I’ve been hearing about Ahsan Manzil since childhood, but never got the chance to visit it since it’s located in a different part of Dhaka. I went to that area for the first two months ago, and decided to go there again to visit the Ahsan Manzil. So my friend Shan and I kept making plans and finally went there today… and it was worth it. It’s a beautiful architectural monument that reminded me of our gloried past.

Located on the banks of Buriganaga river and very near to Sadarghat Launch Terminal, it was the residential palace of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Now turned into a museum, it has 31 rooms and 23 galleries displaying portraits, furnitures and household articles and utensils used by the Nawabs.

Closed on Thursday, the museum is open from 10:30 to 17:30 on weekdays, and 15:00 to 19:30 on Friday during summer time (April – September). During …

Pohela Boishakh, Happy Friday, and full moon — 3 reasons why today was really special. I did had plans for today, but it didn’t work out at last as I couldn’t manage a date. Mitu seemed too busy and Tahsin had her studies to finish. moreover, I had work too! I worked till 3 in the morning and than again from 11 to 4 in the evening and did it all while lying down on bed with my laptop on my lap! My whole body was aching and I finally gave up. I took a little nap, followed by a refreshing shower and went to Dhanmondi lake to meet Farhan and Jenny. The crowd all around Dhanmondi was just too outrageous — record number of people (mostly couples) were on the streets celebrating Poleha Boishakh. It seemed to me that everyone came to Dhanmondi instead of going to Dhaka University …

Whenever someone mentions Sonargoan, it’s very likely that he’s referring to Pan Pacific Sonargoan, the luxury 5-star hotel in Dhaka. What most people don’t know is about 25 km away from Dhaka lies the former capital of Bengal, the great historical city of Sonargoan. It’s not their fault either — other than Shipakarja Jainul Adedin, no one, no goverment ever took any initiative to protect and promote the great heritage of this this city. Pathetic, but true.
On the entrance to Sonargoan Rajbari is the famous sculpture of bull wagon by Jainul Abedin, which symolises toil and struggle. Jainul Abedin has always been one my favourite artist and I took a chance to get a pic of mine infront of the sculpture:

Just a few steps ahead to the left is the 2-storied palace, or the Rajbari, which is now being used as a museum:

The palace has over 100 small …