Things to Do in Bangladesh

Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman

The Mausoleum Complex of Ziaur Rahman is a significant architectural engineering monument located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar (meaning City of the Tiger of Bengal) of Dhaka city of Bangladesh .

Swami Bagh Temple

Swamibagh Temple is a prominent Hindu temple of the Vaishnav culture in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. There are many temples and an ashram managed by ISKCON, of which Swamibagh temple in Bangladesh is prominent.

Shapla Square

Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh.

Motijheel

Motijheel (Bengali: মতিঝিল) is a thana (administrative division) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is at the heart of the city (the General Post Office is considered the zero point of Dhaka).

Wills Little Flower School and College Fountain

Willes Little Flower School and College is one of the three first English medium school in Dhaka, Bangladesh and was established in 1956 by philanthropist Josephine Willes. The school follows the English version under Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education.

Dhaka New Market Mosque

New Market (Bengali: নিউ মার্কেট) is a commercial shopping market in north of Azimpur, Dhaka.The market was set up 1954 as a shopping complex, to cater to the needs of the people from the residential areas of University of Dhaka, Azimpur and Dhanmondi.Construction began in 1952…

Mosque

Binat Bibi Mosque (Bengali: বিনত বিবির মসজিদ) is the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka, built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was erected during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (r. 1435–1459).

Dhaka Christian Cemetery

The Christian Cemetery is situated at Wari, a district of Old Town in Dhaka. It started to go into a declining state within a few years after it was built, and it still is in ruins and wilderness.It was developed mainly for the European traders and their families, thus most members of the East India…

St Thomas Church

St Thomas Church is an Anglican Church which is also known as the Church of Bangladesh . The church premise was in an area of lush greeneries with the famous Bahadur Shah Park at a stone's throw distance on the south.

Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque

The Khan Mohammad Mirza Mosque is a historical mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Khan Mohammad Mirza mosque, an archaeological site located in southern Dhaka, near Lalbagh fort. The mosque rises above its surroundings because the tahkhana or underground rooms of the mosque are above grade.

Museum of Independence

The Museum of Independence in Dhaka, Bangladesh depicts the struggle for independence of Bangladesh. It shows the history of the nation since Mughal tenure to independence in 1971. It is the first and only underground museum in the country.

Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture

Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture (Bengali: সন্ত্রাস বিরোধী স্মারক রাজু ভাস্কর্য Shontrash Birodhi Raju Sharokh Bhaskarjya) is a sculpture located in University of Dhaka campus of Bangladesh.

Ahsan Manzil

Ahsan Manzil used to be the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Construction was started in 1859 and was completed in 1872.

Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque

Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque or Chawk Mosque (Bengali: চকবাজার শাহী মসজিদ) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is located in the Chowk Bazaar area of the old town of Dhaka, south of the current city centre. The mosque was constructed in 1676 by Subahdar Shaista Khan.

Shahid Minar

The Shaheed Minar (Bengali: শহীদ মিনার Shohid Minar lit. "Martyr Monument") is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan.

Tara Mosque

Star Mosque (Bengali: তারা মসজিদ; also known as Tara Masjid), is a mosque located in Armanitola area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The mosque has ornate designs and is decorated with motifs of blue stars.

SAARC Fountain

SAARC Fountain is a fountain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is situated at Kawran Bazar, at the intersection of Panthapath, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, and Sonargaon Road, and is adjacent to the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel.The structure was designed by Nitun Kundu, a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor.

City Centre Bangladesh

City Centre Dhaka is a skyscraper located in Motijheel, Dhaka, and is the tallest building in Bangladesh. It is located at the heart of Motijheel, It rises up to a height of 171 m (561 ft). It topped-out in 2012, and since is the tallest building in both Dhaka and Bangladesh.

Bangladesh National Museum

The Bangladesh National Museum (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর), is the national museum of Bangladesh.

Baldha Garden

Balda Garden is a botanical garden which spans 3.15 acres (1.27 ha) of land located at Wari in the old part of the city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It has a collection of 672 species of plants.

Janata Bank ltd.

Janata Bank Tower is an Office High-rise located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel, the central business district of the metropolis. It rises to a height of 77.18 metres (253.2 ft) and has 24 floors.

Ramna Park

Ramna Park (Bengali: রমনা উদ্যান Rômna Uddan) is a large park and recreation area situated at the heart of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. This forested park with pond near its center is one of the most beautiful areas in Dhaka.

St. Mary's Cathedral (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception)

St. Mary's Cathedral also called Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and located in the Kakrail, Ramna Road, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kakrail Church

Malwali Masjid/Mosque, Kakrail Markaz (Bengali: মালওয়ালী মসজিদ, কাকরাইল মারকাজ) is a mosque in the Kakrail neighbourhood of Ramna Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangabhaban

The Bangabhaban (Bengali: বঙ্গভবন Bôngobhôbôn, lit. House of Bengal) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha Avenue, Dhaka.

