BAHADUR SHAH PARK: THE OLDEST BEAUTIFUL PARK IN DHAKA

Bahadur Shah Park located in Sadarghat near Lakshmibazar of old Dhaka city in Bangladesh. This park is a historical place. This park has many historical evidence. This park built in 1858 at the initiative of Nawab Khawaja Abdul Gani. This park called Victoria Park until 1947. In the last Mughal emperor this park was renamed.

The park is actually rounded in shape. There is two main gate located east and west side of the park. there is street  inside the park. There is a government installation, school, collage and university situated outside the park for this reason the park is termed as important area of old Dhaka. In the North side "Sent Thomas Church, North-East" Side Kabinazrul collage and Islamia High School, In the East side oldest school of Dhaka "Government Mislim School", In the south-west side "Jagannath Univercity" situated. Judge court of Dhaka situated just North-west part of this park. 

In the late 18th century the European started a club for then named Biliard Club. They used to play different  games here.  Hence the local people called Anta Gharer Maydan.

 In 1858 when Queen Victoria took the administration of the subcontinent then Dhaka district commissioner announce about this matter in this big yard. From this time this big yard named as "Victoria Park". Untill 1957 this park was named as "Victoria Park". After that in 1857 the Sipahi mutiny for freedom fight was occurred for this reason the government killed the mutineers and hang their dead bodies with trees in this park to overawe the general people. To celebrate the 100 years of Shipahi Mutiny,a monument made here In 1957 and change the previous name to Bahadur Shah Park. The reason of Shipahi mutiny was to end the English administration for to establish the administration of Mughal Emperror Second Bahadur Shah. As per his name this park named as "Bahadur Shah Park".

The high monument of the park in the city is now reducing its glory as most of its momentous infrastructures are in rundown condition due to negligence even the boundary wall has distrted, Unscrupulous persons haveoccupied its land and parts of the footpath illegally to set up small shop and other business. the park now somehow maintains its illegible existence with no initiative to preserve the heritage. Under the circumstances the Dhaka City Corporation took some good step to save the heritage park. the condition of the area is ow dredful. 

People using the park's footpath. Very often people fall in fatal accident to many incident. Toll collector and vagabonds are dominating the area and are indulging in snatching which is on the rise. Historical Bahadur Shah Park (previous name is Victoria Park) lost all its importance and its glamour. Witness to many momentous events and once a traditional place for sojourn have lost all its past glamour. Besides, water from the only big artificial waterfall of the park could not be drained so that the water can not go out side the water fall area. It is very unfortunate that the last historical object of the Mughal Empire is now in very poor condition which demands immediate attention from the authority of government of Bangladesh. 

You are welcome to visit this historical place at any time. 

NIZUM ISLAND: A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IN BANGLADESH.

Nizum island is a small island in Bangladesh. Nizum means Silent so Nizum island means Silent Island. Nizum island situated in Noakhali district of Bangladesh. Though Nizum Island is a Island but it is actually a rise of land. Previous name of Nizum Island was Char Osman. A bathania name Osman with is buffalo bathan at first stay in Nizum Island. At that time this island is named by Char Osman. Actually Ballarchar, CharOsman, Kamlar char, and Chur Muri- this four raise made Nizum Island. In the year of 1950 this island raise by 14,000 acres. Before 1970 there is no human present in Nizum Island, so this island was silent. In the year of 1970 Bangladesh forest division start their tast in this island. At first  four pair deer leave in this island experimentally. Now Nizum Island is safe place for deer. Nizum Island is the second mangrove forest in Bangladesh after Sundarban.

The people of Nizum island depend on tide to comminucate with others area. To communicate with Hatia, Vola or Dhaka, they maintain tide. To go Dhaka they start their journey at 09AM (After flow-tide) for Hatia. After 2 or 3 hours the vassale went to Hatia. Then they find the steamer for Dhaka. This steamer went to once every day. This steamer reach in Dhaka through Barishal and Vola that’s why the people of Nizum island can go to Vola and Barishal in the same steamer. There are also alternative way to go Dhaka and Hatia.

