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The Banga Bhaban is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Bangladesh, the head of state of Bangladesh. Located in the capital Dhaka, the palace was the official residence of the British Viceroy of India until 1912, when the capital was moved to New Delhi. From 1947 to 1971, it was the residence of the Governor of East Pakistan. Since 1971, it has been the official residence of the President of Bangladesh. Most Bangladeshi Presidents since Abu Sayeed Chowdhury have lived here.
One of the most important symbols of Bangladesh’s government, the Bangabhaban holds a status akin to the White House in the United States and the Rashtrapati Bhavan in India. Maintained amidst extensive ceremony, the palace is an important historical landmark and the centre of media and tourist attraction. Special public ceremonies are held during Independence Day of Bangladesh on March 26th every year. The Bangladeshi president resides and works in the palace, and frequently holds meetings, conferences and state dinners for Bangladeshi politicians, intellectuals and visiting foreign heads of states and ambassadors. The traditions and pomp of the palace are a symbolic indication of the presidency’s ceremonial superiority to other public and political institutions.
The Bangabhaban is a mix of British-Moghul architecture that typify many buildings of the British-era(1857–1947) in Dhaka. With the reconstruction between 1961 and 1964, many elements of Islamic architecture and Bengali styles were incorporated. The palace has high boundary walls on all four sides. The main building is a three-storeyed palatial complex, around which stands extensive greenery and tree cover. The floorspace of the ground floor is 6,700 square metres. The president’s residence is on the north-east corner, comprising two storeys of two suites along with five well-furnished spacious bedrooms.
The president’s office, the office of the civil and military secretaries and other presidential officials, and separate rooms for audience with local and foreign visitors are also located in the ground floor. In addition, there is a cabinet room, banquet hall, darbar hall (court), state dining hall, a small auditorium and a lounge for local visitors. In addition to the president’s residence, there are five rooms for officials, a control room and a studio in the first floor. In the second floor, there are four suites for foreign heads of state and government.
The Bangabhaban has an open compound of 47 acres (190,000 m2) of land. The security office, post office, bank, canteen, tailoring shop, a three-domed mosque and barracks of the president’s guard regiment are located in the vicinity of the main gate of the Bangabhaban. The residential quarters for officers and staff of the President’s office are located in three outlying areas of Bangabhaban. There are also two bungalows one for the military secretary and the other for the assistant military secretary.
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