Curzon Hall, Dhaka University

Curzon Hall is part of the school of science of the University of Dhaka. With its significance in education during the post independence era of Bangladesh as well as afterwards, it has become an emblem of educational tradition of the country.

 

Curzon Hall was built by Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India in 1904. During the Language Movement, Curzon Hall was the location of various significant events. In 1948, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the general of the Pakistan military, declared Urdu and Urdu shall be the state language of Pakistan, outlawing the teaching of Bengali. Students of Dhaka University opposed it instantly and in Curzon Hall, they declared their opposition to Jinnah's planned about state language policy.

 

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