Chawk Bazaar is a

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 ...

Chowkbazar Thana Chowkbazar ( bn, চকবাজার), also called Chawkbazar Model Thana, is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in August 2009 from parts of Lalbagh Thana and Kotwali Thana, and has an area of 2.07&n ...

, Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It dates back to the

Mughal period 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 ...

Shai Mosque

Chowk Bazaar Shai Mosque Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque or Chawk Mosque ( bn, চকবাজার শাহী মসজিদ) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is located in the Chowk Bazaar area of the old town of Dhaka, south of the current city centre.MA BariChawk Mosque (Dhaka) Ba ...

was built in 1676. This three domed mosque was made by

Shaista Khan Mirza Abu Talib (22 November 1600 – 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the subahdar of Mughal Bengal. A maternal uncle to the emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan initially governed ...

. Made on 10 feet high platform, 94 feet length and 80 feet width. It was divided among the shops from the ancient times and it was maintained by the shop rents. The mosque was built according to the rules of

and nearby places. After lot of time of innovation it lost its appeal Dhaka's noble people came to pray here. It was written:

References

* Dhaka Smriti Bismriti'r Nagari by Mumtasir Mamun.Published by Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh. * * {{Coord, 23.717036, N, 90.396322, E, region:BD_type:city, display=title Old Dhaka Bazaars in Bangladesh Economy of Dhaka Buildings and structures in Dhaka Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Tourist attractions in Dhaka Economic history of Bangladesh