Mill Barrack

Mill Barrack is a Police Lines, where police are trained and have a barracks for the force which is situated at Gendaria, Dhaka. About 150 years ago, an anonymous artist painted a building named “Dhaka Sugar Works Company” which was beside the Buriganga River. There were some buildings which are now known as Millbarrack.

History

In 1850 it was completely closed. Sharif Uddin defined that, there is a sugar mill which didn’t exist for a long time. A flower mill also exists there. News was published at “Dhaka News” in 1858, which described that, there was a Flour Mill”. One British man named “William Floli” placed the Flour Mill after the closing of that sugar mill. Then it was known as “Foli’s Mill”.

In 1858, when the Army came to Dhaka from Calcutta for assistance, few of them stayed in Mill Barrack. Since that time this building and its surrounding area became known as Mill Barrack. From Cley’s report, government bought this Foli’s Mill for Residence of Army and in 1867, government announced that the mill and its surrounding area will be a Cantonment. After 1905, there was a Police Training Camp for a long time.

Architectural Value & Present Condition

The place became a Police Lines, which was established in 1898. Its area around 25,000 sq. meter. It contains 5 buildings. The 1st building is Two Storeyed Traffic Trading Building. 2nd building is Ration Store and 3rd building contains Ammunition storage. Both these buildings are two storey. The other 2 buildings are Barrack of Police Force and Staff & Administrative building, which are 3 storied.

Presnet Address

Now it is situated at Kalicharan Saha Road, Faridabad, Gendaria, Dhaka - 1204.

Reference

• Mamun, Muntasir, Dhaka: Smriti Bismritir Nagari, 3rd Edition, Page No: 206-207, ISBN No: 984 412 1043.