Chawk Bazaar is a well known bazaar in Lalbagh,
Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It dates back to the Mughal
period.
History of Chawk Bazaar
Chowk Bazaar was one of the most famous business and social
meeting centers of Dhaka in the Mughal
period. Even after 400 years it is still famous as before. It is one of Dhaka 's old town market and it formed in the place where
other old markets once were. King Maan Singh protested for the country on
behalf of Mugal kingdom. In 1602 he transferred the head office in Bawal to the
present Central Prison and also the Mughal Durgo, that’s how Chowk Bazaar
formed.
