Dhaka division Tourism in Bangladesh

1 dhaka division

1.1 lalbagh fort
1.2 ahsan manzil
1.3 shaheed minar
1.4 jatiyo smriti soudho
1.5 jatiya sangshad
1.6 tourist attractions in dhaka

dhaka division

dhaka division administrative division in bangladesh. dhaka ( formerly dacca bengali: ঢাকা ) largest , capital city of bangladesh.

lalbagh fort


lalbagh fort, dhaka, bangladesh

lalbagh fort incomplete 17th century mughal fort complex in dhaka, bangladesh. fort (also known fort aurangabad)stands proudly before buriganga river in southwestern part of dhaka, bangladesh.[1] construction started in 1678 ad mughal subahdar muhammad azam shah. long fort considered combination of 3 buildings (the mosque, tomb of bibi pari , diwan-i-aam), 2 gateways , portion of partly damaged fortification wall. recent excavations carried out department of archaeology have revealed existence of other structures.

ahsan manzil


ahsan manzil

ahsan manzil (bengali: আহসান মনিজল, ahsan manzil) wonderful ancient building, located on bank of river buriganga, in old dhaka @ kumartoli, islampur area. residential palace dhaka nawab family. structure of palace started in year 1859 , finished in 1869. constructed in indo-saracenic revival architecture. preserve cultural , history of area, palace became bangladesh national museum on 20 september 1992.

shaheed minar

shaheed minar

the shaheed minar (english: martyr monument) national monument in dhaka, bangladesh, established commemorate killed during bengali language movement demonstrations of 1952. on 21 february 1952, dozens of students , political activists killed when pakistani police force opened fire on bengali protesters demanding equal status native tongue, bengali. massacre occurred near dhaka medical college , ramna park in dhaka. makeshift monument erected on 23 february students of university of dhaka , other educational institutions, demolished on 26 february pakistani police force. language movement gained momentum, , after long struggle, bengali given equal status urdu. commemorate dead, shaheed minar designed , built hamidur rahman, bangladeshi sculptor. monument stood until bangladesh liberation war in 1971, when demolished during operation searchlight. after bangladesh gained independence, rebuilt. @ present, national, mourning, cultural , other activities held each year, regarding 21 february, have been centred around shaheed minar.

jatiyo smriti soudho

jatiyo smriti soudho

jatiyo sriti shoudho (bengali: জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ jatio sriti shoudho) or national martyrs memorial national monument of bangladesh symbol in memory of valour , sacrifice of gave lives in bangladesh liberation war of 1971.

jatiya sangshad

bangladesh parliament assembly hall

(national parliament – bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন): jatiyo sangsad bhaban created american architect louis kahn. construction started in 1961 , completed on 28 january 1982 total cost 32 million dollars. situated @ shre-e-bangla nagar in dhaka. jatiyo sangsad bhaban used first time on 15 february 1982 venue eighth (last) session of second parliament of bangladesh. since then, has been used bangladesh national assembly.

tourist attractions in dhaka

lalbagh fort
dhakeshwari temple
baitul mukarram
ahsan manzil
shaheed minar
liberation war museum
rickshaw art , rickshaw-riding
jatiyo sangsad bhaban
bashundhara city




^ rahman, habibur (2012). lalbagh fort . in islam, sirajul; jamal, ahmed a. banglapedia: national encyclopedia of bangladesh (second ed.). asiatic society of bangladesh. 
^ al helal, bashir (2003). bhasa andolaner itihas [history of language movement] (in bengali). dhaka: agamee prakashani. pp. 474–476. isbn 984-401-523-5. 
^ azad (a daily newspaper) (in bengali). abul kalam shamsuddin, dhaka. 27 february 1952.  missing or empty |title= (help)cs1 maint: unrecognized language (link)