The hostel was founded in 1910 during the rule of the British Raj by Edward Norman Baker, the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.

[2] Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, A. K. Fazlul Huq played a major role in establishing the hostel.

23 and 24) were converted into a museum in honor of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and the first president of Bangladesh.

[5] In 2017, the All Bengal Minority Youth Federation criticized the decision and demanded that the bust of Bangabandhu be removed from the hostel as Islam does not allow the installation of idols in the building.

The organization's general secretary Kamruzzaman found this act objectionable because a mosque is located inside the hostel.