History tidbit: In the month of September

A telephone line was erected in Ahsan Manzil on 28 Sptember 1883.
The first call was made to Calcutta.

New E-Book on Digital Library

The following book has been added on the Digital Library section of the Home Page. You can also click the news heading above to download the book. Due to the size it could take few miniutes to download the entire file. But its worth waiting. Enjoy the book.

Neme: A short note on Ahsan Manzil Museum and Nawabs of Dhaka
Author: Dr Mohd Alamgir Pages:55 File Type: PDF (searchable) File Size: 20.21 MB

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Thank you Sayeed Shahabuddin!

Our grateful thanks to Sayeed Bhaijan for the many years of commitment and dedication in the publication of the Dacca Nawab Family Newsletter.

Each one of us in the family are indebted to him for the love and devotion with which he organized the Newsletter. He did it single-handedly and with a sense of duty which few of us can ever perform. Most of all, he created an awareness amongst us of our roots and the realization that we belong to a family whose ancestors are immortalized in the history of the subcontinent.

Thank you, Sayeed Bhaijan for the many issues of the DNF Newsletter. May Allah bless you and yours!
The absence of the Newsletter will be felt less thanks to the excellent website created by an enthusiastic group of family members to whom we are grateful. Good luck to you all in your endeavors.

Sharmin (Nooruddin) Malik
New Jersey, USA

Well Done Bhola Bhai: Bachelors Runners Up

Here is another good reason to be puffed up as a member of Dhaka Nawab Family. The family team in yellow and black surprised even the staunchest critic securing 2nd spot in the Dhaka 1st div hockey league. Here is the chronicle:
Picture on the left: Wari vs Bachelors at Moulana Bhasani Stadium

Bachelors makes it to Super 4 : Sunday September 17 2006
Wari Club, Farashganj Sporting Club, Bachelors Sporting Club and Dhaka Wanderers Club confirmed their place in the title-deciding super-four league which is likely to begin on Wednesday.

Bachelors shock leaders Wari :Wednesday September 27 Title aspirants Wari Club conceded a 1-4 defeat to Bachelors Sporting Club in the opening super-four match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division HockeyLeague at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. It was the second successive defeat for league leaders Wari after conceding a 0-1 loss to Dhaka Wanderers Club in the closing first phase match. Despite the day's defeat, Wari dominated the table with a clear margin, having secured 24 points from 10 matches. Bachelors improved their position with 20 points from ten outings. Imran struck twice while Zami and Razib added one each for Bachelors. Raju netted a consolation goal for Wari.

Bachelors Div I hockey Runner Up :Friday September 29 2006
Wari Club became the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League champions with one match to spare when they edged Farashganj Sporting Club 1-0 at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. The triumph guaranteed Wari Club's return to the Premier League next season. After 11 games, Wari pushed their collection to 27 points. In the day's other match, Bachelors Sporting Club outplayed Dhaka Wanderers 4-1 to move to second place with 23 points. Where was Khan Babu?

Family Eid Milan Karachi, Pakistan

Family Eid Milan 2006 in Karachi

Attention of all members of the Dhaka Nawab Family, wherever they may be, is drawn once again to the announcement, that, God willing, as in previous years, the EID MILAN will be held on the First Day after Eid-ul-Fitr, which is likely to be, God Willing, on 24th or 25th October 2006. The news may kindly be conveyed, by word of mouth, to members of the Family, specially in Karachi, who are not subscribers of the DNF Newsletter.

The venue will be E/8 – 1, 4th Gizri Street, Phase IV, Defence Housing Authority - same venue as in earlier years, through the kind courtesy of Aliya and Nabil Tebawi and by kind permission of Murad and Baneen Mashooqullah, who live there.

Members of the Family wishing to attend are requested to contribute Rs.150/- per couple, i.e. Rs.75/- per head. And all CHILDREN, above twelve years, irrespective of age, but unmarried, Rs.50/- per head. It would be appreciated if those wishing to attend, register the number of persons attending, with Khawaja Arshad (584-1835 or 0300-224-3436), at the latest, by Sunday 15th October 2006. Those who wish may also inform Khwaja Sayeed Shahabuddin by telephone (92-21)567-4639 or 0300-292-1903 or sayeed@cyber.net.pk Lunch will be served between 1.45 and 2 p.m.

