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| DHAKA
CITY
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Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh is intersected
by the river Buriganga, is a sprawling and bustling metropolitan
city, has an exciting history and rich cultural heritage. Founded
in 1608, the city enjoyed the glory of being the capital of the
region when it was successively under the Mughals and the British
rule. Dhaka became the country’s capital when Bangladesh emerged
as an independent and sovereign country in 1971. Once known as ‘city
of 52 bazaars and 53 lanes’ and ‘city of mosques and
Muslin’, Dhaka has an amazing blend of Mughal,. It has attracted
travellers from far and near through ages. Dhaka as the capital
of Bangladesh has grown into a busy city of about ten million people
with an area of about 1353 sq. km. Having a happy blending of old
and new architectural trends, Dhaka has been developing fast as
a modern city and is throbbing with activities in all spheres of
life. It is the center of industrial, commercial, cultural, educational
and political activities for Bangladesh. |
Dhakeshwari Temple |
Dhakeshwari Temple (11th Century) situated
at the place where the old part of Dhaka meets the new part. This
is the oldest Hindu temple in Dhaka City. The name Dhakeshwari is
also associated with the origin of the name Dhaka. |
Moghol Fort |
The fort of Aurangabad, popularly known as
the Lalbagh Fort, was built in 1678 AD by the then Viceroy of Bengal
Prince Mohammad Azam, son of the Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb. The
fort has a three storied structure with slender minarets at the
South Gate. It has many hidden passages and a mosque of massive
structure. Outstanding among the monuments of the Lalbagh Fort are
the Tomb of Pari Bibi (Fairy lady) and Audience room and Hummam
Khana (bathing place) of Nawab Shaista Khan, now housing a museum. |
Ahsan Manjil |
Built in 1872 and standing on the river Buriganga,
this stately building offers the visitors a feeling of the life-style
of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Sometimes known as the Pink Palace, this
building now houses a splendid museum. Basically, it was the residence
of the Nawabs. Nawab Abdul Gani renovated this building in the year
1872 and named it after his son Khaza Ahasanullah. |
Sadarghat River Front |
Sadarghat is one of the most dynamic areas
in Dhaka. Once you are on the banks of the Buriganga River at Sadarghat,
on the edge of the old city, you begin to get a feel for the real
Dhaka. Today, Sadardhat is one of the largest river ports in the
world. Hundreds of boats and launches arrive at and depart from
Sadarghat, facilitating communication mostly with the southern districts |
Star Mosque |
A very beautiful mosque of the city is situated
at Mahuttuly on Abul Khairat Rd; just west of Armanitola Govt. High
School. Architecturally faultless (Mughal style) is a five-dome
mosque with hundreds of big and small twinkling stars as surface
decorations. |
Churches |
Armenian Church (1781 A.D.) St. Mary's Cathedral
at Ramna, Church of Bangladesh or former Holy Rosary Church (1677A.D.)
at Tejgaon. |
Parliament House |
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament House) located
at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar has distinctive architectural features. Designed
by the famous architect Louis I. Kahn, it may be called an architectural
wonder of this region. |
Central Shahid Minar |
Symbol of Bengali nationalism. This monument
was built to commemorate the martyrs of the historic Language movement
of 1952. Hundreds and thousands of people with floral wreaths and
bouquet gather on 21 February every year to pay respect in a solemn
atmosphere. |
Bangladesh national museum |
Bangladesh national museum is situated in shahbag.
Located at the central point of the city. The museum contains a
large number of interesting collections including sculptures and
paintings of the Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim periods as well as inscriptions
of the Holy Quran in Arabic and Persian letters and Bengali works
in the Arabic script. |
Curzon Hall |
Beautiful architectural building named after
Lord Curzon. It now houses the Science Faculty of Dhaka University. |
Banga-Bhaban |
The official residence of the President, located
in the city. One can have an outside view of this grand palace. |
Old High Court Building |
Originally built as the residence of the British
Governor, it illustrates a happy blend of European and Mughal architecture.
|
Baitul Mukarram Mosque |
Baitul Mukarram Mosque is situated at Purana
Paltan east of Bangladesh Secretariat and north of Dhaka Stadium.
