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Ramna Kali Mandir
A wartime destruction followed by decades of efforts to restore a place of worship.
Ramna, Dhaka · Dhaka Division
Rebuilt
As documented: 2021-12-17Approximate locality
23.7307°, 90.3996° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- The pilot uses March 1971 rather than assert a particular night from differing retellings.
- This is a selected chronology, not an exhaustive history. No independent specialist or field verification has been completed.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
March 1971 AD
Pakistani forces destroyed the temple during the 1971 crackdown.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesPakistani forces destroyed the temple during the 1971 crackdown.
- The Ramna Kali temple, Dhaka landmark rebuilt from the ruins ↗The Indian Express · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗President of India / PIB · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sourcesMarch 1971
- The Ramna Kali temple, Dhaka landmark rebuilt from the ruins ↗The Indian Express · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗President of India / PIB · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sourcesPakistani armed forces
- The Ramna Kali temple, Dhaka landmark rebuilt from the ruins ↗The Indian Express · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗President of India / PIB · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
17 December 2021 AD
The renovated temple was inaugurated after restoration supported by people and governments of Bangladesh and India.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe renovated temple was inaugurated after restoration supported by people and governments of Bangladesh and India.
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗President of India / PIB · Page 1 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources17 December 2021
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗President of India / PIB · Page 1 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownIndividual responsibility not established in the consulted account.
The source does not identify a responsible individual for this episode.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality marker; the point is not a surveyed historical footprint.
- Ramna Kali Mandir — reference and coordinate trail ↗Wikipedia contributors · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
The reconstructed temple was inaugurated on 17 December 2021.
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗President of India / PIB · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Address to the Indian community and friends of India in Dhaka ↗Ram Nath Kovind · President of India / PIB · 2021-12-17
Page 1 confirms the inauguration and attributes wartime demolition to Pakistani forces.
Discovery: Independent discovery · Access: direct - The Ramna Kali temple, Dhaka landmark rebuilt from the ruins ↗Mehr Gill, Adrija Roychowdhury · The Indian Express · 2021-12-18
Secondary account of destruction and reconstruction.
Discovery: Ramna Wikipedia reference trail and independent search · Access: direct - Ramna Kali Mandir — reference and coordinate trail ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article, coordinates and relevant bibliography inspected through web access. Reference trail, not an independent archaeological survey. No article prose reproduced.
Discovery: Independent discovery · Access: direct