Gol Talab, A pond from Old Dhaka

Gol Talab is located in Islampur of Old dhaka (near from the Ahsan manzil). This is also known as Gol Pukur which means a round pond. Local people use to call this as Nawab bari pushkuni. This is a round shaped large pond. Every side of the pond is occupied with buildings. Also it’s hard to cover the whole pond with your camera.

I went to the 10th floor of a building which is just beside the Gol Talab. This building helped me to enjoy the full view of the pond from the top. Also from the top of the building you could enjoy both the Buriganga river, and the pond. Also at the far sight you could see the dome of the Ahsan manzil.

Gol Talab was created during 1886 by Nawab Abdul Bari. That’s why some people use to call this as Nawab Abdul Bari Pukur. Whatever the name is, it’s a nice place to watch. Specially from the top. Once again remember, this is just beside the Ahsan manzil. But the roads to the pond are a bit narrow (you know those are old Dhaka roads).

Now a days the Pond is monitored and managed by the Moulovi Khawaja Abdullah Welfare Trust. People use to take bath at this pond, but they have to pay for this. If you want to visit the place you could take your swimming togs with you so that you can throw your body into the water of the pond. It’s not that much costly to take a bath there I suppose.