1. Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah KCIE was the third Nawab of Dhaka.
16 Facts About Khwaja Ahsanullah
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was notable for his philanthropic works in Bengal, most notably his donations to the present Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and for introduction of electricity in his native city of Dhaka.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah authored books in Persian and Urdu under the pen name of Shaheen.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was noted as being a very gifted child, and mastered the religious Islamic doctrine at a very young age.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah wrote widely in Urdu under the pen name Shaheen and much of his spare time was spent composing literature in Urdu and Persian.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah published a book of Persian and Urdu poems Kulliyat-e-Shaheen which has been preserved at the University of Dhaka.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah spent over 50,000 rupees on famine relief in Barisal District, Mymensingh District and Dhaka District in 1896.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was one of the chief backers for the building of Comilla.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah spend 120 thousand rupees on creating an engineering college in Dhaka, which is Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah created a number of mosques and madrasas including the Madaripur and Begambari mosques and madrassas.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah restored and rebuilt over 15 dargahs and mosques.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was a member of the Central Northern Muhammadan Association and this played a large role in his works.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was a supporter of the 1905 Partition of Bengal which his son Khwaja Salimullah facilitated.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was awarded a Khan Bahadur in 1871, a Nawab in 1875, a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1891, a Nawab Bahadur in 1892, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1897, and a member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council in 1890 and again in 1899.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was awarded many titles for his social and philanthropic work.
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Khwaja Ahsanullah was buried in the family plot in Begum Bazar in Dhaka.