Ahsan Manzil

Ahasan Manzil is one of the most significant architectural monuments of Bangladesh.In Mughal period, there was a summer house of  Sheikh Enayet Ullah, the landlord of  jamalpur pongona (district) in this place. Sheikh Enayet Ullah was a very charming person. He acquined a very big area in kumartuli and included in his summer house . here he built a beautiful palace & named it "Rangmahal". He used to entertain here keeping beautiful girls collecting from home and abroad, dressing them with gorgeous dresses and expensive ornaments. In history there is a saying that the Foujdar of Dhaka in that time was attracted to one of the beautiful girls among them. He invited Sheikh Enayet Ullah in a party one night and killed him in a conspinacy when he was returning home. That girl also committed suicide in anger & sorrow. There was a one doomed cemetery of Sheikh Enayet Ullah which was ruined in the beginning of 20th century.
The building of Ahsan Manzil's structure was established on a raised platform of 1 meter, the two-storied palace.The palace Ahsan Manzil is divided into two parts the eastern side & western side.The eastern building with the dome is called the "Ranmahal " & the western side with the living rooms is called "Andarmahal" After the death of khwaja Asanullah in 1901, the glony of Ahsan Manzil was ended. His successions  couldn't continue the glory for the internal family quarrel.They rented different parts of the palace to tenants, who actually made it slum. In 1952 govt. acquined the property and left in supervision of the Dhaka Nawab court . In 1985 Dhaka national Museum acquired the property & made it a museum.
At last we can say that "Ahasan Manzil " is not only a historical palace it also a symbol of  those time cultural & social image.