The temple is said to have been originally built during the time of the mughal rule. In nepalese folklore, The “Shri Shri Ramna Maa Kaali Temple” was founded by the devotees Of Maa Maha Kaali, who had come to bengal from the himalayas. It is also said that the temple was built by a group of pilgrims who were the followers of sankaracharya.
Although the temple had stood for centuries, it was largely developed in the early 20th century. However, on the night of march 25, 1971, the pakistani army launched an attack on dhaka in order to suppress a bengali liberation movement in what was then east pakistan. During the attack the pakistan army entered The “Shri Shri Ramna Maa Kaali Temple”, demolished the temple complex and killed more than 100 people. Several bengali muslims who had sought refuge in the temple complex were also killed.
After bangladesh gained independence from pakistan, a small temple was set up at the site of the original “Shri Shri Ramna Maa Kaali Temple” for devotees to offer prayers. A reconstruction of the complex was announced in 2017, and in 2021, the reconstructed temple was inaugurated.
Although the architectural design of the temple changed over the years, the temple has always had a tall conical spire on the roof.
The temple is located beside the former dhaka racecourse, now suhrawardy udyan. The entire temple complex occupies almost 2.25 acres (9,100 m2) and is on the south side of ramna park, opposite the bangla academy.
The address of the temple is: 9-10, old mymensingh road, kazi nazrul islam ave, dhaka 1000, bangladesh.
The temple is open to visitors and worshippers 24 hours of every day. As it is in dhaka, the capital of bangladesh, visitors and devotees visiting from outside the country can take a flight to dhaka and land at the hazrat shahjalal international airport. It takes 54 mins (21.9 km) to reach the temple by car or cab via the dhaka elevated expressway.
There are city buses that go to the temple location. However, the best ways to travel to the temple within the city is by private or rented cars and cabs.
Google map link of the temple from hazrat shahjalal international airport
Reference 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramna_Kali_Mandir#:~:text=The%20Ramna%20Kali%20Mandir%20
Reference 2: https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Ramna_Kali_Mandir
Reference 3: https://www.top-rated.online/cities/Dhaka/place/p/5182379/Shri+Shri+Ramna+Kali+Temple
Reference 4: https://khaledrentacar.com/tourism-in-bangladesh/mughal-monuments-in-dhaka/ramna-group-of-monuments/ramna-kalibari/