Any member wishing to make additional contribution either in cash or in kind – gifts for children, prizes for the Lucky Draw etc. – may kindly get in touch with Khwaja Arshad or Shahnaz Arshad (Tel: 021-584-1835).

Overseas members visiting Karachi for Eid are most welcome to join and meet the family in Karachi. Those wishing to attend please register name and number of persons attending by e-mail to sayeed@cyber.net.pk

Since you have already read the editorial, you know that the publication of the Newsletter will cease after December 2006. Therefore, this is the last time that announcement about the EID MILAN is being communicated through this source. God willing, next year, whoever arranges the Eid Milan may kindly post the notice in the Gupshup section of the Family website www,nawabbari.com. Members will please visit this website regularly to get news about the family and in September 2007, God willing, to get news and details about the Eid Milan.

Khwaja Sayeed Shahabuddin
Karachi, Pakistan. 29th September 2006

Family Eid Milan, New York, USA

Inshallah Eid Milan Party will be held in New York on first immediate Saturday after the Eid. Venue would be announced soon. Each interested party must contribute by making a nawabbarian dish for atleast 10-15 people. So in essence it would be a one dish party.
An Indian Band will be arranged along with fun activities for the children. We need to know the headcount by end of next Wednesday.
We will annouce the organizer's name soon. Stay tuned!

Arshad
(646) 932 9020

Turning muslim in Texas

Sell Talab

Hello-
First of all please forgive me for starting such a controversial topic, but it is absolutely my opinion and I will have no financial gain if the Talab is sold.
We all love nawabbari and will be forever. But with the changes of time, we need to make some drastic measure for our own future. We had enjoyed the past glory and we need to be prepared for the future generation.
From my opinion Talab should be sold. First of all most of us dont live there any longer and by next decade none of us will be living next to the gol talab. We still visit nawabbari, but the frequency is becoming less and less due to the traffic and change in society.
If someone from our family whom we all can trust from the education, honesty and ofcourse some good contacts with the tycoons/ Real Estate Developers, can be assigned to do the transaction and have a very transparent book-keeping, I think all of the DNF will be very much benefited. As a matter of fact, the cost-benefit analysis will greatly favor the benefit of selling it rather than keeping as it is.
Again, the whole idea is based on the fact that the person who will be responsible for this is trust worthy. Who will not take a single penny from this transaction other than the consulting or the effort fees.
From my thinking, this property is worth over 100 crore. We can create a new Nawabbari (smaller version) some where away from dhaka city ..say savar....and have a better quality of life with 1/3 amount of that proceed. Or something like that. We can distribute rest of the money among the members. Also, we can give the DNF member with that money the option to buy flat at that place with say 50% less than the market price.

Tell me what do you think. Please note, someone will take the initiative to sell the talab and keep the proceed. We will be simply "onlookers" who will once again be deceived by some cronies. It is a serious matter. We should get rid of it before Ali Mia's Pookur becomes Haji Salim's Pookur and then Haji Salim Plaza!

Where is Cricket History created by Nawab Bari?

It is deeply unfair to the great players like Athar chachu, Munni uncle etc created by DNF who are deeply buried in the history of Bangladesh cricket. they don't have any significient what so ever which is totally unjustified. DNF has placed the game of cricket in Bangladesh and see what happened.... we r been rubbed off from the board. cricket is also a game that DNF took and they also given the name 'Dhaka wonderers'.

so, if u could, do something to proud our ancestors. if i could , i would definitly arrange and develope a cricket team and show what DNF can do in order to bring out pride for my family. but i can't single handedly.

Ramadan Mubarak

To all members of the Dhaka Nawab Family

May the blessings of the Holy month be upon all of us by the grace and mercy of the Lord Almighty. May we learn to have patience, tolerate one another and be disciplined in whatever we do. It seems we witness this blessed month year after year but there is no apparent change in our lives - our actions and behaviour - as we do not seem to learn any lesson from the month-long fasting.

While it may hopefully be different this year, in the past no change has ever taken place during the blessed month as one observes the traffic on the roads of Karachi. Indiscipline and complete lack of respect for the rule of law continues, as is our habit, and no conscious effort is made to realise the reason why we are fasting? May God forgive me for saying so, but, for such people who do not follow the rule of law, become impatient and intolerant in their behaviour and thus, in actual fact it is like going hungry during the day without any useful purpose.

