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Nawabpur Road

Nawabpur Road (Bangladesh)
Length	1 km (0.62 mi)
Location	Old Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°43′04″N 90°24′41″E / 23.717866°N 90.411357°E / 23.717866; 90.411357

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Nawabpur Road is a road in Old Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and is associated with the Shankhari and Gulistan bazaars. It is a busy road often jammed with rickshaws, human drawn carts, and foot traffic.

History

Nawabpur was known as Umraha Para. During the Mughal era, diplomats used to reside here, which is how it got its name. Umraha Para was later renamed Nawabpur.

In 1840, it was one of the two main thoroughfares of Dhaka, running north from Sadarghat to Thatari Bazar.

On 22 February 1952, during a Bengali language rally, police fired on marchers killing several including Sofiur Rahman and a nine-year-old boy.

Amenities

The largest known market for spare parts in Bangladesh is situated in Nawabpur. There are numerous businesses, including low-cost hotels. Victoria Park, a very ancient and historical site under the name of Andaghar Maidan, is situated at the end of Nawabpur Road.

It specially was a Hindu based area, which is shown by the two Hindu temples, named Radha Shyam Mandir and Laxmi Narayan Mandir, that are situated on the road.

Photographs

• Bengali Language Movement Rally, 4 February 1952
• Looking North, 1966
• 1960s
• 1975
• Maran Chand Sweetshop, 1975

See also

• Shankharibazar massacre
• 1964 East-Pakistan riots

References

1. None. "Distance measure". Wikimapia. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. Book, Development Fieldwork, a practical guide...page 108
3. Dhaka smrity bismrityr nogori by Muntasir Mamun,page 138
4. Ahmed, Sharif Uddin (1986). Dacca: A Study in Urban History and Development. Curzon Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-7007-0180-X.
5. Helal, Bashir Al (2012). "Language Movement". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
6. (Al Helal 2003, p. 483)
7. Kaler kontho Newspaper
8. Book, Bangladesh Ediz, Ingles...Page 60
9. Book, Bangladesh Directory...page 85
10. Book, Central Persecution and Repression in Bangladesh, some facts...page 37

Citations

• Al Helal, Bashir (2003). Bhasha Andoloner Itihas (History of the Language Movement) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 984-401-523-5.

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