Largest Mosque in the city, three storied and built after the pattern
of the Kaba Sharif. Very beautiful and costly decorations in the
interior. Long lawn, garden and rows of fountains to the south and
east. The mosque is on a very high platform. Lovely flights of stairs
lead to it; from the south, east and north. On the east is a vast
veranda, which is also used for prayer and Eid congregation. Below
in the ground floor is a shopping center.Dhaka is a city of mosques.
Other Prominent Mosques are the seven Domed Mosque (17th century),
Star Mosque (18th century), Chawkbazar Mosque and Huseni Dalan Mosque. |
Bangabandhu memorial museum |
Bangabandhu memorial museum is situated at
road no. 32 Dhanmondi R/A. The residence of the father of the nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been turn in to a museum.
It contains rare collection of personal effects and photographs
of his lifetime. This three- stored building as known as Bangabandhu
Bhaban. This building turned in to a museum in year 1997. It’s
open 10am to 6pm from Thursday to Tuesday, Wednesday closed. |
Mukti juddha museum |
This is the museum on our liberation war which
is well known as mukti juddha. Mukti juddha museum situated at Segun
Bagicha of the city the museum contains rare photographs of liberation
war and items used by the freedom fighters during the period. It’s
open 9am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday, Sunday closed. |
Science museum |
The museum is modern learning center related
to the latest science discoveries. It is situated at Agargaon. |
Shadhinota Stambha |
Shadhinota Stambha is the place where Bangabondhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Delivered his historical speech on 7th march
1971. With his speech, Bangladeshi Nation got the enthusiasm for
our great Liberation War in 1971. To recognize the historical memory,
this Stambha was made. |
National Poet's Graveyard |
Revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam died on
the 29 August 1976 and was buried here. The graveyard is adjacent
to the Dhaka University Mosque. |
Suhrawardy Uddyan (Garden) |
A Popular Park. The oath of independence of
Bangladesh was taken here and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheik
Mujibur Rahman gave clarion call for independence on this occasion
on the 7th March 1971. The place is famous for its lush verdure
and gentle breezes. Eternal Flame to enliven the memory of the martyrs
of our Liberation war has been blown here recently. |
Mausoleum of National Leaders |
Its located at the southwestern corner of Suhrawardy
Uddyan, it is the eternal resting place of great national leaders,
Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque, Hossain Shahid Suhrawardy and Khaja
Nazimuddin. |
Ramna Park |
A vast stretch of green garden surrounded by
a serpentine lake near the Sheraton Hotel. |
Institute of Arts and Crafts |
Situated in the picturesque surroundings of
Shahbagh. The Institute of Arts and Crafts has a representative
collection of folk-art and paintings by artists of Bangladesh. |
1857 Memorial |
Built to commemorate the martyrs of the first
liberation war (1857-59) against British rule. It was here that
the revolting sepoys and their civil compatriots were publicly hanged.
