The historic Ahsan Manjil situated at Kumartoli on the bank of the Buriganga river, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The palace had been used as the residential palace and court of the Nawabs of Dhaka. It was built in 1872 by Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani. Ahsan Manzil is one of the significant architectural monuments of the country. It has been turned into a museum recently. August 17, 2005.(Source: Banglapedia)

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