Lalbagh Fort is located in the Lalbagh area of Old Dhaka on the banks of the Buriganga river in the southwestern part of the capital Dhaka. Emperor Aurangzeb accepted the plan to build Lalbagh Fort, but his son Prince Shahzada Azam started the construction of Lalbagh Fort in 1678 AD. Initially Lalbagh Fort was named Aurangabad Durg or Aurangabad Fort. Later in 1684 AD, after the death of Iran Dukht Paribibi, daughter of Subedar Shaista Khan, he stopped the construction of the fort. In 1844 Aurangabad area was renamed Lalbagh. Along with the name of the area, the name of the fort also changed and came to be known as Lalbagh Fort.
Currently Subedar Shaista Khan’s residence and Durbar Hall is being used as ‘Lalbagh Fort Museum’. Lalbagh Fort has three gates but two of them are closed. As soon as you enter through the gate, the lovely garden cheers up the mind. If you go straight ahead along the entrance road, you will see the tomb built for the memory of Shaista Khan’s daughter Paribibi. The mausoleum is square in shape and each side is 20.2 meters long. The marble mausoleum is of unique craftsmanship and has an artificial dome covered with copper sheet above the main mausoleum.
Also worth seeing are the Lalbagh Fort Mosque, beautiful fountains, some more tombs and cannons/cannons used in warfare during those times.
Entrance ticket price
Lalbagh Fort entry ticket price is 20 taka per person and foreign tourist ticket price is 200 taka per person. Children below 5 years of age do not need a ticket to enter Lalbagh Fort.
Lalbagh Fort Visit Schedule
Lalbagh Fort is closed on Sundays and for half a day on Mondays. Also Lalbagh Fort is closed on all special public holidays. Lalbagh Fort visit schedule varies according to summer and winter season.
April to September (Summer)
Sunday – Closed weekly
Monday – 2:30 PM to 6 PM
Friday – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (closed between 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm)
Rest of the week – 10 am to 6 pm (closed between 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm)
October to March (Winter)
Sunday – Closed weekly
Monday – 2:30 PM to 5 PM
Friday – 9 am to 5 pm (closed between 12:30 pm and 2 pm)
Rest of the week – 9 am to 5 pm (closed between 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm)
* Lalbagh Fort is closed on special government holidays
How to reach Lalbagh Fort?
Lalbagh Fort can be reached from anywhere in Dhaka. You can come to Lalbagh by vehicle at your convenience. There are several routes to reach Lalbagh Fort, you can follow your convenient route.
Gulistan Golap Shah Shrine of Dhaka should come from Dhaka or any part of Bangladesh. From there you can go to the fort by rickshaw or Laguna.
From any part of Dhaka or Bangladesh, you can take a rickshaw to Lalbagh Fort from Dhaka’s Newmarket, Neelkhet, Shahbagh, TSC or Azimpur.
From Sadarghat you can go to Lalbagh Fort via Babubazar Bridge by rickshaw. Besides, you can directly come to Lalbagh Fort from anywhere in Dhaka by CNG.