Mill Barrack () is a former military

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situated at

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, Bangladesh, currently occupied by the Range Reserve Force of the

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. After the

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it held the forces that had been located at

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. It held one of two police training schools that were set up in

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in 1903, and is now used for training traffic police.

History

The Dacca Sugar Works Company established a

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on the site in the 1840s. The enterprise was unsuccessful, and closed in the early 1850s. The building was sold in 1856 to British merchant William Foley, who used it as a combination residence and warehouse. During the

it became a temporary barracks for British reinforcements from Calcutta. Since then the building and surrounding neighborhood have been known as Mill Barrack. After 1905, there was a Police Training Camp for a long time.

Architectural value and present condition

The place became a Police Lines, which was established in 1898. Its area around 25,000 sq. meters. It contains 5 buildings. The 1st building is two Storeyed Traffic Training Building. 2nd building is Ration Store and 3rd building contains

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storage. Both these buildings are two storey. The other 2 buildings are Barrack of Police Force and Staff & Administrative building, which are 3 storeyed.

References

* Mamun, Muntasir, Dhaka: Smriti Bismritir Nagari, 3rd Edition, Page No: 206-207, ISBN No: 984 412 1043. {{Coord, 23.700, N, 90.419, E, region:BD_type:landmark, display=title Old Dhaka Military history of Dhaka Dhaka Metropolitan Police