[5] Bangladesh sent an application to convert the home into a chancery; the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals denied the request.

[5] The Embassy of Bangladesh disagreed with the denial of its application, stating that the building was located in a designated chancery zone.

[7][8] The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, D.C. was ultimately established at 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW.

[11] The architect designed the building's exterior as an abstract metaphor for the delta of the Ganges River.

[11] The wings on the roof symbolize unfolding lotus blossoms, and the green stone at the entrance resembles a flowing river.