There are nine village in Nizum Island. Without this nine villaage there are also many single small house hare and there. As per 1966 Nizum Island situated with 36970.454 acre land.

Without deer and buffalo there is no ferocious  animal in Nizum Island. There are 22,000 deer in Nizum Island. There are 35 different kind of bird in Nizum island. Beside that in winter season there are many kind of guest bird come in Nizum island. Most of the land in Nizum island is alluvium. This land go down under the water during flow-tide and wakeup during eabb-tide. Many kind of bird live  in this place. This bird takes food fish comes during flow-tide. There is a amphibian fish named Marsripari. There life time is 05 years and 6 to 9 inch long. Nizum island famous for Hilsha fish during rainy season. In rainy season the whole saler comes from different place with Dhaka to buy Hilsha fish. Beside this during winter and after winter Nizum island famous for others fish. There are different types of  trees in Nizum island.

There are three primary school and one High school in Nizum island. This primary school also used as cyclone center. so that people can take safe place in this cyclone center and save their life.

Forest division takes several step to improve this Nizum island.  The forest division place  prohibitive inflict to kill animal in Nizum island. The forest division plant trees in the new raise area. The forest division took a plan to make National park in this island.

There a is Nizum resorts made by obokas in Nizum island for the visitors. There is a safe water and electricity produce by generator. There is a many hotel for food. You will get Rice, fish, chicken and egg etc in this hoitel. But in the rainy season you will get more Hilsha fish in Nizum island. You can visit this island any time. 

JAMDANI--THE MAGNIFICANT TRADITIONAL DRESS OF BENGOLI ORIGIN

Jamdani is a magnificent hand made sari by woven fabric made of cotton historically which was termed as maslin.

This is the traditional dress of Bengoli origin. This is the most time and labour concentrated forms of weaving hand loom weaving. In the first half of the 19th century James Tailor described the figured Jamdani. In the Late 19th century T.N Mukharji referred to this fabric as Jamdani. This is the traditional dress for Bangoli weeding ceremony. Also traditional dress for Bangladeshi bride.

Jamdani made by woven fabric in cotton whether figure of flowered. It is undoubtedly on of the varieties of the finest maslin. This is one of the most artistic textile of the Bangladeshi weaver. It needs two people to make one jamdani sari. It takes time to make one simple Jamdani sari at least one week. It depends on the design how much time it will take. Traditionally Jamdani sari made around Dhaka spacially in Sonargaon, Dhaka and Rupgonj, Dhaka and created on the loom brocade, Jamdani is fabulously rich in motifs. Jamdani is a fine maslin cloth on which enhancing motifs are woven on the loom, typically in white and grey. Sometimes a mixture of cotton and gold thread used.

Jamdani is a Persian word. Jam means flower and Dani means a container. So the word Jamdani means 'Flower Container'.

Though mostly Jamdani is used as sari, it also used for panjabi, saloar etc. Jamdani is believed to be a fusion of the ancient cloth making techniques of Bengal with the muslin producer since 14th century. Jamdani are mostly of geometric, plant and floral design and are said to originate in Persian and Mughal fusion since thousand of year ago. Due to the exquisite painstaking methodology required, only aristocrats and royal families were able to afford this luxuries. But now every one have opportunity to afford this luxuries.

There is no exact time when Jamdani came to be ornamented with floral patterns of the loom. However, in the Mughal period, most likely during the supremacy of Emperor Akbar or Emperor Jahangir, the figured or flowered maslin came to know as the Jamdani. Forbes Watson in his most valuable work upper class Textile manufactures and costumes of the people of subcontinent hold that the figured Maslin, because of their complicated design.

In the middle of 19th century there was a gradual decline in the Jamdani industry. There is a number of factors to this decline. It is the low quality products and the decline of Mughal power in the subcontinent.