This is the very first time that I am using the facility of the Family Website, and would like to take the opportunity of congratulating Belal, Anas, Saniya and Arshad for the excellent work they have done to put the Dhaka Nawab Family on the Website. May God bless them and grant them further success in everything they do.

May God bless us all with His grace and mercy, guiding and helping us in everything we think, say or do. With prayers and blessings for all,

Khwaja Sayeed Shahabuddin, Karachi, Pakistan
Saturday 23rd September 2006

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia attends high level political meeting at Ahsan Manzil Palace grounds

On June 26, 2006 Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia held a high level political meeting at the Ahsan Manzil Palace grounds. The meeting was organised by the cloth traders of Islampur in old Dhaka marking the 25th anniversary of martyrdom of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman.

The meeting was attended by many high level government officials including Begum Shamsunnahar Khawja Ahsanullah (MP), Sadeq Hossain Khoka (Mayor of Dhaka)M. Shamsul Islam (Information Minister), Mirza Abbas(Housing and Public Works Minister), Aman Ullah Aman (State Minister for Labour and Employment) and Mizanur Rahman Sinha (State Minister for Health),

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(Appeal to all DNF members: If there is an event at Ahsan Manzil grounds, please send us details immediately.)

The Ahsan Manzil on the cover of Textile Industry Magazine

The Ahsan Manzil made it to the cover of Textile World Asia's January/February 2006 issue, which featured a cover story on Bangladesh's textile industry.

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Textile World Asia is a new publication featuring textile news and information published in English and simplified Chinese - serving readers throughout China, Japan, India, Turkey, Pakistan and more.

Go Bachelors Go!

The Senior Division Hockey League started on August 23 at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium, Dhaka Bangladesh. The first phase matches of the 10-team league (including Bachelors Sporting Club) is being held on a single league basis. Bachlelor’s is a hockey team founded and run by the Dhaka Nawab Family members. The team had been participating in all major local hockey tournaments since 1907. Here is the summary of current year games as it unfolds:

Bachelors beat Combined -8/29/2006- Bachelors Sporting Club (SC) piled up their second consecutive victory in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League outplaying Combined Sporting Club 4-0 goals at the Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB.Bachelors SC, which made a good start beating Shishu Kishore Shangha 2-0 in the first match Monday dominated the first half leading by 1-0 goal.Azam, Sabab, Roman and Javed scored one goal apiece for the winners.Azam opened the floodgates for Bachelors SC in the 33rd minute by a field goal (1-0) while Sabab doubled the margin in the 37the minute also by a field goal (2-0).Roman scored the third goal in the 40th minute converting a penalty corner (3-0) while Javed sealed the fate of the match scoring one more field goal in the 57th minute (4-0).

Bachelor on a merry run-Monday Sep 3 Jami Hossain and Azam Miah struck twice as Bachelor Sporting Club absolutely outclassed Mukta Bihanga Tarun Sangha 7-0 to notch their third victory in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Skipper Maruf Reza, Imran Ali and Kazi Rajib netted one each for the winners as they led by four goals in the first-half.

Bachelors on a roll- Monday Sep 4-Bachelors Sporting Club registered their fourth victory in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League when they defeated Dhaka Wanderers Club by a solitary goal at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Ahmed scored the all-important goal for the winners in the 46th minute.
Wari register sixth win- Thursday Sep 7-Wari Club recorded their sixth successive victory in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League beating Bachelors Sporting Club 3-1 at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. The match was locked 1-1 at first half. Tanjid Ahsan Babu struck twice and Aminul Haque Babu scored one goal for the winners, all from penalty corners, while Shabab scored the lone goal for Bachelors.

Javed hattrick lifts Bachelors-Wed Sep 13-A brilliant hattrick by Mohammed Javed enabled Bachelors Sporting Club to a facile 4-0 victory over Uttara Hockey Club in the Green Delta Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Javed's three field goals came in the 10, 28 and 48 minutes while Kabir Hossain sealed the win on the hour from a penalty corner.

Victoria win-Fri Sep 15-Victoria Sporting Club won match in the Green Delta First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. usuf's 20-minute field goal saw Victoria edge Bachelors Sporting Club 1-0.

Nikkah of Rafia & Hassan

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I am very happy to announce the Nikkah ceremony of my daughter, Rafia F.Khan (granddaughter of Khwaja Raziuddin and late Zarina Begum) to Hassan Aziz.

