Bahadur Shah Zafar Park is a park located in old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Originally established by the British in early nineteenth century, this park was previously known as Victoria Park. The name was changed after independence from the British in 1947 in respect for the last emperor of Mughal India, Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Famous quotes containing the words shah and/or park:
“Varis Shah says habits don’t die even if we are cut into pieces.”
—Varis Shah (18th cent.)
“Therefore awake! make haste, I say,
And let us, without staying,
All in our gowns of green so gay
Into the Park a-maying!”
—Unknown. Sister, Awake! (L. 9–12)