Bangabhaban
Bangabhaban | |
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বঙ্গভবন | |
Location in Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
Former names | Governor's House |
General information | |
Architectural style | Indo-Islamic |
Location | Bangabhabhan Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°43′24″N 90°25′04″E / 23.723302°N 90.417820°E |
Current tenants | |
Opened | 1905 |
Technical details | |
Size | 50 acre |
Floor area | 202,300 m2 (2,178,000 sq ft) |
Website | |
https://bangabhaban.gov.bd/ |
The Bangabhaban (Bengali: বঙ্গভবন Bôngobhôbôn, lit. House of Bengal) is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha Avenue, Dhaka. It is surrounded by the Bangabhaban Gardens (formerly Nawab's Dilkusha Gardens).
The site hosted the Dilkusha Government House during
History
During the period of the
With the
A book, Hundred Years of Bangabhaban, on the history of the Bangabhaban was published in 2006.[2]
Status
One of the most important symbols of the Bangladesh government, the Bangabhaban holds a status akin to the official residence and office of heads of states around the world. The palace is an important historical landmark and the centre of media and tourist attraction. Special public ceremonies are held during
Structure
The Bangabhaban is a mix of Moghul architecture with touches of British era designs that typify numerous buildings of the British-era (1857–1947) in Dhaka. With the reconstruction between 1961 and 1964, many elements of Islamic architecture and Bangla styles were incorporated. The palace has high boundary walls on all four sides. The main building is a three-storeyed palatial complex, around which stands extensive greenery and tree cover. The floorspace of the ground floor is 7000 square metres. The president's residence is on the north-east corner, comprising two storeys of two suites along with five well-furnished spacious bedrooms.
The president's office, the office of the civil and military secretaries and other presidential officials, and separate rooms for audience with local and foreign visitors are also located in the ground floor. In addition, there is a cabinet room, banquet hall, darbar hall (court), state dining hall, a small auditorium and a lounge for local visitors. In addition to the president's residence, there are five rooms for officials, a control room and a studio in the first floor. In the second floor, there are four suites for foreign heads of state and government.
The Bangabhaban has an open compound of 50 acres (20 ha) of land. The security office, post office, bank, cafeteria hall, tailoring shop, a three-domed mosque and barracks of the president's guard regiment are located in the vicinity of the main gate of the Bangabhaban. The residential quarters for officers and staff of the President's office are located in three outlying areas of Bangabhaban. There are also two bungalows one for the military secretary and the other for the assistant military secretary.
See also
References
- ^ "'Hundred Yrs of Bangabhaban' launched". The Daily Star. 15 February 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Morshedi, Helal (27 June 2007). "Book Review: Hundred Years of Bangabhaban" (PDF). bangla-sydney.com.
- Bangabhaban on Banglapedia
- 100 years of Bangabhaban
- 100 years of Bangabhaban Book