|
National Zoo |
National Zoo is in Mirpur, 20 km. from the
center of Dhaka besides the river Turag. Its open 10 am –
5 pm, 7 days a week, where you can see the animals of Bangladesh
and some animals from abroad. This Zoo is also popularly known as
Mirpur Zoo. Colorful and attractive collections of different local
and foreign species of animals and birds including the majestic
Royal Bengal Tiger are available here. |
Botanical Garden |
Botanical Garden is also situated in Mirpur
just besides the National Zoo, built on an area of 205 acres of
land. |
Baldha Garden |
Baldha Garden is established in old Dhaka named
Wari, the unique creation of the late Narendra Narayan Roy, the
property owner of Baldha; the year of establishment of this garden
was on 1904. This garden has a rich collection of indigenous and
exotic plants, which is one of the most exciting attractions for
naturalists and tourists. A number of varieties tree are there in
this garden. Near about 18,000 plants of 800 species are there in
the garden. It is open from 8:00 am-5:00 pm, 7 days a week. |
Outsite of Dhaka Ciry : |
Sonargaon |
On the Dhaka-Chittagong highway about 29 km
from Dhaka, Sonargaon is one of the oldest capitals of Bengal. It
was the seat of Deva Dynasty until the 13th century. From that century
onward till the advent of the Mughals, Sonargaon was the subsidiary
capital of the Sultanate of Bengal. |
National Martyrs Memorial |
National Martyrs Memorial is situated in Nabinagar,
Savar approximately 35 km from Dhaka. The memorial designed by architect
Moinul Hossain is dedicated to the sacred memory of the millions
of unknown martyrs of the war of liberation. |
Bhawal National Park |
Bhawal National Park is in Gazipur district
45 km far from Dhaka in the north side. It is a vast (1,600 acres)
national recreational forest with Picnic spots; jangles of Gajari
trees surrounded by a beautiful lake .you can enjoy boats horse
riding here. Especially in the winter, season lots of picnic party
enjoy their day in this park. |
Jamuna Bridge |
Jamuna Bridge is 110 km from Dhaka on the River
Jamuna. This bridge is 4.8 km long and it is the 11th largest bridge
in this world. It is a real beauty at nights when sodium lights
lighten the bridge. Some beautiful resorts have already been established
near the bridge to encourage tourists in this area. |
Comilla |
Though this city is nearer from Dhaka but it
is in Chittagong Division. Distance of Comilla from Dhaka in 95
km where as from Chittagong town its 167 km .The main attractions
of Comilla are Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD),
the home of famous Comilla Approach to rural development, Lalmai
and Maynamoti hills, Shalban Monastery, Maynamoti museum and Comilla
Zoo. Comilla Maheshangon houses one of the richest libraries of
old literature and culture. |
Lalmai Moinamoti and Shalbon Bihar |
They are famous historical and archeological places around Comilla. These are a series of hillocks, where the Northern part is called Moinamoti and the Southern part is called Lalmai; and Shalbon Bihar is in the Middle of Lalmai and Moinamoti, which the was established in 8th century by King Buddadev. Salban Vihara, almost in the middle of the Mainarnati-Lalmai hill range consists of 115 cells, built around a spacious courtyard with cruciform temple in the centre facing its only gateway complex to the north resembling that of the Paharpur Monastery. Kotila Mura situated on a flattened hillock, about 5 km north of Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a picturesque Buddhist establishment. Here three stupas are found side by side representing the Buddhist "Trinity" or three jewels i.e. the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Charpatra Mura is an isolated small oblong shrine situated about 2.5 km. north-west of kotila Mura stupas. The only approach to the shrine is from the East through a gateway, which leads to a spacious hall. If you are in Comilla and already visited Lalmai, Moinamoti then don’t miss to go Moinamoti museum – where you will find the historical things found in Lalmai & Moinamoti of 7th & 8th centuries. The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues have been recovered mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mainamati is only 114 km. from Dhaka City and is just a day's trip by road on way to Chittagong. Decidedly untypical of Bangladesh in topography and culture, the Chittagong Hill Tracts have steep jungle hills, Buddhist tribal peoples and relatively low-density population. The tracts are about 60km (37mi) east of Chittagong. The region comprises a mass of hills, ravines and cliffs covered with dense jungle, bamboo, creepers and shrubs, and have four main valleys formed by the Karnapuli, Feni, Shangu and Matamuhur rivers. |
War Cemetery |
Second World War warrior’s graveyards
are in this Cemetery. These graves in this graveyard of the great
warriors who died d in world war from1939 to 1945 in Comilla areas.
In this well-preserved cemetery at a quiet and picturesque place
within the city lie buried in eternal peace over 400 soldiers from
British, India, Japan, Myanmar, who laid down their lives on the
Myanmar front during the World War II. Every year a number of tourists
come here to visit this Cemetery |
