Ahsan Manzil situated at Kumartoli of Dhaka on the bank of the Buriganga, was the residential palace and the

kachari of the nawabs of DHAKA. It has been turned into a museum recently. It was said to be the Rang Mahal of Sheikh Enayetullah, a zamindar of Jamalpur pargana (Barisal) during the time of the Mughals. Having purchased it from his son Matiullah, the FRENCH made it their trading centre. Khwaja ALIMULLAH bought it from the French in 1830 and converted it into his residence, effecting necessary reconstruction and renovations. Nawab Khwaja Abdul GHANI engaged Martin & Company, a European construction and engineering firm, to make a master plan for their residence. Khania Dighi Mosque also called Rajbibi Masjid, is located on the western bank of Khania Dighi, which is about a quarter mile away from the high mud wall of the ancient city of Gaur on the north and the Balia Dighi on the west in Nawabganj district. The building is now in a good state after thorough repairs undertaken by the Directorate of Archaeology, Bangladesh. Built mainly of bricks, the mosque consists of a square prayer chamber, 29 ft a side, and a verandah of 29 ft by 9 ft 6 ins in the east. The prayer chamber is roofed over by a large hemispherical dome, while the v