Bangabhaban

The Bangabhaban (Bengali: বঙ্গভবন, romanised: Bôngobhôbôn, lit. 'House of Bengal') is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha Avenue, Dhaka. It is surrounded by the Bangabhaban Gardens, which was formerly the Nawab's Dilkusha Gardens.

The palace was originally built as a government house of the British Empire. Following the independence of Pakistan, it became the official residence of the governor of East Bengal and, after 1955, the governor of East Pakistan. President Abu Sayeed Chowdhury became the first Bangladeshi president to reside there after taking oath on 12 January 1972. The President Guard Regiment unit is responsible for the palace's security.

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Bangabhaban ranks #1,460 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 5 mapped in Bangladesh. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,155 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dhaka, 3 km away. See how Bangladesh compares in the castle statistics.

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