The area was named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, a Bangladeshi statesman and political figure who was known as "Sher-e-Bangla" (Tiger of Bengal).

11 kilometres (7 mi) from the city center, the project originally consisted of the National Assembly building and three hostels (that is, temporary accommodations for officials and delegates coming from West Pakistan when parliament was in session).

An early version shows some civic functions, called by the architect the "Citadel of the Institutions," grouped opposite the assembly.

Furthermore, Asian Development Bank Bangladesh Resident Mission[8] is across from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED).

[10] The National Parliament is located here which is one of the country's prominent aesthetic architectural structures designed by American architect Louis I. Kahn.