Doel Square ( bn, দোয়েল চত্বর, Doel Chattar) is one of the popular areas of the

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campus located in Shahbag, Dhaka. There is sculpture of Oriental magpie-robin in the middle of the Doel Square. The oriental magpie-robin is the

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and locally known as the doyel or doel (Bengali: দোয়েল). The sculpture's architect is Azizul Jalil Pasha. Doel Square is a bearer and carrier of the national culture of Bangladesh.

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It is located in-front of the Curzon Hall in the

area.

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Doel Square is a popular place for shopping Bangladeshi traditional handicrafts including handmade bamboo, wooden, jute, pottery items and other decorative things. Different craftsmen sit in the Doel Square area; About 40 pottery shops and a total of 50 bamboo, cane and wood handicraft shops selling various decorative items here. There are thousands of traditional Bangladeshi products including various clay utensils, small and large pots and pans of different sizes,

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, vases, decorative toys, earthen jars, cups and saucers, jugs, dishes, bowls, terracotta

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, clay fruits,

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, cane and wood showpiece, jute shikas,

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, jute hand pars, jute side bags, hogla leaves and various kinds of coconut shell showpiece are found here. Also carved palm leaf fans, bamboo

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, kulo, basket, clay bird,

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replicas,

ektara Ektara ( bn, একতারা, hi, एकतारा, ur, اِک تارا, ne, एकतारे, pa, ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ, ta, எக்டரா; literally 'one-string', also called actara, iktar, ektar, yaktaro, gopichand, gopichant, ...

Khartal Khartal is an ancient instrument mainly used in devotional / folk songs. It has derived its name from Sanskrit words ‘kara’ meaning hand and ‘tala’ meaning clapping. This wooden clapper is a Ghana Vadya which has discs or plates that pro ...

, Dhol, beaded garlands, village hut replicas, rural paintings are available. Image:Handicrafts.JPG, Handicraft shop in Doel Square Image:Traditional pottery of Bengal1.jpg, Pottery Shop Image:Traditional pottery of Bengal.jpg, Pottery items in Shop Image:Traditional pottery of Bengal2.jpg, Traditional pottery items

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