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Nawabpur Road is a road in Old Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and is associated with the Shankhari and Gulistan bazaars. It is a busy road often jammed with rickshaws, human-drawn carts, and foot traffic.[2]

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History

Nawabpur was known as Umraha Para. During the Mughal era, diplomats used to reside here, which is how it got its name. Umraha Para was later renamed Nawabpur.[3]

In 1840, it was one of the two main thoroughfares of Dhaka, running north from Sadarghat to Thatari Bazar.[4]

On 22 February 1952, during a Bengali language rally, police fired on marchers killing several including Sofiur Rahman and a nine-year-old boy.[5][6]

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The largest market for spare parts in Bangladesh is situated in Nawabpur.[7] There are numerous businesses, including low-cost hotels.[8] Victoria Park, a very ancient and historical site under the name of Andaghar Maidan, is situated at the end of Nawabpur Road.[9]

The fact that the area used to have a Hindu population is shown by the two Hindu temples, named Radha Shyam Mandir and Laxmi Narayan Mandir, situated on the road.[10]

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