Mahasthangarh, Golden Wrecks of a Lost Civilization

Historic, Rajshahi / bogra tourist place, mahasthangarh, mohasthangarh / 4 minutes of reading

Mahasthangarh, The Golden Wrecks of a Lost Civilization Mahasthangarh is one of the primeval antiquities in Bangladesh. It’s also known as Pundravardhana or Pundranagar in history. Mahasthangarh was once the capital of Bengal. Archaeological evidences show that a civilized society established here about two and a half thousand years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Hiuen Tsang, a famous Chinese tourist traveled to Pundrunagar i.e. Mahasthangarh in 638 AD. He noticed …

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Lalbagh Fort : History, Travel Information and Image Gallery

Dhaka, Historic / Dhaka, Fort, Lalbagh / 3 minutes of reading

Lalbagh Fort History, Travel Information and Image Gallery Previous Next A Brief History of Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort (Lalbagh Kella) is the only historical landmark of Bangladesh built during the Mughal period. It is constructed of a combination of touchstone, marble stone and colored tile. Apart from Lalbagh Fort, no such historical combination has been found in any other historical landmark of Bangladesh. Lalbagh Fort is located in Lalbagh of …

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Bahadur Shah Park, A Witness of History

Dhaka, Historic / Bahadur Shah Park / 9 minutes of reading

Bahadur Shah Park in 1970 by André Jolly.

Bahadur Shah Park, the historic site where the colonial British killed the fearless freedom fighters of the Sepoy Revolt of 1857 by hanging them from tree branches.

Taka Museum

Dhaka, Historic / Taka Museum / 3 minutes of reading

Taka Museum or Currency Museum is located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Metal coins and paper notes of different periods from ancient Bengal to modern times have been stored and displayed in this Taka Museum. Also on display are many wooden boxes and iron chests used in ancient times to hold coins.

Shahjalal Mazar : The Most Visited Place in Sylhet

Historic, Sylhet / Shahjalal Mazar / 6 minutes of reading

Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) was a famous Sufi saint of the subcontinent. His Dargah and memorial place is the most visited place in Sylhet. Shahjalal is called ‘Walikul Shiromani’, means the best of all Sufis. He is believed to have come to Sylhet region of present-day Bangladesh in 1303 AD to spread the peaceful teachings of Islam. It was through him that Islam spread in Sylhet region.

Baldha Garden : A Century of Tradition

Dhaka, Historic / Baldha Garden / 3 minutes of reading

Camellia Japonica in Baldha Garden, Dhaka

Baldha Garden is a renowned botanical garden, located at Wari area of the old part of Dhaka city. Narendra Narayan Roy Chowdhury, a landlord of Baldha, started construction of the park in 1909, on 3.38 acres of land. Construction took about 8 years to complete. The garden has about 15,000 trees of 672 species, according to Banglapedia, the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh.

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