
Lalbagh Fort (লালবাগ কেল্লা) is an unfinished fort that is located at the Lalbagh (লালবাগ) of Old Dhaka. The construction was initiated under the direction of Azam Shah (আজম শাহ), the third son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (মোঘল সম্রাট আওরঙ্গজেব) during 1678. His construction was thwarted as he was summoned back to Delhi to fight against the Marathi (মারাঠী). Later on Shayesta Khan (শায়েস্তা খাঁ) continued the construction during 1680. But unfortunately his beloved daughter Pori Bibi (পরী বিবি) had died that time and he considered this fort as a bad omen, and thus he never completed this task anymore (after 1684). The Lalbag fort (লালবাগ কেল্লা) has three main edifices apart from the fort itself. It has a three domes mosque at the western side, and a Hammam Khana (হাম্মাম খানা) at the eastern side. Middle of these two it has a tomb (of Pori Bibi). This tomb was built using rich materials (considering that time) like marble stone, black basalt, etc. At the center chamber of this ...