# Curzon Hall

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For the 1898 building of the same name in Sydney, Australia, see [Marsfield, New South Wales](/source/Marsfield%2C_New_South_Wales).

Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Curzon Hall কার্জন হল Front view of Curzon Hall Interactive map of the Curzon Hall area General information Status In use Location Shahbagh Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh Coordinates 23°43′39″N 90°24′07″E / 23.727389°N 90.401902°E / 23.727389; 90.401902 Groundbreaking 19 February 1904 Owner University of Dhaka

**Curzon Hall** is a [British Raj](/source/British_Raj)-era building and the home of the [Faculty of Sciences](/source/Faculty_of_Sciences) at the [University of Dhaka](/source/University_of_Dhaka), located in [Shahbagh](/source/Shahbag).[1]

The building was originally intended to be a town hall and is named after [Lord Curzon](/source/Lord_Curzon), the Viceroy of India who laid its [foundation stone](/source/Cornerstone) in 1904.[1] Upon the establishment of Dacca University in 1921, it became the base of the university's science faculty.

## History

In 1904 it was decided to shift [Dhaka College](/source/Dhaka_College) to Nimatoli. Therefore, it is planned to construct this building as a college library near the proposed site for relocation. As a library, the building was named after the Governor General of British India, [Lord Curzon](/source/George_Curzon%2C_1st_Marquess_Curzon_of_Kedleston), by the princes of [Bhawal Estate](/source/Bhawal_Estate) who paid 0.15 million rupees. On 19 February that year, Lord Curzon came to Dhaka and laid its foundation stone. The following year, after the [Partition of Bengal](/source/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)) was finalized, a new province called [Eastern Bengal and Assam](/source/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam) was formed, with Dhaka as its capital. As a result, the importance of Curzon Hall increased at that time.[2] The construction of Curzon Hall was completed in 1908.[3] After the abolition of the Partition of Bengal in 1911, Dhaka College classes started in Curzon Hall.[2] After the establishment of the [University of Dhaka](/source/University_of_Dhaka) in 1921, Curzon Hall was transferred to the university and it included in the science department of the university.[4] During the [Bengali language movement](/source/Bengali_language_movement), 1948–1956, Curzon Hall was the location of various significant events. After the [Partition of India](/source/Partition_of_India) in 1947 that formed the country of [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan), [Urdu](/source/Urdu) was chosen to be the sole [state language](/source/Official_language). In 1948, the [Constituent Assembly of Pakistan](/source/Constituent_Assembly_of_Pakistan) chose Urdu and English as the only languages to be used to address the assembly, which was protested within the assembly on the grounds that the majority of the people spoke [Bangla](/source/Bengali_language) and not Urdu.[5] Students of the university objected instantly to the actions of the Constituent Assembly,[5] and it was in Curzon Hall that they declared their opposition to the state language policy.[1]

## Facilities

The Botanical Garden of the university is located on the premises of Curzon Hall, and is used by students and faculty for teaching botany and for scientific studies with plants.[6]

## Gallery

## See also

- [Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Hall](/source/Dr._Muhammad_Shahidullah_Hall)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bpedia_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bpedia_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bpedia_1-2) Perween Hasan (2012). ["Curzon Hall"](http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Curzon_Hall). In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). *Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh* (Second ed.). [Asiatic Society of Bangladesh](/source/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-পোর্টাল_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-পোর্টাল_2-1) ["ঢাকা জেলা"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200708171042/http://www.dhaka.gov.bd/site/tourist_spot/d949cdda-2014-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2). *Bangladesh National Portal*. Archived from [the original](http://www.dhaka.gov.bd/site/tourist_spot/d949cdda-2014-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2) on 8 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["কার্জন হল: ১১২ বছরের ঐতিহ্য"](https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF). *[Prothom Alo](/source/Prothom_Alo)*. 28 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ঐতিহ্যের_প্রতীক_কার্জন_হল_4-0)** ["ঐতিহ্যের প্রতীক কার্জন হল"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044835/http://www.dailysangram.com/news_details.php?news_id=154919). *Daily Sangram*. Archived from [the original](http://www.dailysangram.com/news_details.php?news_id=154919) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_language_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_language_5-1) Bashir Al Helal (2012). ["Language Movement"](http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Language_Movement). In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). *Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh* (Second ed.). [Asiatic Society of Bangladesh](/source/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_6-0)** Zia Uddin Ahmed (2012). ["Botanical Garden"](http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Botanical_Garden). In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). *Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh* (Second ed.). [Asiatic Society of Bangladesh](/source/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh).

## External links

- Media related to [Curzon Hall](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Curzon_Hall) at Wikimedia Commons

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