At the beginning of English rule in Chittagong, the pond was enlarged and turned into a lake.
[1] On the north side of Lal Dighi is a mosque with the year 1939 written on its dome.
He used to spend his free time on the banks of the then open Lal Dighi.
After the death of Chittagong Sessions Judge Todel in the 19th century, his body was cremated on the north side of Ricketts Ghat.
After the completion of the North-South road at the end of the 19th century, the Municipal Maidan was divided into two parts.
[5] In 1966, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman organized a public meeting at Lal Dighi maidan to highlight the importance of six points to the people of East Pakistan.
[6] On January 24, 1988, 24 people were killed due to firing on the orders of the then Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police at Sheikh Hasina's public meeting held at Maidan.
[7] There is a legend in the mouth of the people of Chittagong about the incident of Lal Dighi.
So Mazur's daughter was brought to act as Lal Begum with Badshah.
Still, he stayed on the banks of the Dighi with the hope of rescuing Lal Begum.
[8] On the 12th of Baishakh in 1910, Abdul Jabbar organized the first Bolikhela on the banks of Lal Dighi.
Since then, every year on the 12th of Baisakh, Jobbarer Boli Khela is held on the banks of Lal Dighi.