This is a list of heritage sites in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The sites include buildings, structures, areas, and monuments of historic, cultural, aesthetic, scientific, social, and religious significance.
As of September 2025, Bangladesh does not have an official national list of heritage sites. The Department of Archaeology maintains a national register of protected monuments, but the register is incomplete. In Dhaka, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has published a partial list of heritage buildings and structures, while the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) has prepared a national inventory of modern heritage sites. Other initiatives include a small-scale list produced by the Hidden Heritage Foundation and surveys conducted by various non-governmental and civil organizations.
The Urban Study Group (USG), an independent conservation initiative, has claimed that Dhaka contains more than 2,200 heritage sites.
RAJUK's list Heritage buildings and structures of Dhaka are officially designated under the Dhaka Metropolitan Building (Construction, Development, Preservation and Removal) Rules, 2008. According to Rule 61, the Capital Development Authority (RAJUK), with the approval of the Urban Development Committee, recognizes certain buildings and areas as heritage sites on the basis of their historical, aesthetic, scientific, social, or religious significance.
For the purposes of the regulation, a "listed building" includes the main structure, any adjoining structures, and all parts within its defined boundary. No listed building or structure may be demolished, reconstructed, altered, enlarged, or modified without prior approval from the Urban Development Committee.
The most recent list, published by RAJUK in 2020, identifies 74 heritage structures in Dhaka. These are:
+List of heritage buildings and structures in Dhaka by RAJUK⠀⠀⠀⠀Image⠀⠀⠀⠀SiteLocationBuiltBuilt byDescriptionBinat Bibi MosqueNarinda1457Bakht Bint Dokhtar-e-MerhamatOldest surviving mosque in Dhakaমুনতাসীর মামুন, "ঢাকা: স্মৃতি বিস্মৃতির নগরী", ৩য় সংস্করণ, ৪র্থ মূদ্রণ, জানুয়ারি ২০০৪, অনন্যা প্রকাশনালয়, ঢাকা, পৃষ্ঠা ১৮০, ।Bara KatraChowk Bazaar1646On the orders of Shah Shuja, Dewan Mir Abul QasimMughal tavernশামসুর রাহমান, "স্মৃতির শহর", ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০০০ জাতীয় গ্রন্থ প্রকাশন, পৃষ্ঠা:৫৩, ।Chhota KatraChowk Bazaar1671During Shaista KhanMughal tavernমুনতাসীর মামুন, "ঢাকা: স্মৃতি বিস্মৃতির নগরী", পরিবর্ধিত ৩য় সংস্করণ, ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০০০, অনন্যা প্রকাশনালয়, ঢাকা, পৃষ্ঠা ৮১, ।Lalbagh FortLalbagh1680Muhammad Azam Shah& Shaista KhanMughal fortLalbagh Fort'sSoutheast ToranaLalbagh FortMughal toranaLalbagh Fort'sShahi MosqueLalbagh FortMughal mosqueLalbagh Fort'sHammam &Diwan-i-AamLalbagh FortMughal hammam & hallLalbagh Fort'sTomb of Bibi PariLalbagh FortMughal tombDhanmondi Shahi EidgahSat Masjid Rd., Dhanmondi1640On the orders of Shah Shuja, Dewan Mir Abul QasimMughal eidgahNimtali archNimtali1766Naib Nazim of Dhaka Jesarat KhanMughal arch or gatehouseDhaka Gate(Mir Jumla Gate)Doel Square, Dhaka University1660 Rebuilt: 1820s Renov. 2024Mir Jumla II Rebuilt by: Charles Dawes Renovation: DSCCMughal gateধ্বংসের পথে মোগল স্থাপনা মীর জুমলার গেট ।Adjacent to Dhaka GateBibi Mariam Cannon(Mir Jumla Cannon)Dhaka Gate1660Mir Jumla IIMughal cannonSat Gambuj MosqueMohammadpur1680Shaista Khan's son Umid KhanMughal mosqueUnknown Old TombBashbari, Mohammadpur1600sMughal tombShahbaz Khan Mosque & MazarRamna1679Hazi ShahbazMughal mosque ও mazarKartalab Khan Mosque(Begumbazar Mosque)Begumbazar1704Nawab Dewan Murshid Quli Khan (Kartalab Khan)Mughal mosqueThere is a baoli in mosque, which appears to be a monument by itself and only one of its kind in BengalKhan Mohammad Mridha MosqueLalbagh1706By order of chief of Dhaka Qazi Ibadullah, Khan Mohammad MridhaMughal mosqueShaista Khan MosqueMitford1664Shaista KhanMughal mosqueমুনতাসীর মামুন, "ঢাকা: স্মৃতি বিস্মৃতির নগরী", পরিবর্ধিত ৩য় সংস্করণ, ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০০০, অনন্যা প্রকাশনালয়, ঢাকা, পৃষ্ঠা ২৫৮, ।