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Maghbazar (Bengali: মগবাজার) is the name of a neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is located near the neighbourhoods of Tejgaon, Ramna and Malibagh. It is under Ramna and Hatrijheel thanas. Its origins date back to the Mughal Empire.
Maghbazar (Bengali: মগবাজার) is the name of a neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is located near the neighbourhoods of Tejgaon, Ramna and Malibagh. It is under Ramna and Hatrijheel thanas. Its origins date back to the Mughal Empire.
Coordinates: 23°44'55"N,90°24'28"E Ramna Thana
23°39′N 90°35′E / 23.650°N 90.583°EMaghbazar is named after the Maghs or Mogs, whose ancestors were originally from Arakan Burma. In 1620, the Magh kingdom was attacked by the Mughals at ancient Dhaka, the heart of Bengal. The Mughal subedar Islam Khan, under the Mughals gained victory over the Maghs at their base at Chittagong. Their leader Mukut Ray surrendered, and along with his followers, accepted Islam; after which the subedar permitted them to stay in the area of what is now known as Maghbazar. However, the historian Muntasir Mamun holds the view that it was named during the British rule when the then Magh leader King Bring and his followers lived here. It was covered with dense forests even until the middle of the 19th century.
Shah Nuri Bengali established a khanqah in Maghbazar in the late 18th century. This attracted people from all over to Maghbazar, including the Naib Nazims and Nawabs of Dhaka who became disciples of Shah Nuri, and his spiritual successors.[2]
Maghbazar also has the Department of Technical Education, Department of Women's Affairs, Endowments Office, the Red Crescent office, and RAB battalions' 3 offices.