Central Railway Building (CRB) is situated in the scenic hilly area of
Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the governing office for the general manager of
Bangladesh Railway
Bangladesh Railway ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Ra ...
. The building was completed in 1872, it is one of the oldest buildings of the port city. To the east, across CRB Road, is Railway Hospital at CRB, built in 1994. There is a proposal to establish a 50-bed
medical college at CRB and up-grade the existing Railway Hospital to 250 beds.
There is a residential area for the railway officers surrounding it.
In popular culture
Pohela Boishakh celebration
''Pohela Boishakh'' or Bengali New Year celebrated every year on the open stage called "Shireeshtala" at CRB area. This open stage surrounded by several old
Albizia lebbeck
''Albizia lebbeck'' is a species of ''Albizia'', native to Indomalaya, New Guinea and Northern AustraliaUSDA (1994) and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. English names for it include Sirisa, Siris, lebbe ...
trees, in Bengali it is called Shireesh.
Boli Khela
Boli Khela or Bali Khela ( bn, বলীখেলা) is a traditional form of wrestling in Bangladesh, particularly popular in the Chittagong area considered as a national game of the district. It is a form of combat sport involving grappling ...
a type of free hand wrestling, is organised every year at this place during the Bangla New Year festival. At the festival it is the centre of attraction for people of all ages.
Gallery
File:Central Railway Building (03).jpg, Central Railway Building
File:Central Railway Building (2).jpg, CRB building
File:First Ever Steam Engine of Bangladesh (2).jpg, First ever steam engine of Bangladesh at CRB
File:Shireeshtala, CRB (01).jpg, Shireeshtala, south-west exposure
File:Shireeshtala, CRB (02).jpg, Shireeshtala, west exposure
File:CRB Road (01).jpg, CRB Road
File:CRB Jame Mosque gate.jpg, CRB Mosque gate
File:Central Railway Building gate (2).jpg, CRB gate
File:সিআরবি শিরীষতলা.jpg, Shiresshtala
File:সিআরবির সবুজ মাঠ.jpg, Green ground at CRB
References
Further reading
*Mahbabul Haque ''Chittagong guide: tourist, industrial, shipping & business guide'' Barnarekha 1981
*Nazimuddin Ahmad ''Buildings of the British Raj in Bangladesh'' University Press 1986
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External links
Buildings and structures in Chittagong
Ministry of Railways (Bangladesh)
Transport in Chittagong
Railway buildings and structures
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