Curzon Hall
| Curzon Hall | |
|---|---|
| কার্জন হল | |
 Front of Curzon Hall | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Groundbreaking | 19 February 1904 |
| Owner | University of Dhaka |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Curzon Hall is part of the school of science of the University of Dhaka.[1] 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 originally intended to be a town hall.[1] Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India laid the foundation stone in 1904, and the building is named after him.[1]
Language movement
During the Bengali Language Movement, 1948–1956, Curzon Hall was the location of various significant events. After the Partition of India in 1947 that formed the country of Pakistan, Urdu was chosen to be the sole state language. In 1948, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan chose Urdu and English as the only languages to be used to address the assembly, which was protested within the assembly on the grounds that the majority of the people spoke Bangla and not Urdu.[2] Students of Dhaka University objected instantly to the actions of the Constituent Assembly,[2] and it was in Curzon Hall that they declared their opposition to the state language policy.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Perween Hasan (2012). "Curzon Hall". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bashir Al Helal (2012). "Language Movement". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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