Dilkusha, Dhaka

Dilkusha, Dhaka

Dilkusha is the commercial center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is a part of the larger Motijheel area in the city. Historically, the Nawabs of Dhaka used to have a garden palace here in the 19th and early 20th century. Dilkusha was the name of that palace.

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