While traveling through the Dhaka University campus, one can cross the Bangla Academy premises and move on towards Doyel Chattar. That person will then arrive at the renovated Mir Jumla Gate. Named after Subedar Mir Jumla of Bengal, this gate was built for the security of Dhaka 400 years ago. This beautiful architecture of the Mughal period was lost in the memory of time. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has brought back that establishment in a new form. Mir Jumla’s cannon has also been installed to make the gate more beautiful. During the reign of Islam Khan, there was a Mughal garden called Bagh-e-Badshahi in Ramna.
There were two pillars at the entrance of Bagh-e-Badshahi. Later, the gate was rebuilt and named Dhaka Gate. During the Mughal period, this archway was the entrance to Dhaka through the Buriganga River. Later, people called it by various names, such as Mymensingh Gate, and sometimes Ramana Gate. Due to years of neglect, the gate gradually lost its beauty. The last traces of it started to disappear. Recently, the DSCC has taken various initiatives to make the nation’s capital a tourist-friendly city. As part of this initiative, renovation for the gate started last year.