Musa Khan MosqueDhaka University1679Musa Khan's son Diwan Manowar KhanMughal mosqueGol Talab(Nawab Bari Pukur)Islampur1610Nawab Abdul BariMughal pondHoly Rosary Church(Tejgaon Church)Tejgaon1677Portuguese Augustinian missionariesMughal era churchChristian cemetery(Wari cemetery)Wari1600sPortuguese merchant communityMughal era christian cemeteryChristian cemetery'sColumbo Sahib TombChristian cemetery1700sWell Wishers of Columbo SahibUnknown tombChristian cemetery'sJoseph Paget TombChristian cemetery1724Well Wishers of Joseph PagetBurial of Joseph PagetHussaini Dalan(Imambara)Bakshibazar1642Shah ShujaFunding: Syed Mirza MuradMughal husayniyyahttp://www.bdpulse.com/fortsdhk.htmDhakeshwari TempleOrphanage Rd., Lalbagh1100sBallala SenaSena templeJoy Kali Temple &Ram Sita TempleBCC Rd., Thatari Bazar1593Dewan Shri Tulsi Narayan Ghosh, Shri Nava Narayan Ghosh (Under orders of Sadhu Bancharam)Sultanate era templeGurdwara Nanak ShahiDhaka UniversityStart: 1600s End: 1830Sikh preacher Bhainath(alternately Almast)Historic gurdwaraঢাকার গুরুদ্বার নানকশাহীর সম্মুখে অবস্থিত তথ্য-ফলকArmenian ChurchArmanitola1781Armenian community in Old DhakaHistoric churchAzimpur Dayera Sharif Khanqah(Boro Dayera Sharif)Azimpur, Dhaka1766Shah Sufi Syed Muhammad DayemSufi lodge & DargahStar Mosque(Tara Masjid)Armanitola1860Mirza Ghulam Pir (Mirza Ahmad Jan)British era mosqueBangshal Ahle Hadith Mosque(Bangshal Boro Masjid)Bangshal Rd.1880Zamindar Haji Badruddin (Bhutto Haji)British era mosqueSri Sri Bura Shivdham(Shibbari)Dhaka University1600sMughal era templeNorthbrook Hall(Lalkuthi)Farashganj1879Bhawal Raja Rajendra Narayan Roy ChowdhuryBritish town hallQassabtuly Mosque(Koshaituly Jam-e-Masjid)(Sugar Cube Mosque)Koshaiituly1907Abdul Bari BepariMost decorated mosque in Dhaka. Built during british period. Built with chinitikori mosaic"ঢাকা কোষ"। এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি।St Thomas Church(Church of Bangladesh)Johnson Rd.1819Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Dhaka Anglican CommunionChurch of Church of BangladeshHoly Cross Church(Saint Gregory's Church)Luxmibazar1868Archdiocese of DhakaBritish churchGreek MemorialTSC, Dhaka University1890s or 1815London-based Greek firm of Ralli Brothers or, priest of St Thomas Church, JM MacDonaldMemorial built in memory of Greek merchants in DhakaSri Sri Radha Govinda Jiu TempleGosaibari, Mill Barrack1886British era templeTemple SignboardShoshan Mandir and MathBanianagar, Sutrapur Radha Krishna Temple(Shankhanidhi Temple)(Demolished)Sutrapur1921Lalmohan SahaDemolished templeSri Sri Radha Ballabh Jiu Vigraha Temple(Ram Shah's Math)(Ram Shah's Temple)Amligola, Lalbagh1788RamsahMughal era temple Daroga Amir Uddin Mosque(Babubazar Ghat Mosque)Babubazar1840Daroga Amir UddinBritish era mosqueGaudiya Madhava MathaNarinda1921Bhaktisiddhanta SarasvatiGaudiya Math of Gaudiya VaishnavismRamakrishna Mission TempleGopibag1916Ramakrishna Mission Funding: Zamindar Yogesh Chandra DasRamakrishna mission branchDilkusha Jame Mosque(Nawabbari Mosque)Dilkusha, Motijheel1474Shah Jalal DakhiniSultanate era mosqueDewanbari MosqueAminbazar1880Haji Janab AliBritish mosqueBahadur Shah Park(Victoria Park)Sadarghat1790sArmenian community in Old DhakaHistoric park & maidanআন্টাঘর থেকে বাহাদুর শাহ পার্ক, আবদুল মালেক, ত্রৈমাসিক ঢাকা, বর্ষ ১, সংখ্যা ৪, ডিসেম্বর ২০০৮, পৃষ্ঠা-২১Bahadur Shah Park Water Tank(Victoria Water Tank)Johnson Rd.1878British Dhaka Municipal Office1st overhead water tank of DhakaAmbar Shah MosqueKawran Bazar1680Shaista Khan's head eunuch, Khawaja AmberMughal mosqueThere once was a bridge named Khawaja Ambar pul.Beraid Bhuyanpara Jame MosqueBeraid, Badda1505Sultanate era mosqueShree Shree Siddheswari Kalimandir(Kalibari)Siddheswari1441Chand RoySultanate era templeArchbishop's House(Kakrail Church)Kakrail1913Archdiocese