Shakhari Bazar, Dhaka || শাঁখারি বাজার, ঢাকা || Shankhari Bazar, Old dhaka || Bapon Singha

Shakhari Bazar, Dhaka || শাঁখারিবাজার, ঢাকা || Old dhaka 2021 || Bapon Singha

Shankhari Bazar is located near the intersection of Islampur Road and Nawabpur Road, a block north of the Buriganga River. The place especially belongs to the Bengali Hindus. About 70%–80% of the area's residents are Bengali Hindus, the rest being Muslims.

The area was dominated by the Shankhari community, who derived their name from Shankha, a decorated bangle crafted from slices of Shankha or conch shells. A Shankha bangle is the symbol that indicates that a Hindu woman is married. In the 17th century, the Shankharis (conch shell workers) were reportedly brought to Dhaka by the Mughal emperor, who allotted them this area for settlement; it later became known as Shankhari Bazaar. Shankhari Bazaar is a long narrow street lined by brick buildings of some antiquity. The buildings are about 12 ft wide, 70–100 ft deep and 2–3 storeys high. The greatest height of the buildings is four storeys. Every house used to have a temple room in it.

The Shankhari people are an artisan caste. Their traditional occupation is the preparation of bangles and rings made from slices of conch shell, using specialized tools. Dhaka was for long the main centre of the conch cutting industry in India. In 1971 a massacre carried out by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Liberation greatly reduced the population of Shankharis in Dhaka, and the main centre of the industry is now Kolkata.


Refference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankha...

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