Bhajahari Lodge
Bhajahari Lodge is a protected early 20th century mansion in Tipu Sultan Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
It was built by Bhajohari Saha Banik around 1925. Although it was primarily a residence, Bhajohari and his brother Lal Mohan Saha founded a theatre company, and dramas were often performed there.
Bhajahari Lodge is a blend of Indian and Gothic architecture. The principal facade is two storeys high, long, and symmetrical. The main entrance is through a trefoil arch in the middle. On the second floor are three oriel windows, the two on either side capped with half domes. The oriel window above the main entrance has a conical top, and a gabled roof rises above. An incompatible western block was added later. The forecourt had an ornamental fountain that has been lost.
The 1996 Bangladesh: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit said Bhajahari Lodge "features a grand but decrepit frontage facing south and lovely 2nd-storey balconies". It is on the Department of Archaeology's list of protected monuments. However its users, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Graduates High School, want it demolished.
