Rangpur Town Hall

It was built in 1896 as a theater by the historical Rongopur Natya Samaj (Rangpur Dramatic Association or RDA) it is one of the oldest of its kind in Bangladesh.

This campus also has one of the earliest and unique "Shaheed Minars" in Bangladesh commemorating the sacrifices of people martyred during the Language Movement on the streets of Rangpur in 1952.

This town hall was used as a "concentration camp" and torture cell for by the Pakistan Army against the resisting Bengali freedom fighters and innocent mass of Rangpur in 1971.

[3][4] The traditional inclination towards cultural prosperity helped Rangpur, to grow at its own fashoion and in it, this campus played a pivotal role.

This institution is associated with some of the prominent figures of Bengali culture including Asaduzzaman Noor, Tulsi Lahiri and Baby Naznin.

Rangpur Town Hall building