Sunday, May 31, 2015

Dhaka City

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. It has lots of name to the locals. It is called as "The city of Mosque" as well. The Dhaka city is small but it is really beautiful place. And it has lots of beautiful places to visit.

Attractive places of Dhaka 


Lalbag kella 

It is a historical place. A 17th centuries incomplete fort.Started by Prince Mohammed Azam and handed to then governor of Dhaka Shaista Khan for completation, who didn’t finish it because of death of her daughter Pari Bibi whose tomb is inside the fort. There is a small museum inside displaying Mughal paintings and calligraphy, along with swords and firearms.

Ahsan manjil



Dating from 1872, Ahsan Manjil was built on the site of an old French factory by Nawab Abdul Gani, the city’s wealthiest landowner. Some 16 years after it’s construction, it was damaged by a tornado, and reconstructed again altering massively and became even grander than before.

Parliament Building


The finest architecture of world renowned American architect and Yale University Professor Louis I. Kahn. Originally commissioned by the Pakistani’s when Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan after Partition of the Indian Sub-Continent, was meant to serve as the second seat of the national parliament. Construction started in 1964 but halted due to the Bangladeshi War of Independence, and finally completed in 1982.
Dhaka University

The University of Dhaka, is the oldest university in modern Bangladesh. Established during the British Raj in 1921, it gained a reputation as the "Oxford of the East" during its early years.
Dhanmondi lake

Dhanmondi Lake is a lake located in the Dhanmondi residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The lake was originally a dead channel of the Karwan Bazar River, and was connected to the Turag River.

Hatir jheel

Hatirjheel is a commercial area lies in the heart of capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Inaugurated on January 2, 2013, Hatirjheel has originally made as a transportation hub to minimize traffic but the area soon became one of the most luxurious commercial and residential area of South Asia. Hatirjheel is considered the center of skyscraper boom in Bangladesh.

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