Nawabpur Road is a road in Old Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and is associated with the Shankhari and Gulistan

bazaar A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...

s. It is a busy road often jammed with rickshaws, human drawn carts, and foot traffic.Book, Development Fieldwork, a practical guide...page 108

History

Nawabpur was known as Umraha Para. During the

Mughal era 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 ...

, 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 The Port of Dhaka is a major river port on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The port is located in the southern part of the city. It is Bangladesh's busiest port in terms of passenger traffic. The port has s ...

to Thatari Bazar. On 22 February 1952, during a Bengali language rally, police fired on marchers killing several including

Sofiur Rahman Shafiur Rahman ( bn, শফিউর রহমান) (24 January 1918 – 22 February 1952) is considered in Bangladesh to be a martyr of the language movement which took place in the former East Pakistan. Early life Shafiur Rahman was bor ...

and a nine-year-old boy.

Amenities

The largest known market for spare parts in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

is situated in Nawabpur.Kaler kontho Newspaper There are numerous businesses, including low-cost hotels.Book, Bangladesh Ediz, Ingles...Page 60

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, a very ancient and historical site under the name of Andaghar Maidan, is situated at the end of Nawabpur Road.Book, Bangladesh Directory...page 85 It specially was a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

based area, which is shown by the two

Hindu temples A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hin ...

, named Radha Shyam Mandir and Laxmi Narayan Mandir, that are situated on the road.Book, Central Persecution and Repression in Bangladesh, some facts...page 37

Photographs

4th Feb 1952 NobabPureRoad.jpg, Bengali Language Movement Rally, 4 February 1952 Nawabpur Road.jpg, Looking North, 1966 Nawabpur Road Dhaka 1960s.jpg, 1960s Nawabpur Road 1975.jpg, 1975 Maran Chand Ghose.jpg, Maran Chand Sweetshop, 1975

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* {{Cite book , last = Al Helal , first = Bashir , authorlink = Bashir Al Helal , year = 2003 , title = Bhasha Andoloner Itihas (History of the Language Movement) , location = Dhaka , publisher=

Agamee Prakashani Agamee Prakashani () is a Bangladeshi publishing house located in Dhaka. It was founded in 1986 by Osman Gani. As of 2015, it has more than 2000 publications in both Bengali and English. Awards Agamee Prakashani has won several awards, including: ...

, language = bn , isbn = 984-401-523-5 Old Dhaka Streets in Dhaka

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