Rose Garden Palace Tells Many Momentous History

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Historical background of the Rose Garden Palace

Rose Garden Palace which is also known as Rose Garden in short is a historical and ancient building of Bangladesh. 

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It is located in the Tikatuli area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. This ancient building is preserved by the Bangladesh government as a historical antiquity of Bangladesh. Rishikesh Das was a nouveau riche businessman during the British period. 

However, since he came from a common family, the Khandani families of Dhaka should have paid more attention to Rishikesh Das. 

It is said that once he went to a jalsa in Baldha Garden, the garden house of Zamindar Narendra Narayan Roy Chowdhury, and was forced to return after being humiliated. He then decided to build the Rose Garden Palace. 

According to the decision in 1931, a garden house was built on Rishikesh Das Road in Old Dhaka. The garden is named Rose Garden because of its many rose trees. 

Before the decoration of the building was completed, businessman Rishikesh Das became financially bankrupt. 

In 1937 he was forced to sell the Rose Garden Palace to Khan Bahadur Abdur Rashid. The new name of the palace was 'Rashid Manzil'. Maulvi Kazi Abdur Rashid died in 1944, after his death the ownership of the Rose Garden went to his eldest son Kazi Mohammad Bashir (Humayun Sahib). 

In 1970, shortly before Bangladesh became independent, Bengal Studios and Motion Pictures Limited took the lease of the Rose Garden Palace. The popular movie "Lost Days" was shot in this house. Due to this the building came to be known as "Humayun Saheb's House" at that time. The Department of Archeology declared the Rose Garden a protected building in 1989. 

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Rose Garden Palace was built on 22 bighas of land. The total area of the building is seven thousand square feet. Forty-five feet in height. The palace is built on six strong pillars. Crafting foliage at each stop. The garden was decorated with beautiful fountains, stone statues, etc. 

The second floor of the main building has five rooms and a large ballroom. There are eight rooms on the ground floor. 

The Rose Garden Palace has two main gates between the western and northern walls. Entering through the western gate for entry and exit, there is first a wide-open courtyard. 

Here standing female idols are placed on the stage. There is a rectangular pond in the middle of the eastern part. Between the eastern and western sides of the pond, there is a paved ghat. 

On its eastern side, there is a two-storied building facing west whose present name is 'Rashid Manzil'. There is a beautiful brick and cement fountain in the forecourt of Rashid Manzil's entrance. Each floor has a total of 13 small and large others. 

After entering the first floor there is a circular staircase to the left of the west wing leading to the upper floor. Rose Garden located in the heart of old Dhaka is like a Tilottma.

How To Go Rose Garden Palace 

Nowadays it is easy to find any place using Google Maps. Find the Rose Garden Palace on the following map.

Anyone can go to the Rose Garden Palace from anywhere in Dhaka using a taxi, three-wheeler, bus, or own car and can visit Rose Garden Palace in Dhaka.

Just go to K.M. Das Lane in Tikatully of old Dhaka, very close to the Baldha Garden. Many rickshaw pullers may not be familiar with the name Rose Garden. So you tell them to take you to Mr. Humayun’s house.

The Rose Garden Visit Schedule and Entry Fee for Visitors

Entry Fee: Entry to the Rose Garden is free for any visitor. There is no fee to enter the Rose Garden. 

Opening Time: The Rose Garden is open from 8 am to 5 pm, seven days a week. However, prior permission is required to enter the main building.