National Memorial

National Memorial
The National Memorial at savar is a symbol of the nation's respect for the martyr's of the war of liberation.It stands 150 feet tall.Most prominently visible is the 150 feet tower that stands on a base measuring 130 feet wide.There is actually a series of 7 towers that rise by stages to a height of 150 feet.The entire complex will cover an area of 126 acres.The plan of this complex includes a mosque,a library and a museum.the relics of the liberation war will be kept in the museum.

BDs Tajmahal

Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is another attractive place for Dhaka city.Tajmahal located 18 miles northest of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.Work on the building took 5 years and reportedly cost is USD $58 million.Its marble imported from Italy,diamonds from Belgium and some 160 kilograms of bronze for the domes

Parliament House

 Sangsad Bhaban
The Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament House) at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka is a wonder of modern architecture and technology.It is one of the largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in the world.Originally designed by the famous American architect Louis I Kahn,this 155 ft high 9-storey buildings is surrounded by an artificial lake called the Cresent Lake.The main section is hidden behind a strong outer covering with circular and triangular openings.The structure has 1605 doors,335 windows,365 ventilators and corridors totalling to a bewildering length of 41.6 km.One could easily get lost in these deceptive corridors.The house has 354 seats forMPs,56 for guests,40 for journalists and 430 for spectators.It has also three party rooms each of which can seat 153 people.The whole place is airconditioned and includes all modern amenities.Although construction work on this structure started in 1964,it was finally inaugurated in 1982 and the first parliamentary session was held on 15 February the same year.Being a highly complex structure,its annual maintenance cost is about 50 million taka.This is truely a wonder for a poor country like Bangladesh.

Ahsan Manzil

 Ahsan Manzil
Located on the bank of river Buriganga in Dhaka.It is an example of the nations rich cultural heritage.It was the home of the Nawab of Dhaka and a silent spectator to many events.Today's renovated Ahsan Manzil is a monument of immense historical beauty.It has 31 room's with a huge dome atop which can be seen from miles around.It now has 23 galleries in 31 room's displaying portraits,furniture and household articles and utensils used by the Nawab.

Lalbagh Fort

 Lalbagh Fort
The fort of Aurangabad,popularly known as the Lalbagh Fort was built in 1678 A.D. by prince Mohammad Azam,son of MughalEmperor Aurangazeb who was the then Viceroy of Bengal.

Bahadur Shah Park

 Bahadur Shah Park
It is built to commemorate the martyrs of the first libaration war(1857-59)against British rule.It was here that the revolting sepoys and their civil compatriots were publicly hanged.

National Museum

National Museum
Housed in an impressive building the museum contains a large number of interesting collections including sculptures,coins,paintings and inscriptions.

Shahid Minar

 Shahid Minar
It is a symbole of Bangladeshi nationalism,this was built to commemorate the martyrs of historic language movement of 1952.

Bangabhaban

 Bangabhaban

Bangabhaban is the official residence of the president of Bangladesh.It was originally the temporary official residence of British Viceroy of india,then of the governor of East Bengal and was known as Governor House.The present site of Bangabhaban has a long history.During the Sultanate period a saint called Hazrat Shahjalal Dakhini used to reside in the area.He along with his disciples were mercilessly kill by the men of the ruling Sultan and buried here.With the passage of time the place became famous as a majar and later was abandoned.During the Mughal rule,Mirza Mukim was the official in charge of Nawara Mahal under Subadar Mir Jumla.His residence was on the southern side of Purana Paltan Maidan.There were two big hillocks inside and outside of his residence.One of them still lies within the boundary of Bangabhaban.The large tank inside came to be known as Motijheel,lake of pearl,because of the legend that Mirza Mukim's daughter used to throw her ornaments there.Later,Nawab Abdul Ghani of Dhaka built a bunglow there which he named as Dilkusha Garden.
On the partition of Bengal in 1905, a building was constructed there for the Viceroy of India.He used to stay here during his visits in East Bengal upto 1911.Until 1947,the place was known as Governor House.The Governor House was renamed as Bangabhaban on 12 January 1972.It is the official residence of the President of Bangladesh.

Mosques

 Mosques

Dhaka is better known as a city of Mosques.The number of mosques in Dhaka city old and new-would be more than one thousand.The only surviving monument of the pre mughal period in Dhaka is Binat Bibi's mosque(1457) in narinda.Other monuments of the sultanate period around Dhaka are the single-dome Goaldi mosque(1493-1519) and mosque of Fateh Shah at mograpara(1484)
Baitul Mukarram,the national mosque in the down town area is the forerunner of a number of strikingly beautiful modern mosques.It is modelled after the retangular shape of the holy Kaaba in Mecca.

Sonargaon

 Sonargaon

About 29 km.from Dhaka is one of the oldest capitals of Bengal.It was the seat of Deva dynasty until the 13th century.From this period onward till the time of the advent of the Mughals.Sonargaon was a subsidiary capital of the Sultanate of Bengal.

Baldha Garden

Baldha Garden
It has rare collection of botanical plants and flowers.

Zoological Garden

 Zoological Garden
It is called mirpur Zoo,it is situated at mirpur,10 km. to northwest of Dhaka on 230 acres of land.

Botanical Garden

 Botanical Garden
It is built over an area of 205 acres of land at mirpur,just east of the mirpur Zoo.Object of this garden is botanical education,research,preservation of plants and some recreation.

Nationals Poet's Graveyard

Nationals Poet's Graveyard

National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam died on august 28, 1976 and was laid to rest here.The graveyard is adjacent to Dhaka University Mosque.

National Art Gallery

 National Art Gallery

It is situated in the Shilpakala Academy premises this has a representative collection of folk art and paintings by artist of Bangladesh.

Suhrawardy Uddayan

Suhrawardy Uddayan

Formerly known as the Race Cource,Suhrawardy Uddayan is a popular park of the city.The child education and recreation park(Shishu Park) is also located in a corner of this big Uddayan.

National Park

National Park

Situated at Rajendrapur,40 km.due north of Dhaka within Joydevpur Thana in the magnificent Bhawal region on Dhaka-Trishal-Mymensingh Highway,this is a vast(1,600 acres)national recreational forest,ideal for those who love nature.