In the 21th century Jamdani has taken a new look with the renovation of a fashionable and class look. Now the Dhakai Jamdani is woven meticulously by hand on the old fashioned Jala Loom and many take even upto one year to make a single Jamdani sari. At present Jamdani sari made in Sonargaon Folk Museum, Dhaka. In the Folk Museum there are opportunity to buy Jamdani Sari. You can also order Jamdani Shari hare with your selected design. It will take one or two week to supply Jamdani.

National Park---The nature of Green and Animal

Bhawal national park located at Bhawal, 20 kilo meter from Gazipur and 20 kilo meter from Kapasia, 40 kilometers north of Dhaka city of Bangladesh. 

Bhawal national park was recognized and maintained as a National Park since 1974. It was officially stated in 1982 under the Wildlife Act of 1974. The total area of the park covers 940 hectares but it is extends to 5,022 hectares of surrounding forest. This is the national recreational forests in Bangladeah. This forest comprises of Many types of animals including small tigers, leopards, small bears, monkeys, porcupines and foxes. Most of the forest has been denuded and is now occupied by forestry companies. Its  purpose is to defend important habitats as well as to present opportunities for recreation. The most common plants in the national park is the unique wooden Sal Forest. It has been kept under IUCN Management Category V, as a protected landscape. The park has more than 220 type of plants, including 43 different type of tree, 104 herbs, 27 grasses, 24 vines, 19 shrubs and 03 Palms. The nature in the park includes 13 mammals,09 reptiles,  05 amphibians and 05 birds. In addition the Forest Department has recently introduced peacocks, deers, pythons and cat fish. 

The main attraction is green of this forest. Every year uncountable of visitors visit this national park. There also provision of picnic. There are several picnic spot. Visitors can do arrange picnic in the national park as well as they enjoy forestry nature.You can also visit National Park. You can visit National Park by road from Dhaka City of Bangladesh.

MOYNAMOTI-- THE BUDDHIST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Commilla is a town close to the India border. The city was dominated by Mughal emperors within the seventeenth century. Moreover because the British East India company within the nineteenth century. the town is known for various styles of sweets and Batik printed handicrafts.

Comilla has many places to be recognized as historical places. The War Cemetry at Tiprabazar, Moynamoti Comilla is a historical places and tourist spot that was established after world War-II. The compound of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is a famous place where tourist come every weekends with their family. The place known as "Neelachol" is the main tourist spot inside the BARD area.

The centre poece of the Buddhist sites at Mainamati is that the Shalban Vihara, nearly within the middle of the Mainamati Lalmai hill area consists of one hundred fifteen cells, designed around a spacious court with temple within the middle, towards its entryway to the north, resembling that of the Sompur Bihara. Its clearly a Vihara or an educational centre with housing facilities.

Charpatra Mura is an cut off small rectangle shrine located about 2.5 kilometers north west of kotila mura stupas. The only come close to the shrine is from the East through a gateway which leads to a large hall. Here big amount of shrines can be found.


Moynamoti in Bangladesh is famous for the most charming place of Buddhist Archaeology. Moynamoti is an low, dimple range of hills, dotted with more than fifty ancient Buddhist settlements of the eighth to twelveth century. Mainamoti is located almost eight miles from the town of Comilla, Bangladesh. Moynamoti also called home of Buddhist archaeological sited in the region. The main Buddhist sites at Mainamati is Shalban Vihara. situated in the middle of the Mainamati-Lalmai hill range consists of one hundred and fifteen cells, built around a spacious courtyard with a cruciform temple in the center, towards its only entryway complex to the north, resembling that of the Sompur Vihara. Kutila Mura situated on a foattened lillock about five kilometer north of Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a picturesque Buddist establishment. Here three stupasare found . They kept side by side representating the Buddhist Trinity or three jewels i.e the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The Museum at Mainamati situated after Salvan Vihara, This Museum has a good number of artifacts. The museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and large number of broze objects. About 160 bronze statue have been recovered from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and about hundred of terracotta plaques on an average 9'' high and maximum 12'' wide. Mainamati, Comilla is 114 kilometer from Dhaka city of Bangladesh. Viewers can watch by day trip from Dhaka city and also from Chittagong.

