The shrine had a temporary mosque which was moved near the Osmani Park in the 1980s.

according to legends, the shrine has the tomb of Gulab Shah was a spiritual leader came to British India from Yemen or Iraq in 19th century.

Later people started to call it as the shrine of Gulab Shah.

[3] In 2013, Dhaka South City Corporation started to extend the shrine which resulted negative reactions as the shrine's background is unknown and questionable.

[5] It is alleged that local political leaders get money from donations collected at the shrine.