Paribagh

Paribagh is a

Name

There are two theories about the naming of Paribagh area. According to many, Paribagh area is named after Pari Bano, daughter of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah.^[1] Pari Bano was the half-sister of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah. It was the garden house of Nawabs of Dhaka. Before that the area belonged to Hindu landlords. Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah bought the area from the Hindu landlords. The garden house came to be known as Paribagh as the abode of Pari Bano.^[2] Another view is that Khwaja Salimullah visited Patna without informing his father. He married Pari Begum there. As Pari Begum used to live in Paribagh, the area is named Paribagh.^[2]

History

In this area in 1902 Nawab Bahadur Sir

There is a street food zone in this area. The street food zone is located on Old Elephant Road. In every evening, makeshift food stalls line both sides of the street.[4] It is one of the popular food streets in Dhaka.^[5]

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