Jamuna State Guest House

State Guest House Jamuna
রাষ্ট্রীয় অতিথি ভবন যমুনা
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General information
StatusState guest house
Address30 Hare Road
Town or cityDhaka[1]
CountryBangladesh
Coordinates23°44′30″N 90°24′00″E / 23.74167°N 90.40000°E / 23.74167; 90.40000
Current tenantsMuhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Completed1985
Cost৳15,000,000 taka
ClientGovernment of Bangladesh
OwnerGovernment of Bangladesh
ManagementPublic Works Department
Technical details
Floor count2
Floor area42,125.02 sq ft (3,913.542 m2)

Jamuna State Guest House, officially State Guest House Jamuna (Bengali: রাষ্ট্রীয় অতিথি ভবন যমুনা) is the official guest house of the government of Bangladesh for visiting heads of state. It currently serves as the temporary residence of the chief adviser of Bangladesh and is located in Ramna Thana, Dhaka.[2][3]

History

Before 1990, it served as the official residence of the vice-president of Bangladesh during the presidency of H. M. Ershad.

In 2009, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was elected, she moved to Jamuna State Guest House as the residence officially allotted to her as part of a security law for family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,[4] the Ganabhaban, was being renovated.[5] She moved from her private residence to the guest house on the advice of intelligence agencies who were concerned over her security.[6]

A view from inside the house during an official meeting in 2024

Following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina through a Student-People's uprising on 5 August 2024, the Jamuna State Guest House became the official residence of Muhammad Yunus after he was appointed as the chief adviser of the interim government.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Giving Padma bridge a boost". The Daily Star. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Why Modi stays at Hotel Sonargaon". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Md. Mosharraf Hossain (2012). "Ramna Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ "Draft law on protection of Bangabandhu family okayed". The Daily Star. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Hasina moves to Jamuna from Sudha Sadan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ "PM's public programmes curtailed on security alert". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Yunus to stay at State Guest House Jamuna after taking oath". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

23°44′30″N 90°24′00″E / 23.7417°N 90.4001°E / 23.7417; 90.4001