 Rani Bilasmani of Bhawal established a new idol in the Kali temple and excavated a large pond in front of it at this period.In 1924, Anandamayi Ma moved into Shabag and established Anandamayi Asharam inside the 2.22 acres of temple ground.After the creation of the new nation of Pakistan in 1947, when Dhaka became the capital of East Pakistan, many new buildings were built in the Shahbag area, including, in 1960, the office of Bangladesh Betar, (then "Pakistan Radio"), the national radio station, the (now-defunct) Dacca race-course, as well as the second electric power-plant in East Bengal.