St Thomas Church – Old Dhaka

St Thomas Church – Old Dhaka

St Thomas Church also known as St Merry’s Cathedral is located beside the Johnson road of Laxmibazar. Few local people use to call it as Shada Girja (means white church) because of the very white color of the church. This church was built in 1819 and inaugurated by Bishop Reginald Heber of Kolkata. Also…

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St Gregory’s High School – Dhaka

St Gregory’s High School – Dhaka

St Gregory’s High School is located near the Victoria park of Laxmi bazar. This Catholic school was established in 1882 by the Father Gregory De Groote who was a Belgian Benedict priest. Initially the school was built for the expat students only. But later on some native students were enrolled in the school….

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Holy Cross Church, Laxmibazar

Holy Cross Church, Laxmibazar, Old Dhaka

This Holy Cross Church is located in Laxmibazar (also Laxmi bazar or Lakkhi bazar). It’s a small church but very easy to locate it. This church is located exactly between the St Gregory’s High School and St Francis Girls High School. You could enter the church from the both sides of the school. This Holy…

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Ruplal house – Old Dhaka

Ruplal house, old dhaka

Ruplal house is located in Farashganj of Old Dhaka, just beside the bank of the Buriganga river. The house was built in 1825 by an Armenian businessman named Stephen Aratoon. That’s why the building is also known as Aratoon house (by book only). Later on two prominent merchant brothers from…

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