Showing posts with label Tourist Attractions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tourist Attractions. Show all posts

Sunday, October 16, 2011

The Lalbagh Fort

The Lalbagh Fort is an incomplete Mughal palace of Aurangabad. It is also known as the fort of Aurangabad. It is one of the popular tourist attractions of Bangladesh. This fort is situated in the side of the Buriganga River, southwestern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 1857, during the Great Rebellion, this fort is also the witness of the revolt of the native soldiers against the British. This Lalbagh Fort is included with the Tomb of Pari Bibi (Fairy lady) and Audience room and Hummam Khana (bathing place) of Nawab Shaista Khan, now housing a

Friday, October 14, 2011

Jatiyo Smriti Soudho (The National Martyr Monument)

Jatiyo Smriti Soudho is the national martyr monument of Bangladesh. It is the symbol of the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Bangladesh. Here “Jatiyo” means “National”, “Smriti” means “Memorial” and “Soudho” means “Monument”. This is one of the beautiful monuments of Bangladesh and it is situated at Savar, near the capital (Dhaka) of Bangladesh. This is one of the major tourist attractions of Bangladesh and it reminds us our great heroes, who gave up their valuable lives for the

Friday, October 7, 2011

The Shaheed Minar (The National Language Martyr Monument)

The Shaheed Minar is a national language martyr monument of Bangladesh and it is established in the capital (Dhaka) for the martyrs, who were killed during the mother language movement on 21st February, 1952. On that day (February 21, 1952), at least dozens of students and political members were killed by the Pakistani police forces for the rightful place of Bangle (Bangla) language. The first Shaheed Minar was built on 22nd February 1952 but four days later on 26th February 1952, it was fully destroyed by the Pakistani police and army. But in 1963

Friday, September 30, 2011

The Sundarban (Home of The Royal Bengal Tigers)

The Sundarban is the largest mangrove forest in the world and located in the south western part of Bangladesh, in the district of Khulna and India (West Bengal). Here “Sundar” means “Beautiful” and “Ban” means “Forest”. This name came from “Sundari” tree that are found in large number in this forest. This beautiful forest is one of the major tourist attractions of Bangladesh and it is also a world heritage site which declared by UNESCO in 1997. This forest lies on the river of Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna Delta at the point where it merges with

Friday, August 19, 2011

The Shat Gambuj Masjid (The Sixty Domes Mosque)

The Shat Gambuj Mosque is one of the greatest tourist attractions and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest mosques of Bangladesh. It is situated in city of Bagerhat under the Khulna division. Bagerhat district is located in the south west of Bangladesh which is about 200 miles away from the Capital of Bangladesh (Dhaka). Here “Shat” means “Sixty” and “Gambuj” means “Pillar”. “Shat” is a Bengali word and “Gambuj” is an Arabic or Urdu word. The mosque has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO under