An Introduction To Dhaka, Bangladesh

An Introduction to Dhaka, Bangladesh

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is one of the few countries in South Asia, which remains to be explored. It has a delicate and distinctive attraction of its own to offer and it is definitely not a tourist haunt like Nepal or India.

You\’ll appreciate the culture and the environment there. These are not simply sight-seeing excursions, but real-time learning experiences. Enjoy an ideal blend of adventure and exploration with comfort and relaxation. Here you find that you are not alone. Any place in Bangladesh is a home away from home. CLIMATE

Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon-type climate, with a hot and rainy summer and a dry winter. January is the coolest month with temperatures averaging near 26 deg C and April the warmest with temperatures from 33 to 36 deg C. The climate is one of the wettest in the world. Most places receive more than 1,525 mm of rain a year, and areas near the hills. Most rains occur during the monsoon (June-September) and little in winter (November-February). DHAKA

Bangladesh is like a painter\’s dream come true with a rich tapestry of colors and texture. The traditional emphasis of the tourist trade has always been on the material facilities offered by a country rather than on its actual charms.

At first impression, Dhaka

is a typically modern Third World capital with wide boulevards and cement-block towers, everything laid out in orderly fashion but in rapid states of decline. But on further investigation you discover that Dhaka is an old and venerable city in the true South Asian manner.

There is something interesting around every corner. Ahsan Manzil, the palace of the last Nawab of Dhaka, stands just behind the waterfront. It\’s now fully restored.SIGHTS TO SEEBangabhaban :

Tourists can have a look (outside view only) of Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President.

Zoological Garden :

Called Mirpur Zoo, it is situated at Mirpur. 10 km. to northwest of Dhaka, on 230 acres of land.

Botanical Garden :

Built over an area of 205 acres of land at Mirpur, just east of the Mirpur Zoo. Object of garden: botanical education, research, preservation of plants and some recreation.

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.

1857 Memorial (Bahadur Shah Park) :

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.

Wildlife Sanctuary :

About 128 km. from Dhaka is Madhupur, an interesting wildlife and game sanctuary of the country.

Mosques :

Dhaka is better known as a city of mosques. The number of mosques in Dhaka cityold and newwould be more that one thousand.

River Cruise :

During the dry winter months river cruise is available. The cruise provides an opportunity to have glimpse of riverine Bangladesh and its lash green countryside.

Shahid Minar :

Symbol of Bang-ladeshi nationalism, this was built to commemorate the martyrs of historic Language Movement of 1952.

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