Moghbazar Wireless Square in a holiday morning

Maghbazar or Mogbazar ( bn, মগবাজার) is the name of a neighborhood in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

, Bangladesh. It is located near the neighborhoods of Tejgaon,

Ramna Ramna Thana ( bn, রমনা থানা) is a police jurisdiction in central Dhaka. It is a historic colonial neighborhood. Once the site of Mughal gardens, it developed into an institutional area during British rule in the late 19th centu ...

and

Malibagh Malibagh is the name of a neighborhood in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is under Shahjahanpur Thana. The word 'mali' means gardener and the word 'bagh' means garden. Thus, the literal meaning of 'Malibagh' is gardener's garden or neighborho ...

. It is under

thana and administered by the

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. Its origins date back to the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

Location

Coordinates: 23°44'55"N,90°24'28"E Ramna Thana

History

Maghbazar is named after the

Maghs The Magh ( Mog ) is the term used in history of Bengali and others people of South Asia for the Marma and Arakanese/Rakhine of Arakan. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the meaning of Magh represent the people belongs to magadha (bihar) part ...

or Mogs, whose ancestors were originally from Arakan Burma. In 1620, the Magh kingdom was attacked by the

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

at ancient

, the heart of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

. The Mughal

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Islam Khan, under the

gained victory over the Maghs at their base at

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. Their leader Mukut Ray surrendered, and along with his followers, accepted

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; after which the subedar permitted them to stay in the area of what is now known as Maghbazar. However, the historian Muntasir Mamun holds the view that it was named during the British rule when the then Magh leader King Bring and his followers lived here. It was covered with dense forests even until the middle of the 19th century.

Shah Nuri Bengali Shāh Nūrī Bengālī ( bn, শাহ নূরী বাঙ্গালী, fa, ; died 1785), also known as Shāh Bahāʾ ad-Dīn, was an 18th-century Bengali Islamic scholar and author from Dhaka. He is best known for his magnum opus, ''Kibr ...

established a ''

khanqah A khanqah ( fa, خانقاه) or khangah ( fa, خانگاه; also transliterated as ''khankah'', ''khaneqa'', ''khanegah'' or ''khaneqah''; also Arabized ''hanegah'', ''hanikah'', ''hanekah'', ''khankan''), also known as a ribat (), is a buildin ...

'' in Maghbazar in the late 18th century. This attracted people from all over to Maghbazar, including the Naib Nazims and

Nawabs of Dhaka The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh. The title of ''na ...

who became disciples of Shah Nuri, and his spiritual successors.

List of educational institutions

* Ispahani Girls School and College * Sacred Heart Tutorial School * Dhaka Community Medical College and Hospital * Holy Family Medical College * ad-Din Medical College * Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College * University Dental College * National Bank Public School and College * National College of Law * Nazrul Shikkhaloy * Maghbazar Girls' School * Siddheshwari University College * Sher-e-Bangla High School * Shahnuri High School * Lions Model School * Maghbazar Primary Government School * St. Mary's International School * Nayatola Government Primary School *BTCL Ideal School and College *

Ad-din Women's Medical College Ad-din Women's Medical College (AWMC) ( bn, আদ-দ্বীন মহিলা মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical college in Bangladesh, exclusively for female students, established in 2008. It is located in Maghbazar ...

Maghbazar also has the Department of Technical Education, Department of Women's Affairs, Endowments Office, the

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office, and RAB battalions' 3 offices.

References

{{reflist Neighbourhoods in Dhaka