Before the construction was finished, Prince Mohammad Azam (the third son of Aurangazeb) was called back to his father, to assist him in the war against the Marathas. Legend says, after the Mughal prince departed, Shaista Khan, the then governor (Subedar) of Dhaka continued with building the project, but upon the untimely death of his much-loved daughter Iran-Dukht, popularly known as Pari Bibi, the construction was stopped.
Bibi was engaged to Prince Azam at the time of her death. Locals believe, after her demise, on every full moon, Pari Bibi comes down on the fort, sings, dances and moves around it.
Another well-known haunting myth of Lalbagh Fort is the ghost of a man on his horse, who gets in and out of the fort at night. They say this apparition actually goes for his prayers. Normally, prayer time starts around 5 AM. However, when people see this ghost, they hear the call for prayer coming from the prayer room at around 3 AM, which is absurd.
It has been said that during the anti-English rebellion almost 200 soldiers at Lalbagh fort was being killed and their body was being dumped at pond. After that, the path of this fort would not be particularly used if people did not need it. The locals said that at night, there was a shouting of people from the fort. The water of this pond was colored red for many years. The locals didn’t use the pond. Many people went missing in this pond. By the end of the British period, everything had become normal.
Source:
The Daily Star
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