Sir Charles D'Oyly (1781-1845) Dhaka 'r Collector chilen 1808 theke 1817 shal porjonto. Oi shomoy ey tini Dhaka 'r onek chobi sketch kore gechen. Tar chobi gulo te Mughol amol er dhongsha-boshesh guloi chokhe pore beshi.

Tar Dhaka niye aka chobi gulo 1823 shon hote London theke "folio" akar e ber hote thake. Tini tar ei folio er nam den Antiquities of Dacca. Tar proti folio gul ote 4-5 ti kore chobi thakto ar tate shonkhipto prashongik oitihashik bornonau thakto, ja korten totkalin ekjon proshiddho Itihashbid Military surgeon, James Atkinson. Ei oitihashik bornonagulor er shironam chilo Account of the City of Dhaka.


So Sir Charles D'oyly kisu skech diye Sajano Amr ai Thread.


1816 shal e aka Lalbagh Durger dokkhin-poshchim prachir.




Dhaka shohor O Dolai Khal, 1826


Borshay plabito Dolai Khal


Ekjon Muslin Tatee




Dhakar muslin er kotha ke na jane. Chobitite ekjon muslin Tatee ke dekha jacche. Atkinson likhechen "The cotton of which all the muslins are manufactured is produced in abundance all over the province, and of a finer quality than in any other part of the world. Those grounds which are annually overflowed by the Ganges, are said to produce the best kind of cotton." Muslin charau British ra ashar age thekei Dhaka reshmi kaporer jonne o bikkhato chilo.

Dhakar Shadharon Ghor-bari, 1823



Atkinson said " Dacca is one of the most delightful stations in India, its climate being healthy and agreeable, its bazaars abundantly supplied ... and each commodity the most excellent of its kind. " Ei chobiti muloto George Chinnery er aka, D'Oyly's "Antiquities of Dacca" boi er chobigilor onekta vumika (vignette) hishebe bebohrito. ullekh na korley noi je Chinnery chilen Doyly er guru, tar onuprenorar utsho. tini Doyly er sathe 3 bochor thaken Dhakar Mughol shamrajjer dhongshabosheh er 50 khanar moto chobi aken, kintu ta ar prokash kora hoye utheni.


Dhakay Syuff Khan er Moshjid, 1814




James Atkinson ei chobi ti shomporke bolechen : " In the climate of Dacca ... vegetation is rapid and abundant. If a bird drop a seed, or the wind waft one where it may find permanent lodgement among the chinks of a building it presently puts forth fibres which soon become roots and branches, clinging among the stucco and fissures, and finding nourishment, as it were, in the midst of sterility - the Mosque of Syuff Khan has thus been o'ercanopied with the foliage of the banian. "


Tantibazar er kache Tantee bridge.




Tantee Bridge ti chilo tanti der colony er kachey. khal e kochuripana er jonne majhe majhe nouka cholachol e onek oshubidha hoto. James Atkinson likhechen: "The navigation of the nulla is now so much impeded by the numerous aquatic weeds of this luxuriant climate, that even the smaller craft pass along it with difficulty."


Kureghar, pichone Moshjid sholgno shomadhi-sthal [ Account of Dacca shironam er chobiti ]



James Atkinson likhechen, "Another vignette ... from the tasteful pencil of Mr. Chinnery, wherein two or three cottages are seen at a distance across part of the river. The one in the fore-ground is that of a poor muslin weaver, formed of bamboo, mud, and matting thatched with straw: his umbrella and a few of his domestic culinary utensils, are lying about, and at the right hand corner is part of a loom".

Burigongar tire ekti moshjid





Tongi Bridge er Dhongshaboshesh




Mog-Bazar road er Moshjid



Dhakar Prante Ekti Moshjid

Tongir Pothe



Ei chobiti George Chinnery er arekti vignette. Chobiti te dekha jay totkalin sthanio kichu lok, ekti malbahi hathi Tongir pothe shohore dhukche. James Atkinson er lekhay: "Dacca was for more than half a century the capital of Bengal, and continued to be enriched by the multitudes which crowded to the courts of its Governors. The stupendous remains of gateways, roads, bridges and other public works, which present themselves on every side, sufficiently prove the former grandeur of the magnificence of the city."


Paglar Pul ("pul" - bridge)

Paglar Pul niye Doyly er besh kichu sketch ache. Oitihashik Paglar Pul bridge er dhongshaboshesh ekhono kichu dekha jay. 1660 shal e Shomrat Aurangzeb er odhine Banglar Subahdar Mir Jumla Dhaka theke 5 mile purbe prachin "dolai" er ekti shakhar upor bridge ti sthapon koren(Dhaka-Narayanganj road). pagla namta eshechilo "pagal-nath" (Hindu God Shiva) er Mandir theke.

