{{Infobox settlement | name = Paribagh | native_name = পরীবাগ | native_name_lang = bn | other_name = | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Bangladesh | subdivision_type1 = Division | subdivision_name1 = Dhaka Division | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Dhaka District | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = National | demographics1_info1 = Bengali | registration_plate = | government_type = City corporation | governing_body = DSCC | population_total = | population_as_of = | utc_offset = +6:00 | timezone1 = BST | postal_code_type = PIN code | postal_code = 1205 | pushpin_map = Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Dhaka##Location in Dhaka Division##Location in Bangladesh | coordinates = {{Coord|23.7436704|N|90.393665|E|region:BD|display=inline,title}} | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank1_name_sec1 = }} '''Paribagh''' is a neighborhood of Dhaka. It is situated in the north of Shahbagh. It was once the residence of the Dhaka Nawab family. It is now popular for the food street located on Old Elephant Road.
==Name== There are two theories about the naming of Paribagh area. According to many, Paribagh area is named after Pari Bano, daughter of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah.<ref name="muntasir.mamaun.smriti">{{cite book|author=Muntassir Mamoon|title=ঢাকা: স্মৃতি বিস্মৃতির নগরী|trans-title=Dhaka: City of memory and oblivion|lang=bn|publisher=Ananya Prakashani|page=152|year=2008|isbn=978-984-412-104-1|place=Dhaka}}</ref> Pari Bano was the half-sister of Khwaja Salimullah. It was the garden house of Nawabs of Dhaka. Before that the area belonged to Hindu landlords. Salimullah bought the area from the Hindu landlords. The garden house came to be known as Paribagh as the abode of Pari Bano.<ref name="Najir.hossain.kingbodonti">{{cite book|first=Nazir|last=Hossain|title=কিংবদন্তির ঢাকা|trans-title=Dhaka of legacy|lang=bn|year=1995|page=74|place=Dhaka|publisher=Three Star Co-operative Multipurpose Society Ltd}}</ref> Another view is that Salimullah visited Patna without informing his father. He married Pari Begum there. As Pari Begum used to live in Paribagh, the area is named Paribagh.<ref name="Najir.hossain.kingbodonti"/>
==History== In this area in 1902 Khwaja Salimullah planned to build a garden house of Dhaka Nawab family. There were many low places in this area which were always waterlogged. He filled the low lands and made gardens there. He built many buildings in this area, one of which is the Paribagh House. Three years after starting work on the garden, he established a mosque in the area which still exists. In 1952, after the government of East Bengal acquired the property of the Nawab family of Dhaka, Khwaja Habibullah, another member of the family, started to build a residence called Green House in the area. Since then, most of the members of the family lived in Paribagh.<ref>{{Cite Banglapedia |article=Paribag |author=Mohammad Alamgir}}</ref>
==Food street== There is a street food zone in this area. The street food zone is located on Old Elephant Road. In every evening, makeshift food stalls line both sides of the street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/news-details-81625|title=জম্পেশ আড্ডা আর পরীবাগের স্ট্রিট ফুড|lang=bn|first=Mehedi|last=Hasan|date=30 January 2022|access-date=15 September 2023|website=The Business Standard}}</ref> It is one of the popular food streets in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/209050/exploring-diversity-of-dhakas-street-cuisine|title=Exploring diversity of Dhaka's street cuisine|first=Kamrun|last=Nahar Sumy|date=10 August 2023|access-date=15 September 2023|newspaper=New Age}}</ref>
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Category:Dhaka Nawab family Category:Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Category:Restaurant districts and streets in Bangladesh