Salimullah Orphanage, Child welfare institution near Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salimullah Orphanage is a child care facility near Azimpur in Dhaka providing residence, formal education, and essential support services. It houses about 70 children and offers schooling, vocational training, and counseling under professional supervision.

Founded in 1907 as Islamia Orphanage by Nawab Sir Salimullah, it opened in a rented house near Ahsan Manzil with a monthly grant of 200 rupees. In 1913 it moved to Azimpur beside Lalbagh Fort after the Governor of Bengal, Lord Carmichael, donated 1,000 rupees and land near Amlapara's Gore Shaheed Mosque. After Salimullah's death, local donors kept it running and it took his name.

The orphanage's name changed after Sir Salimullah's death, when local Dhaka residents who had funded it began calling it Salimullah Orphanage. Its wards carry donors' names: the Nawab Habibullah Ward, the Sir Ahsanullah Ward, and the Nawab Begum Asmat-un-Nessa Ward, formerly the Zenana Mahal. Vocational training has long covered tailoring, blacksmithing, weaving, masonry, gardening and government service.

The facility is accessible throughout the year and located in an easily reachable neighborhood of Dhaka. Visitors should contact ahead to learn when visits are possible and should approach interactions with the children respectfully.

British Governor of Bengal Lord Carmichael visited the facility in 1913, which helped prompt local authorities to provide permanent land. This visit marked a turning point that allowed the orphanage to establish itself at its present location.