Hussaini Dalan-হোসেনী দালান:

The Hussaini Dalan (ঈমাম বাড়ি) was initially manufactured amid the later a large portion of the Mughal standard (seventeenth century) in Dhaka. It was fabricated as the Imambara or place of the imam (religious pioneer) of the Shia group. Hussaini Dalan was the venue for majlis or social affairs held amid the month of Muharram, tenth day religious get-together honors the affliction of Hussein, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Sm).

History:

The key Mahommedan spots of love are the Edgah and Hossainee Delaun, the recent is said to have been manufactured by an individual named Mir Murad, who held the Darogahship of the Nawarrah Mehals, and had charge of the general population structures in the time of Sultan Muhammad Azam.

It was constructed amid the Subedari of Prince Shah Shuja (r. 1639–1647 and 1652–1660), child of Mughal sovereign Shah Jahan. Despite the fact that Shuja was a Sunni Muslim, he belittled Shia establishments as well. As per custom, "Mir Murad had a dream of Imam Hussain raising a 'taziah khannah' or place of grieving which prompted the development of Hussaini Dalan. 

Raised on the establishments of a previous little taziakhana, the building has experienced changes. Amid the principle of the East India Company, it was repaired in 1807 and 1810. The first date of development is still questioned, yet Hussaini Dalan in its available structure is ascribed to Nasrat Jung, who reconstructed the imambara in 1823. The present level top was modified by Nawab Ahsanuallah Bahadur after the seismic tremor of 1897, and an alternate verandah was added to the southern side.

Structural planning:

The fundamental building is arranged amidst unpredictable, based on a territory of around 0.65 Bighas (9,380 sq. ft/ 88.05 sq. meters). In the south touching the building there is a "lake" having a territory of 1.01 Bighas (14,544 sq. ft/ 1376.95 sq meters). This lake is the primary fascination of this building which touches the dividers of the building [1]

Based on a raised stage, it is a long rectangular building with four straightforward, yet rich, lodges at the corners. An appealingly constructed angled portal, to the north gives right of passage to the building, while a stonework water tank is spotted straightforwardly to the south of the building.

The outer surface fuses both Mughal and British design customs. The south verandah, disregarding the profound water tank, best outlines western foundation, with four segments of Doric request supporting the verandah. Mughal attributes are seen in the joined three-storeyed structure with angled windows and the column of kanjuras (enriching merlons) on the top.

The principle carpet of the building is raised on a stage that has rooms containing graves. On the primary carpet, two substantial corridors known as Shirni lobby and Khutba corridor are set consecutive to structure the core of the building complex. Backup two-storied rooms are on either side of the corridors, most likely to suit an assemblage of women. Also there is a progression of three rooms on the east and the west. The side rooms, except for those in the northernmost side room, have displays on the second story.

Festivals:

Shia Muslims are a minority in Dhaka. Amid the initial 10 days of Muharram, Hussaini Dalan turns into a focal point of grieving and religious assembling in old Dhaka. Both the Sunni and the Shia supporters join the grieving, generally finishing in the celebration of Ashura when a vast parade parades through the roads, however grieving proceeds from first day of muharram to tenth of the Islamic month Safar.