Later Nawab of Dhaka Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani bought the site and built a bungalow there, which he named as Dilkusha Garden.

[1] On 14 February 1906, Sir Joseph Bamfylde Fuller, the first lieutenant-governor of the province, started his official work at what is today the Darbar Hall of the Bangabhaban, and the palace soon came to be known as the Dilkusha Government House.

[3] One of the most important symbols of the Bangladeshi government, the Bangabhaban holds a status akin to the official residence and office of heads of states around the world.

The traditions and pomp of the palace are a symbolic indication of the presidency's ceremonial superiority to other public and national institutions.

The Bangabhaban is a mix of Moghul architecture with touches of British era designs that typify numerous buildings of the British-era (1857–1947) in Dhaka.

The main building is a three-storeyed palatial complex, around which stands extensive greenery and tree cover.

The president's residence is on the north-east corner, comprising two storeys of two suites along with five well-furnished spacious bedrooms.