The district's name derives from "Nilkhamari" (indigo farm), directly tied to this early-1800s factory; indigo cultivation ended in 1859–60 after cultivator protests, and the structure has been left in ruins for decades under nominal Ministry of Cultural Affairs protection.
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A 150-foot granite monument at Savar honoring the millions who died in Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
Louis Kahn's monumental concrete masterpiece, considered one of the 20th century's great architectural achieve…
A museum in Dhaka preserving photographs, weapons, and personal artifacts from Bangladesh's 1971 war of indepe…