Paglar Pul bridge er dhongshaboshesh, 1809






Pagla Pul, Dure Dhaka




Ei chobiti shomporke Atkinson bolechen.. " part of the city of Dacca is seen in the distance, under an effect of light, and shade which was studied on the spot. The far-off white houses of the European inhabitants, when illuminated by a partial gleam of sun-light, form a sparkling contrast to the broad masses and dark foliage of the fore-ground, and the romantic ruins of the bridge."


Dhaka-Narayanganj road e Pagla Pul er bortoman dhongshaboshesh

nice thread.hope to see your 'reserved' implemented.

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Boro Katra

Katra kothati shomvoboto arabbo (arabic) shobdo cupola theke esheche, kintu eki ortho-boho shobdo parossho (parsian) vashate (ortho "tabu" [tent or pavillion] ) abong sanskrit (ortho "chata" [umbrella] ) eo pawa jay.

Dhakar oitihashik Boro Katra ti Buriganga er uttor tiro-borti Chawk-bazar er dokkhin dike sthapito hoi. Mughol Shomrat Jahangir er ditio putro Shah Suja er boshobash er jonne muloto tar diwan Mir Abul Qasim, 1644 shal er dike er nirman kaj shomponno koren. Kintu Shah Suja Abul Qasim ke ei sthaponati "Katra" hishebe bebhoar korar jonne take dayitto den ar shorto den jate katra er jayga beboharkari kono gorib proja der theke vara na neya hoi.

Boro Katra ti akritite ekti charkonakar [quadrangular] sthapona jar charti dikey 22ti kokkho (room), uttor e ar dokkhin e duiti prodhan probesh-dar chilo. Katra er ekdike unmukto nodir tir chilo. Boro Katra muloto banik, bebshayii der bisram er jayga hishebe bebohrito hoto.

Boro Katra, 1823



Boro katra er Uttor Probesh-dar ar Durgo (fort)




Choto Katra

Boro Katrar Purbe kichuta dure Choto Katra ti obosthito. Eta chilo Boro Katrar adoley banano 1663 shal e Aurangzeb er Chacha Banglar governor Shaista Khan krotrik sthapito.

Ekti Moshjid Shonglogno Choto Katra



Atkinson chobiti shomporke likhechen " caravanserai is taken from within the area of the square which its walls enclose ... a small Mosque ... on the left ... Its minarets rise somewhat like the shafts of elegant octangular columns, and are terminated by capitals of oriental foliage and fruit ... and while the dome of this mosque is beautifully fluted, its uniformities of colour and form are varigated in a picturesque manner by the blue and orange mosses, and other luxurious vegetation of this part of Asia".

Chouk-bazar

Dhakar purono bazar gulir moddhe Chuk Onnotomo. Mughol Amol e Shomrat ba Subahdar jekhan e tar shibir sthapon koreten shekahney shibir er proyojone gore uthto bazar. Shenapoti raja Manshingho Mughol Shomrat er hoye bidroho domone eshechilen purbo bonge abong 1602 Vawal theke Shadar Daftar niye eshechilen bortoman kendrio karagar e abong shekhaney sthapon korechilen Mughol Durgo. tar shey durger pashe tokhon gore uthechilo Chouk Bazar. Bazar tir nirman kaj koran Murshid Ally Khan.

Chouk O Husseinee Dalan 1827




1809 shal e Atkinson Chouk bazar er bornona diyechilen eivabe "Chouk... porichito purono nakhas (unofficial) nam e. Eti Pray dusho footer ekti Square er moto jekhane ful-foladi, shak shobji, khelna, mishti bikri hoto. Surjaste ekahne vir hoi prochondo. bazar er pichoner moshjidti [Husseinee Delaun] nirmito hoi 1676 shal e." Hussaini Dalan tike jekhan theke SHia shomproday er Batshorik Muharro mer michil ber hoi.

Thanks for sharing your master piece !I heard that once Dhaka was one of most richest and oldest city,even richer than NY,NY,Washington DC,London,Vienna and so on,so on.I guess we have( Bangla with special dialect ) some thing really proud of it.
I got one question for bdraj,are you positive that they pronounce Dhaka as Dacca ( very simliar to Dhaka) not Decca ????? Shrewed but Stupid Briton didn't know how to pronounce Dhaka


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Babu
Delray Beach,FL

I think this is the rare pics of Dacca city. Love to collections all of this. i m just wonder that dacca was awesome city.look at the picsss. bdraj thanks 2 u .

Excellent collection of our history. These are extraordinary pieces of work. We should be proub of these things. Really amazing, although we failed to keep our proud. Thanks bdraj for the thread.

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Be in touch, Be in BT.

Great cocollection!! Thanks for sharing.

I cant stay without thaks to you. nice collection.

So many unseen pictures :)

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Eto shundor lage bhai.

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Thanks a lot......... now it's chai time Long live BT