Ganabhaban - Wikipedia

Summary of Ganabhaban Wikipedia Article This Wikipedia article describes Ganabhaban (meaning "People's House"), the official residence of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. The building was originally constructed in 1973-1974 under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, though he never personally lived there, and it subsequently served various functions including as a court-martial venue and a state guest house under different governments. The article covers the building's political history, including Sheikh Hasina's controversial one-taka lease of the property in 2001, her eventual move-in in March 2010 after a 2009 law formally assigned it to her, and notable events that occurred there during her tenure. Most significantly, it documents the storming and looting of Ganabhaban by protesters during the July 2024 Uprising that led to Hasina's resignation, followed by the interim government's September 2024 announcement to convert the building into the July Uprising Memorial Museum, preserving its post-storming condition as a historical exhibit.

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