Bangladesh

Lalbagh Fort History Located in Old Dhaka, the Lalbagh Fort was built in the 17th century by the then Viceroy of Bengal, Prince Mohammad Azam, son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. A three-domed giant mosque with a water tank in front, a beautifully constructed tomb known as the Tomb of Bibi Pari (daughter of the Prince’s […]

Ahsan Manzil Palace, originally owned by a zamindar (landlord) and later converted into a French trading house, became the residential palace of Nawab Khwaja Alimullah in 1830. Elaborate repairs and renovations on the palace took 12 to 13 years and the palace, which had been known as the Rang Mahal, was renamed Ahsan Manzil by