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Rose
Garden
Palace
is
a
mansion
and
garden
in
Old
Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Built
in
the
late
19th
century,
it
became
birthplace
of
the
Awami
League
in
1949,
when
East
Bengali
liberal
and
social
democrats
converged
in
Dhaka
to
form
an
alternative
political
force
against
the
Muslim
League
in
Pakistan.
The
property
is
situated
on
K.M.
Das
Lane
in
Tikatully
area
of
Old
Dhaka,
near
the
modern
business
district
of
Motijheel
and
near
the
Baldha
Garden
in
Gopibug
area
of
Dhaka.
The
mansion
was
built
by
a
Hindu
lower
caste
zamidar
(landlord)
Hrishikesh
Das.
He
lived
in
the
mansion
for
a
decade.
In
1927,
he
became
bankrupt
and
sold
the
mansion
to
another
zamidar
Boshuruddin
Sarkar
of
Nabinagar
under
Brahmanbaria
district.
Later
the
mansion
was
sold
to
a
businessman
by
the
family
of
Boshuruddin
Sarkar
after
his
death.
The
government
has
revealed
plans
to
turn
the
location
into
a
museum
and
now
in
2020,
it
is
closed
till
further
notice.
History:
The
Rose
Garden
Palace
was
built
by
a
Hindu
lower
caste
zamindar
Hrishikesh
Das
in
the
late
19th
century.[2]
Around
that
time
jalsas
(parties)
held
at
Baldha
Garden
were
an
important
part
of
the
social
life
of
the
city's
wealthier
Hindu
residents.
The
story
goes
that
Hrishikesh
Das,
being
insulted
on
this
account
by
someone
at
one
of
the
jalsas
(parties)
at
Baldha
Garden,
and
decided
to
create
his
own
garden
to
outshine
that
of
Baldha
Garden.
Here
he
staged
jalsas
of
his
own.
The
centrepiece
of
the
garden
is
an
elegant
pavilion.
However,
this
was
not
created
as
a
residence,
but
rather
a
setting
for
entertainment
such
as
musical
performances
(although
subsequent
owners
did
use
it
as
a
house).
This
extravagant
lifestyle
caused
Hrishikesh
Das
to
go
bankrupt
and
consequently
he
was
forced
to
sell
the
property.
In
1937
the
Rose
Garden
Palace
was
bought
by
a
prominent
businessman
Khan
Bahadur
Kazi
Abdur
Rashid
of
Dhaka
from
the
family
members
of
Late
Bashiruddin
Sarker
under
Brahmanbaria
district.
He
renamed
the
building
as
Rashid
Manzil.
His
eldest
son
Kazi
Mohammed
Bashir
(Humayun)
inherited.
The
building
had
been
renovated
by
its
previous
owners
while
keeping
the
original
character
fully
maintained.
The
government
of
Bangladesh
bought
the
building
for
Tk
331.70
crore
in
a
purchase
announced
on
9
August
2018.
The
government
has
since
announced
plans
to
turn
the
location
into
a
Museum.
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