of DhakaResidence of archbishop of Dhaka of catholic church'Muntasir Mamun, Dhaka Sriti Bissritir Nogori, Vol.2. Annana Prokosoli p. 81Laxmi Narayan MandirPatla Khan Rd., Kotwali, Dhaka1650Mughal era templeBrahmo Samaj TempleLoyal St., Patuatuli1866Dinanath SenBrahmo Samaj templeRaja Ram Mohan Roy LibraryOld buildingLoyal St., Patuatuli1871East Bengal Brahmo Samaj1st library in DhakaRuplal HouseFarashganj1825 Renov.: 1840Construction: Armenian businessman Stephen Aratun Renov.: Ruplal Das and Raghunath DasBritish era palaceAhsan ManzilIslampurAndar Mahal: 1730 1859Andar Mahal: French Traders Main building: Khwaja Abdul GhaniBritish era palaceমুসলিম বাংলার অপ্রকাশিত ইতিহাস: ঢাকার নওয়াব পরিবারের ইতিহাস - মোঃ আলমগীর, খোশরোজ কিতাবমহল, ১৫ বাংলাবাজার, ঢাকা ১১০০। ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০১৪। ]Wise house(Bafa Building)Wiseghat1800sNicholas Pogose or, Josiah Patrick WiseBritish era palaceHunter, W.W. (1875) A Statistical Account of Bengal, Volume-5, trubner and co, London.Burdwan HouseDhaka University area1905British Government British era palaceRose Garden PalaceTikatuli1931Hrishikesh DasBritish era mansion and gardenManuk House(Manook House)Bangabhaban1800sArmenian zamindar Manuk. Renov.: Khwaja Abdul GhaniBritish era palaceRamna Racecourse Gallery(Suhrawardy Udyan)Ramna1825Magistrate of Dhaka Charles Dawesm Khwaja AlimullahBritish ParkSwamibag ISKCON TempleOld buildingsDayaganj, Narinda1899Tridandi Tripuralingaswami MaharajBritish era templeVice-chancellor HouseDhaka University1905British GovernmentBritish palaceMadhur CanteenDhaka University1873Khwaja AhsanullahBritish era dance hallLater RestaurantOld High Court BuildingRamna1905British GovernmentBritish palaceChummery HouseTopkhana Rd.1920British GovernmentBritish palaceTwin Shiva Temple(Hindu Matha, TSC)TSC Complex,Dhaka University1800sBritish templeCurzon HallDhaka University1904British GovernmentBritish hallBaldha GardenWari1909Narayan Chandra Chowdhury1st Botanical garden of Dhakaমুনতাসীর মামুন, "ঢাকা: স্মৃতি বিস্মৃতির নগরী", পরিবর্ধিত সংস্করণ, জুলাই ২০০৮, অনন্যা প্রকাশনী, ঢাকা, পৃষ্ঠা ২৩৩, Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban &Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ComplexSher-e-Bangla NagarStart: 1961 End: 1982Government of Pakistan Architect: Louis Kahn &Muzharul IslamNational Parliament of BangladeshFine Arts Building(Art College Building)Dhaka University1956Dhaka University Architect: Muzharul IslamFaculty of Dhaka UniversityDhaka University central LibraryDhaka University1921Dhaka University Architect: Muzharul IslamDhaka University LibraryKamalapur railway stationKamalapur1968Government of East Pakistan Architect: Daniel Dunham &Robert BougheyCentral train station of DhakaShaheed MinarDhaka University1963 Renov.: 1972Government of East Pakistan Architect: Hamidur Rahman &Novera Ahmed1952 Language movement memorialMartyred Intellectuals Memorial, MirpurMirpur1972Government of Bangladesh Architect: Mustafa Harun Quddus HaliMemorial of Bangladesh Liberation WarMartyred Intellectuals MemorialRayer Bazaar1999Genaration 71 Architect: Farid Uddin Ahmed &Md Jami-al-ShafiMemorial of Bangladesh Liberation WarBangabandhu Memorial MuseumDhanmondi1966Public Works Department, Government of East PakistanResidence of Sheikh Mujibur RahmanRAJUK Bhaban(Old DIT)Dilkusha1956Government of East Pakistan Architect: Abdulhusein M. TharianiRAJUK officeNagar Bhaban(Dhaka South City Corporation)Gulistan1995Government of Bangladesh Architect: A. Imamuddin &Lailun Nahar IkramDhaka South City Corporation office
Structures removed from RAJUK's list The first official list of heritage building and structures, published in 2009, identified 93 buildings in Dhaka. In 2017, 18 of these were removed, leaving a revised list of 75 buildings. A further change was made in 2020, when the 150-year-old Government Employees Hospital was excluded to allow for its demolition, reducing the total to 74 buildings.
These removed 19 sites are: