Lalbagh castle is the most popular and popular fort and a great autograph of
art by Mughal Emperor in Bangladesh. It is also known as Fort Aurangabad. It is
located in Lalbagh of old Dhaka, thats why names so. It is placed by the bank
of the river Buriganga in a rich ruby soil. It was an unfinished construction
by a Mughal Emperor named Prince Muhammad Azam (third son of Aurangazeb). He
started the work of the fort in 1678 during his vice-royality in Bangladesh
(Previous Bengal). He stayed in Bengal for 15 months. It remain incomplete when
he was call by his father Aurangazeb.
Shaista Khan was the new Subedar of Dhaka in that time, and he did not total
the fort. In 1684, the daughter of Shaista Khan named Iran Dukht (Pari Bibi)
died there. After her death, he started to think the fort as gloomy, and left
the structure incomplete. Among the 3 major parts of Lalbagh Fort, one is the
tomb of Pari Bibi.
After Shaista Khan left Dhaka, it lost its popularity. The main reason was
that the capital was replaced from Dhaka to Murshidabad. After the end of royal
Mughal period, the fort become neglected. In 1844, the area achieved its name
as Lalbagh replacing Aurangabad, so the fort as Lalbagh Fort.
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