Hajiganj Fort , also known as Khizirpur fort, situated at Hajiganj locality of Narayanganj , Bangladesh , on the western bank of Shitalakshya.
7-448: The exact date of Hajiganj fort is uncertain but it may have been built soon after Subahdar Islam Khan established the Mughal capital at Dhaka . The fort, quadrangular in size, consists of a pentagonal curtain wall machicolated for muskets with rounded corner bastions. On the inner side of the curtain wall there is a 1.22 m high rampart walkway from the base of the curtain wall which
14-510: A deputy mayor is known as a Naib nazim ( نائب ناظِم ). The word naib in Urdu literally means "assistant" or "deputy" hence Naib nazim was similar in function to a deputy mayor. He was also custodian of the house. Pakistan originally had a system inherited from the time of British rule, in which a mayor was the head of a district . Under the Local Government Act , however, the role of
21-532: Is itself pierced by several musketry holes. The holes are wider meant probably for 'gun firing at the pirates proceeding up the river'. In a corner of the fort enclosure there is a tall free standing square column of brick which must have been used for observation and placing guns in the rainy season. This article about a building or structure in Bangladesh is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subahdar Subahdar , also known as Nazim ,
28-694: The Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest mansabs (ranks). A nazim ( pronounced [ˈnaːzɪm] , Urdu : ناظِم ; from the Arabic word for "organizer" or "convenor"), similar to a mayor , was the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan . Nazim is the title in Urdu of the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan , such as a district , tehsil , union council , or village council. Likewise,
35-405: The commissionerate system. All the provinces introduced their own new local government systems. A Nazim was also empowered to decide criminal cases. The Nazim was the lowliest of elected officials in Pakistan. The district nazim, is elected by the nazims of Union Councils, Union Councillors, and Tehsil Nazims, who themselves are elected directly by the votes of the local public. The name which
42-419: The nazim became distinct from that of a mayor , with more power. The nazim system was introduced after the commissionerate system, imposed during British rule, was lifted by the government of Pakistan. This Local Government act was imposed in the country in 2001. One exception, however, is Islamabad , the federal capital, where the commissionerate system remained in effect. In 2009, the new government restored
49-591: Was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal , Mamluk dynasty , Khalji dynasty , Tughlaq dynasty , and the Mughal era who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word, Subahdar is of Persian origin. The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan , Bakhshi , Faujdar , Kotwal , Qazi , Sadr , Waqa-i-Navis , Qanungo and Patwari . The Subahdars were normally appointed from among
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