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[ ]Hrishikesh Das Road

Hrishikesh Das Road road is a significant historical place in Dhaka city. This old narrow road starts from the corner of Narinda and Dholaikhal roads intersection and the other side meets R M Das road and Hemanta Das Lane near Farashganj area .

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[edit]History: Hrishikesh Das was a very rich businessman with some other business with Armenians old Dhaka. His residence was in near Farashgong and after his death the road was named.H K Das Road ,which were established in early ninteen century by the french ( Farashis) merchents and hindu jaminders family and others dhaka nabab family relatives.The French merchants living there established a wholesale stores for spices like raw turmeric, ginger, garlic and chilli. The city fell into a slow economic decline following Partition, when most of the city’s Hindu population fled to India, and wealthy East Bengalis abandoned the old city’s bazaars for less crowded areas with better amenities.It’s a common complaint in Old Dhaka. Founded in the 17th century as the first Mughal capital of Bengal, Dhaka (then Dacca) passed into the hands of the British East India Company in 1793, growing into a regional economic centre. From the early 18th century, Armenian merchants, lured by opportunity, populated the bazaars with warehouses, mansions and palaces, the most lavish commanding panoramic views over the Buriganga. but despite years of neglect, much of Dhaka’s eclectic architectural heritage remains. And goal is how to protect this amazing historic Building from destroy.

[3][edit] Architectural Significance: Hrishikesh Das road is not only known for being the historic merchent area in Dhaka City but also known for having number of old and historical buildings in it.Most of the houses in grew in clusters. The roads are very narrow making access to the buildings very difficult. It is estimated that 80% of residential houses in this area have some kind of factory or warehouse on the ground floors and residential flats on other floors. Most of these warehouses or factories are either of chemicals or plastic materials. Many mansions were built during Dhaka's 19th Century revival spurt 100-125 years ago, some with intact doorways, a typical Sutrapur feature. Sadly, some have lost their original features when owners have tried repairing the facades. A number of houses once belonging to Hrishikesh Das (of Rose Garden fame) still stand, as does the residence of the talented tabla-playing Keshab Banerjee of Murapara. “The E-shaped building with 2/3 courtyards has very ornate surface decorations, though the stupendous columns have been poorly repaired. The facades of many 100-year-old buildings are quite plain, but in fairly good condition, several with ornate balconies. But for many, these old structures are now less valuable than the land on which they sit. recently, the building’s owners started demolishing the structure’s gradually.From both architectural and historic view point these old buildings are part of our heritage but sadly it’s current owners want to demolish this old building ,

[edit] Present condition : It is also reported that 50,000 houses of Old Dhaka are risky for living. Different department and agencies of the government, have declared their determination to demolish most of the old buildings in Puran Dhaka but “93 buildings including 13 streets were listed as heritage sites by the government. A government gazette to that effect was published on February 12, 2009” A number of Sutrapur and Farashganj structures appear on the list, including Binat Bibi, Ruplal House and Northbrooke Hall. Entire streets in these two areas have also been earmarked.We‘d like to reiterate our position on the old buildings; i.e. given the architectural and historic significance of the old buildings and areas (streets) of Puran Dhaka, we can try for the nomination of Puran Dhaka as a world heritage site. Which will not only improve/enhance the image of Dhaka city but also help to make it better place in terms of quality of environment.

[edit] Bibliography 1. ^ Dr. R.C Majumdar,., History of Ancient Bengal, 2. Muntasir Mamun, The book of “ Dhaka;Smriti Bisritir Nogori” 3. Homaira Zaman and Taimur Islam ,”Urban Study Groups repot on old Dhaka “, 4. Sebastian Strangio Published in The Caravan, October 2010 ) 5. Nadia Goodman, Published in The Daily Star Newspaper – Bangladesh