Name: Gurudwara Nanak Shahi
Address: 1000, Dhaka University Play Ground, University Street, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, BD
Telephone: +880 2-9661900

Gurudwara Nanak Shahi is a place of worship, located at 1000, Dhaka University Play Ground, University Street, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. They can be contacted via phone at +880 2-9661900, visit their website www.bangladeshgurdwaras.org for more detailed information.

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1000, Dhaka University Play Ground, University Street, Dhaka 1000

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Mirza Rashed Nawaz

11 March 2018

The great Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the founder of Sikh religion, visited Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) and stayed here for sometime centuries ago. Gurdwara Nanakshashi, situated in Neelkhet Road stands in memory of the Great Guru.

The footware (kharawa)
of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji
at Gurdwara Nanakshashi (Dhaka).

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji's
hand-painted portrait at
Gurdwara Nanakshashi (Dhaka).

Gurdwara Nanakshashi is a Sikh rendezvous in the heart of Dhaka University at Neelkhet Road. In 1469, Guru Nanak Dev ji descended in a world plunged in medieval ignorance, feudal tyranny and oppression and religious and cultrual strife.

In early 16th centruy, Guru Nanak visited Dhaka via Mithila, Kant nagar (Dinajpur), Kamroop and Sylhet and he left in for the Deccan via Chittagong, Calcutta and Jagannath Puri (Orrissa). Having witnessed the righteousness of the devout people that used to come in large numbers from far-flung areas to visit the ancient Dhakeshwari Temple, Guru Nanak made a visit to this location.

Baba Sukha Singh ji (Sarhali) doing kirtan at Gurdwara Nanakshashi (Dhaka).

Baba Sukha Singh ji (Sarhali) presenting a golden Chaur Sahib for Gurdwara Nanakshashi (Dhaka) to Deputy High Commissioner.

Guru Nanak came to Dhaka by boat, which anchored at Shivpur village in the north of Dhaka. Later it took the name of Rayer Bazar, Dhanmandi and turned Dhanmandi Colony after 1961. He succeeded in winning the innocent hearts of the poor working class of people living in the area. The news that Nanak possessed limitless powers of a real spiritual guru, spread speedily among those people and moved them to come up with due respect for him.

There were ferry ghats, harbours, some godowns and a small market at Shivpur, but acute scarcity of pure drinking water was dragging people towards the grip of diseases and death. Nanak got a well dug at Zafrabad of the village and consecrated it to the welfare of the local people. Later a king came and had a large tank excavated near the well for tourists to bathe there. Led to the belief that diseased man recovered soon after using the water of the well, people used to flock around it with pots to collect holy water from there. According to Dr. Trilochan Singh, an author, the erstwhile Pakistan Government requisitioned the entire area including the well and the tank kept under Sikh supervision till 1959. The government hacked the area into several small plots and leased them out to people for housing. It is learnt that Guru Nanak's well now lies at House No. 278, Road No. 26, Dhanmandi residential area. The allotee of this plot of land got it for 8,000 taka, constructed a building house there in 1968 and then rented it to the UN employees.
Charandeep Singh

01 March 2018

Its religious place Of Sikhs Every Sikh And People Should Visit This Guruduwara.
Sarpent Sporsho

27 February 2018

princeple shek gurudwara.
Shaiful Islam

08 February 2018

Gurudwara Nanak Shahi is situated beside Institute of Modern Language Center, Dhaka University.
আশার প্রদীপ

06 December 2017

Only sik religious temple in Bangladesh. ..
Anik Bhattacharjee

21 November 2017

Peaceful and beautiful place in Dhaka .Every Friday serve food for poor people. It's near 1 thousand or more people get healthy food from here. It's running by shikh &Indian government.
Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury

10 September 2017

Place of worship for Shikh community in Dhaka. Visitors are allowed for specific time.
Ershadiya Alquadri

26 July 2017

A very good place to sit and take part in Shikh religious activities and prayers.
Sristi Chisim

19 July 2017

Gugudwara Nanak Shahi is one of the biggest Gurudwaras in the country. It is situated at the campus of University of Dhaka.
Mridul Dutta

16 March 2017

This place is really very special. You would feel like you have come to an entirely different world
Soumitra Chakraborty

21 February 2017

A holy place.. May be the only Sikh Gurdwara in Dhaka City. The gurdwara is dedicated to Guru Nanak Saheb..Every friday weekly prayer organized here in a holy and calm environment.
Maruf Nawaz

21 December 2016

Gurudwara Nanak Shahi is the principal Sikh Gurdwara prayer hall in Dhaka,Bangladesh. The Gurudwara commemorates the visit of Guru Nanak (1506-1507). It is said to have been build in 1830.
Shah Shajedur Rahman

28 November 2016

A great temple of the Sikhs. I like the structure of the building.
Ahsan Bulbul Ahmed

20 September 2016

Beautiful place inside Dhaka University. The building is very unique having a magnificent outlook.