ramchandrapur High School (1918), Sreekail College (1942).




Historical events:-

Peasants Movement against the king of Tripura in 1764 under the leadership of Samsher Gazi is a notable historical event. Communal tension spread over Comilla when a Muslim was shot at Comilla town during the partiition of bengal in 1905. During the training of a countrywide hartal on 21 November 1921, protesting the visit of India by Prince of Wales, Kazi Nazrul Islam poised patriotic songs and tried to wake up the town people. During this time Avay Ashram, as a revolutionary institution, played significant role. Poet Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi visited Comilla at that time. In 1931, the British Gurkha soldiers fired by chance and killed four persons of village Mohini of Chauddagram upazila when about four thousand peasants of this village revolted against paying land revenue. In a huge peasant gathering the police fired at Hasnabad of Laksham Upazila in 1932. Two persons were killed and many wounded in this firing. This is one of the main attractions in Comilla. This is one of the richest academic institutions for conducting research and action research; execute projects and pilot testing and imparting training in the diversified areas of rural development. The famous Comilla Model has been developed for continual development. Besides academic excellence, the beautiful gardens and planned plantations of various trees are really enjoyable. You can also avail yourself of the facilities to organize seminar conference and training in this complex .It is undeniably one of the good venue in Bangladesh where you can organize seminar, symposiums and workshops. BARD has excellent housing facilities for over 250 persons and its cafeteria provides quality foods. For one or two days stimulating you can go to BARD and spend some good time in a very secured and calm place.
Web: www.bard.gov.bd .Buddis Bhihar :

This site previously called salban rajar bari came out subsequent to archaeological excavation asa Buddhist monastery and hence termed as salban vihar From terracotta seals. Plate discover here its original hare is supposed to have been vhava deva mahavihara. After the 4th king of the early deva dynasty which ruled this region during mid 7th to mid 8th century A.D.The large square monastery of 550 feet sides with 115 monastic cell. A dominant . central shrine and a number of supplementary shrines, stapes and chapels, provides access through its monumental gate on the north while the central shrine exposed six building phases and 2nd phases of the central shrine remainder buried under the 3rd, 4th and 5th periods but the leftovers of the 6th phases have been remove from the top. The cruciform central place of worship of third period built with the monster as a single Complex.

The large collection of valuable antiquities recovered from excavation in the site and raw housed in the museum are of great substance in as sundaes,those contributes considerably to our knowledge of ancient vangasama tata, covering a period of about seven hundred years from 6th to 12th century .A.O.
Comilla Khade :
It is called khadi , because its threads are called off by ‘charka' a special type which is famous for khadi products. Its factory sitnaled on chandina at comilla khadi cloth are mode according to the dimands of customer. This cloth is so famous that it is also exported to foreign countries . some famous khadi products are :Lungi fatowa ,Bed sheet ,shirt ; gamsa panjabi e.t.c. Uavers gets anarage 20%profit by making khadi products Comilla is a big city and most of its population are literated . They are middle class and lower class family . Their proffesion are service holder , farmer , rikshaw driver ,business man etc. Most of them lives in villages .Many of our village's population are poor .They works on paddy field . Theirchildens does not reads in school .As they are poor , they works in paddy field ,fatory for earn money.Begides this , those lives in town , are litarated . They are service holders and drsiress man . They work in office, Bank ,court etc. Their carning sovree is better.

Lalmai & Maynamoti Hill :
If you are in Comilla and already visited Lalmai, Moinamoti then don't miss to go Moinamoti museum – where you will find the historical things establish in Lalmai & Moinamoti of 7th & 8th centuries.The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues have been improved mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an regular of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mainamati is only 114 km. from Dhaka City and is just a day's trip by road on way to Chittagong .

Hospital:
Medical :college hospital 1, zila sadar hospital 1, police hospital 1, district hospital 1, upazila health complex 12, military hospital 1, diabetic hospital 1, tuberculosis hospital 1, modern hospital 2, charitable dispensary 26, motherhood and child welfare centre 2, rural health centre 2, leprosy hospital.





Hotel Of Comilla:
1. " Bangla Restora " this hotel proprietor by best singer of "ASIF", it is infront of comilla zilla School.(non residential).
PHONE:081-61340,FAX:081-75811, MOBILE:01911-390939
E-MAIL: info@banglarestorabd.com
web: www.banglarestorabd.com

2. " Nurjahan hotel " is situated in comilla Paduar Bazar highway of Dhaka Chittagong. (Residential).

3. " Jur kanon hotel " is situated in comilla Shoa gong highway of Dhaka Chittagong. (non residential).

4. " Dina hotel " it is situated in comilla Kandirpar. (non residential).

5. " Yum-yum " situated in comilla Monohorpur, it is best of "Barger". (Non residential).

6. " Chondo mear hotel " Chondo mear Hotel is situated of Comilla Padua Bazar it is best for (alor barta). (non residential).

7. " Moynamoti hotel " it is situate in Comilla Badsha Mear Bazar. (Residential )

8. " Melodi " it is situate in Comilla Badsha Mear Bazar. (Residential).