Rafia has just completed her BBA from University of Toronto and Hassan has a Masters degree from the same University. Hassan and his parents are from Pakistan and are settled in Canada. My husband, Golam M. Khan, and I settled down in Canada 6 years ago.

Please join us to bless the couple a happy and prosperous life we seek allahtala's blessing for them from all of you.

Saba F. Khan (Toronto)
E-mail: sam_raan@hotmail.com

nawabbari awards for everyone

This website is very interesting, there is something for people from the ages of 13-100. This website can really teach many of us who have lived in America and wasn't told about our ancestors. Not trying to mean anything wrong but for the enjoyment of others maybe you can have something like an award ceremony. On EID everyone can get together and vote for things like best dressed, most fun couple, prettiest teen, kid and women, best couple, most hard working etc. That would bring be a lot of fun since we didn’t have the Nawabbari picnic. People can nominate themselves but voting should be done in person because many people get tied up and vote for the same person many times online. If anyone thinks this might be fun for our family then please leave a comment trying to persuade Mr. Khwaja Anas , Mrs. Saniya Sajed ,and Mr. Belal Hassan

Thank you

Anmol's (Fardeen and Batool daughter) B'day photos

Anmol's (Fardeen and Batool daughter) B'day photos

Anmol's Birthday Photos I

Anmol's Birthday Photos II

Batool is Chimmu's daughter and Mr. K.M. Aref & Afshani Begum's granddaughter.

Miandad's Famous Sixer !!!

Congratulation’s To Tushar On His Great Achievement.

Shafkat Ahmad Tushar

Shafkat Ahmad Tushar, achieved a Golden GPA-5 on the 2006 HSC Exam from Notre Dame College.

He also achieved GPA-5 in SSC Exam form Udayan Higher Secondary School.

He is the second son of Mr.Neaz Ahmed (Taslim) & Mrs. Karima Ahmed, grandson of Late Barkat Ahmed & Mrs Fazilat Barkat.

We are so proud of you that world cannot express. We all wish you a very long life & the greatest achievements a person can desire.

With love. ………………Choto Uncle Mohammad.Azad Barkat

Must be read by all Khwaja's

Please double click on the image for bigger font. If you cant' read bengali , please get it translated. This historical research has been copied from "Ahsan Manzil O Dhakar Nawab" written by Dr. Md. Alamgir. This is very relevant to the topic discussed below and solves the problem at its core. I did not add the footnotes for shortage of space.

Shahriar with Bollywood Stars

"Aap ka Saroor" a bollywood concert was held at the New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena, New Jersey on Sunday, 10 September. This was attended by pop sensation, Himesh Reshammiya along with 'Kajra Re' fame singer Alisha Chinoy, Indian Idol-Abhijeet Sawant, Zee Tv Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Winners Vinit And Himani & Bollywood Actress Udita Goswami from film Aksar Falong with many Bollywood Musicians And Dancers'

"These concerts promote our culture to the generation that's born here," said Vijay Taneja. "They should know their identity, and Indian cinema is the best way of keeping them aware of it. It makes me feel I'm keeping India close to the Indian overseas."

Shahriar (s/o Zartaj Kabir) is special assistant to Bollywood event organizer for USA Bharat Jotwani and Vijay Taneja.

Here is a link to his photos with Himesh Reshamiyya, Indian Idol - Abhijeet Sawant and Alisha Chinoy among others.

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Outstanding Result: HSC Exam

Badrul Alam Chowdhury (Omar), s/o late Khurshed Alam Chowdhury and Zafar Bano (d/o late K.M Ashraf and Ishrat Begum), has achieved a GPA of 5 in his HSC exams. He's been an excellent student in school and in college.

He passed his HSC exam from Dhaka City College, a renowned educational institution. He received a GPA of 5 in his SSC exam as well.

We wish him success in all his future endeavours.
Khawja Ashhad Belal
(s/o Khawja MD Sayeed)

Ancestors address in Kashmir

Dear Nawabbarians-
Do you have any physical address of our ancestors in Kashmir? Did any one ever visited? Is it in Pak or Indian side, does anyone know for sure? Please provide us details. I hope Reaz uncle or Iftekar bhai can give some realistic information.
It would be great to know the exact location or address. What about a group tour in coming years? :-)

Arshad

Awesome Promo on Bangladesh

Awesome Promo on Bangladesh by Channel One.

Video: Yes, it rained in Karachi just like Dhaka

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