Malibagh
মালিবাগ | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Malibagh skyline at night | |
| Coordinates: 23°44′50″N 90°24′51″E / 23.7473°N 90.4143°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| City | Dhaka |
| Municipality | Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Ward | 12 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Standard Time) |
Malibagh or Malibag (Bengali: মালিবাগ) is a neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The word 'mali' means gardener and 'bagh' means garden. Thus, the literal meaning of 'Malibagh' is gardener's garden or neighbourhood. The area falls under the jurisdiction of Shahjahanpur and Ramna thanas[1] and is encompassed by the Dhaka-8 constituency of Jatiya Sangsad.
History
According to tradition, during the period of Muslim rule, Dhaka featured numerous gardens, with appointed gardeners responsible for their maintenance. These gardeners resided collectively, albeit not exclusively, in their own quarters. Over time, to distinguish their quarter from the other locality named Malitola in old Dhaka, the gardeners of this area began referring to their neighborhood as Malibagh, a name that persists to this day.[2]
References
- ^ "Ramna Thana - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Hossain, Nazir (1981). কিংবদন্তির ঢাকা [Legends of Dhaka] (in Bengali) (1st ed.). Dhaka: Afsar Brothers (published 2023). pp. 233–236. ISBN 9789848018798.
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