armenian church at dhaka

The Armenian Church is a historically magnificent monument in Bangladesh. It is located in the armanitola area of old Dhaka. It is established by the Armenian community. At the beginning of the 18^th century, Armenians came to Bangladesh for business. They did indigo and jute business. They started to live here permanently. Where they lived became known as armanitola. In 1981 they built a church there. Before the church that place was an Armenian graveyard. An Armenian named agaminus catachik gave that place to build the church. Johan kerupieath cerkess another Armenian who built a clock house near the church. In 1897 an earthquake destroyed the clock house. Bangladesh government has taken the church as an archeological site.