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3 unusual facts about Dhakeshwari Temple


1990 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence

In Lalbagh, the Dhakeshwari Temple and other buildings with the temple complex were looted, vandalized and set on fire.

Dhakeshwari Temple

After that everything was destroyed of Dhakeswari temple at the time of riot on rule of Ershad president of Bangladesh at 1990 except the outer slough.

At that time the temple was covered by jungle and in its north the Urdu road went westward towards Pilkhana and at its south west was Mirpur road.



see also

Architecture of Dhaka

Since the destruction of Ramna Kali Mandir in 1971 by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Dhakeshwari Temple has assumed status as the most important Hindu place of worship in Bangladesh.