Nazirabazar

Nazirabazar is a neighborhood of Dhaka. It is situated in old part of the city. There are many shoe factories. This place is famous for many restaurants and eateries also.

Nazirabazar নাজিরাবাজার
Neighborhood
Nazirabazar
Coordinates: 23.7195063°N 90.4073558°E / 23.7195063; 90.4073558
Country	Bangladesh
District	Dhaka
Region	Old Dhaka

Nazirabazar area consisting of Kazi Alauddin Road, Bangshal, France Road area.^[1] To arrive at Nazirabazar, one can start walking from Bangabazar that situated near Gulistan.^[2]

History

In Mughal period, various government department officials were called Nazir. They lived around this area and that's why the market is named Nazirabazar.^[2]

Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib moved into a house in Nazirabazar when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested in 1954 after the Governor General of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad, abolished the United Front cabinet and issued a governorship.^[3]

Earl Robert Miller ate biryani of Nazirabazar. The former US ambassador praised its biryani. ^[2]

Restaurants

Eateries of Nazirabazar area, popular to foodies, are open every hour of the day.^[2] While walking along Kazi Alauddin Road, there are various food stalls on both sides of the road. Some distance away is the Nazirabazar crossroads. Surrounding this crossroads are all the traditional food shops of old Dhaka. There are biryani, chap, kebab, fried beef belly, sweets, bakarkhani^[4] and many more.^[5] There are shops of Hajir Biryani, Nanna Biryani, Mamun Biryani and Hanif Biryani in Nazira Bazaar.^[5][6] Beauty Lacchi and Faluda shop in Nazirabazar is popular all over the country. They sell lassi, falooda and Beauty Shorbet.^[5][7] Popular shop Bismillah Kabab Ghar is located right next to Nazirabazar crossroads. The specialty of this shop is their khasir gurda along with various kebabs.^[5] Bukhari Restaurant is another famous restaurant in Nazirabazar for Chap and Naan. Their signature dish is Chicken vegetable chap with three types of naan.^[8] Fire paan are being sold at paan shops on Agasadek Road and Kazi Alauddin Road in Nazirabazar.^[9] In the mattha shops in Nazirabazar, morning mattha-chhena, another famous item of Old Dhaka are sold.^[10]

2021 Fire

In December 2021, a fire broke out in a shoe factory in Nazirabazar area.^[11]

References

1. Rahman, Adnan (27 November 2021). "সারা রাত জেগে থাকে ঢাকার যে সড়কটি". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
2. Aminul Islam Nabil (10 December 2021). "পুরো শহর ঘুমিয়ে গেলেও জেগে থাকে নাজিরাবাজার". Ajker Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
3. "নাজিরাবাজার লেনে বঙ্গমাতার সংসার". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. "পথের ধারের খাবার..." Samakal (in Bengali). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
5. Avi, Saddif (2 November 2016). "নাজিরাবাজারে ভোজনবিলাস!". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
6. Islam, Shariful (6 January 2011). "রাতদুপুরে, খাবারের টানে". Bangla News 24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
7. "Cold drinks of Old Dhaka: The simple pleasures of life". Daily Sun. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
8. Hasan, Mehedi (8 February 2022). "চাপ মানেই বোখারী! আর সঙ্গে সকালের ঝোল পোলাও". The Business Standard Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
9. Rahman, Sadikur (11 October 2018). "পুরান ঢাকায় 'আগুন পান'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
10. Mamtazi, Mahbub (13 April 2019). "পুরান ঢাকার খাদ্যবিলাস". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
11. "পুরান ঢাকার নাজিরাবাজারের আগুন নিয়ন্ত্রণে". Daily Amader Samay (in Bengali). 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.