Bhawal Rajbari

Bhawal Rajbari is a historical palace of Bengali estate of undivided India located in the Gazipur district, just outskirts Dhaka, of present Bangladesh . The historical Royal Palace is situated in the heart of the city of Gazipur district. It is a large house occupying about 5 acres land. There is a large lake on the west side of the palace and a large field in the front side. The entire area is surrounded by a boundary wall.

The main entrance is on the south side of the building. This magnificent building has nearly 360 small and large rooms. It may take a whole day to explore every room in the palace. It is a two storied building. The length of the building spreading north-south is 400 feet. There are several separate parts of the house with different names. For example Boro Dalan (large building), Raj Bilash (royal luxury), Puranabari (old house), Nat Mandir (Playhouse), Hawa Mahal, Padmanabha etc.

The name of the front part of the palace is Boro Dalan (large building). There is a spacious terrace on the ground floor. There is a traditional wooden ladder for going to the top floor from the ground floor. On the top floor, there is a large hall and two rooms on either side. At present, Boro Dalan is used as the office building of Gazipur Deputy Commissioner.

There is an open courtyard behind (north side) the Boro Dalan. The courtyard is known as Nat Mandir. The houses on the north side of Nat Mandir are known as Puranabari ( old house). Doors, windows, stairs and the porch of the palace are made of shawl wood. There is also a house adjacent (east side) to Boro Dalan. It was the house of the zamindar Kali Narayan Roy's childless sister krpamayi. Before the Mughal conquest, Bhawal Estate belonged to Gazis of Bhawal. The first known Gazi was Fazal Gazi. The Rajas of Bhawal came from the village of Bajrayogini under Munshiganj. They ruled Bhawal until the abolition of the zamindari system in 1951.

After the earthquake in 1897, Raj Bilash and some other parts were rebuilt. At present the different parts are used for different purposes such as Krpamayi's House (as Treasury), the manager Office at the east of the palace (now Joydebpur Government Girls' High School), the Deowankhana at the west (as Queen bilasamani Government High School). The Khasmohal (Demesne) at west side of Rajadighi ( royal lake) was Dr. Ashu Babu's house. In 1978, Bhawal Rajbari was declared a district council building .


Address: Bhawal Raj Bari, A/132 Bazar Rd, Gazipur 1700

Phone Number: 01918-117418