Bahadur Shah Park ( Victoria Park)

Bahadur Shah Park, formerly known as Victoria Park, is a park located in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has a memorial dedicated to the soldiers killed by the British in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. It was built in 1858 at the initiative of Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani, in the Sadarghat area.

Abul Barkat Memorial Museum

Greek Memorial

Greeks were the last among European merchants to come to Bangladesh. They came to Bangladesh around the 18th century. They constructed a memorial in Dhaka. It was constructed for the memory of the Greek merchants who died while in Dhaka.

World War Memorial

Teacher-Student Centre of the University of Dhaka is a building on the Dhaka University campus in Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Moder Gorob

Moder Gorob or Our Pride is a sculpture situated in front of Bangla Academy building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was dedicated to the memory of those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952, when protesters demanding Bengali as a state language of former Dominion of Pakistan…

Dhakeshwari National Temple

Dhakeshwari National Temple (Bengali: ঢাকেশ্বরী জাতীয় মন্দির, romanized: Ðhakeshshori Jatio Mondir) is a Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'.

Hazrat Hazi Khaja Shahbaz Khan Mosque

Shahbaz Khan Mosque is a historic mosque located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.A merchant of prince of Dhaka who built the mosque as well as his own Dargah Sharif during his lifetime in 1675-1676 AD. It is considered to be an example of Islamic architecture. It's present condition is good.

Bibi Mariam Cannon

The Bibi Mariam Cannon (Bengali: বিবি মরিয়ম কামান) is a large early modern artillery piece on display on the grounds of the Osmani Udyan in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The cannon dates from the 17th century.

Mausoleum of Three Leaders

The Mausoleum of Three Leaders (Bengali: তিন নেতার মাজার, also known as the Suhrawardy Udyan National Memorial), located at Shahbag, Dhaka in Bangladesh, contains the graves of three prominent leaders of Pakistan Movement from Bengal: A. K.

Kartalab Khan Mosque / Begum Bazar Shahi Masjid

Kartalab Khan Mosque or Begum Bazar Mosque, in the Begum Bazar area in old Dhaka, Bangladesh, was built by Nawab Diwan Murshid Quli Khan (alias Kartalab Khan) in 1701–04. It is beside the modern jail of the city.

Hussaini Dalan

The Hussaini Dalan (Bengali: হোসেনি দালান, Arabic: حسیني دلان‎) is an Imambara that was originally built during the later half of the Mughal rule in the 17th century in Dhaka. It was built as the Imambara of the Shia Muslim community.

Halud Vihara

Halud Vihara is 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) west-southwest from the World Heritage Site of Somapura Mahavihara, at Pahapur in the Naogaon District of Bangladesh.The main feature of the site is "a large mound 100 feet across and 25 feet high", but there are other mounds and remains of brick structures.

Unakoti

Unakoti is a hill from which the name of Unakoti District is derived. The Kokborok name of Unakoti is Subrai Khung as claimed by Jamatia Hoda; Unakoti hill literally means one less a koti in Bengali, hosts an ancient Shaivite place of worship with huge rock reliefs celebrating Shiva.

Mahasthangarh

Mahasthangarh (Bengali: মহাস্থানগড় Môhasthangôṛ) is one of the most earliest urban archaeological sites so far discovered in Bangladesh.

Hakaluki Haor

Hakaluki Haor (Bengali: হাকালুকি হাওর) is a marsh wetland ecosystem of north-eastern Bangladesh. It is one of Bangladesh's largest and one of Asia's large marsh wetland resources.

Mosque City of Bagerhat

The Mosque City of Bagerhat (Bengali: মসজিদের শহর বাগেরহাট; historically known as Khalifatabad) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bagerhat District, Bangladesh.

Mainamati

Moinamoti (Bengali: ময়নামতি Môynamoti) is an isolated low, dimpled range of hills, dotted with more than 50 ancient Buddhist settlements dating between the 8th and 12th century CE. It was part of the ancient Tripura division of Bengal.

Lalbag Fort

Lalbagh Fort (also Fort Aurangabad) is an incomplete 17th-century Mughal fort complex that stands before the Buriganga River in the southwestern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Hall Mosque

Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Hall is one of the three founding residential halls of the University of Dhaka. Established in 1921 as Lyton Hall it was subsequently renamed Dhaka Hall and renamed again for the famous linguist Dr.

Rudrasagar Lake

Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Twijilikma, is a lake located in Melaghar, Tripura, India.The Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forest has identified Rudrasagar as one of the wetlands of National Importance for conservation and sustainable use based on its bio-diversity and socio econ…