Transport facilities to visit comilla has higher than the other district of Bangladesh. Comilla is ninety seven miles from Dhaka city. The are many luxurious transport are available from Dhaka to Comilla. It will take to reach Comilla from Dhaka only three hours. You can also journey by railway to comilla but it will takes more time. It is about 197 kilometer from Dhaka. You can also visit this historical places at any time.

PAHARPUR- THE LARGEST BUDDIST SEAT OF LEARNING

Paharpur is a small village situated in west of Jamalganj in the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh where the remains of the most main and the biggest known monastery south of the Himalayas has been excavated. The entire establishment, occupying a quadrangular court, measuring more than 900ft and from 12  to 15 feet In height, With elaborate gateway complex in the north there are 45 cell on the north and 44 in each of the other three sides with a total number of 177 rooms. The structural design of the pyramidal cruciform temple is profoundly influenced by those of South-East asia, especially Myanmar and Jave. It taken its name from high heap which looked like Pahar. A museum built recently houses the representative collection of things recovered from the area. the excavated findings have also been preserved at the Varendra Research Museum at Rajshahi. The antiquities of the museum included terra-cotta plaques, images of different goods and goddesses, potteries, coin inscriptions, ornamental bricks and other objects. It is very attractive place for the visitors from home and abroad.

RANGAMATI----THE HEART OF THE HILLS AND LAKE

Rangamati

Zigzag road, green field and various type of hills will welcome to you Rangamati. This is one of the most beautiful district in Bangladesh. The town is located on the western bank of Kaptai Lake, Rangamati is a favourite holiday place because of its attractive landscape, scenic beauty, lake, colorful tribed such as Chakma, Marma, tribal museum, hanging bridge, textile products ad jewellery made by Chakma and Marma will attract you. For the the attraction of Rangamati are many  they are tribal life, fishing, speed boat cruising, water skiing, beautiful hills and many other things for enjoying with nature are available in Rangamati.

Kaptai Lake : Kaptai lake is one amongst the attractive place in Rangamati. This lovely blue watery lake was created by man. the scale of Lake is more or less 11000km2, that was maked as a reservoir once the Kaptai dam was engineered throughout the 1960. this glorious Lake was created by flooding valleys and plain lands between varied hills all round the Lake. it's Bangladesh’s solely hydro-electric project. The Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli stream maked for this purpose resulted within the Kaptai Lake. This created a captivating take for wooded hills and plateaus rise from to a lower place the marvelous Lake water. A stretch of road connects the traveler spots of Kaptai and Rangamati. The road goes deep into Capitol Hill tracts and displays the natural beauty and life of the district Rangamati. the govt of Asian country run several personal operators provide Kaptai Lake Cruise Tours, that is value of it. alternative scenic spots are accessible through the waterways. Cruising on the Kaptai Lake is associate degree pleasant manner of perceptive the landscape as several nice spot for the use of picnic, natural landmarks and historic monuments can watch by boats.

Hanging Bridge : Rangamati could be a common place in Bangladesh. it's settled seventy seven kilometers off from urban center. Rangamati is well-known for his Hanging Bridge (Julonto Bridge in Bengali). each year most of the travelers visit this district to ascertain his beauty . it's one amongst the known traveller spot in Bangladesh. This beautiful bridge is hanging on Kaptai Lake. And this Lake is right place for seafaring. anybody will go different places i.e Shuvalong, Barkal, Longadu, Mainimukh by boat from Rangamati victimisation Kaptai Lake . you'll conjointly get pleasure from the social group handmaid crafts if you choose searching within the native market.

 

RAJSHAHI - THE NATURE OF SILK AND MANGO

Rajshahi is the most glorius periods of Bengal's  dynesty. It district was a part of the Pundra region of ancient Bengal. The capital formed by Vijay Sen, the king who led military operations in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia was located 09 miles to the west of Rajshahi town. After some years , the region came to known as Rampur Boalia. The present name Rajshahi is debated among scholars. Most say that it taked its name from Hindu Kings and zamidars or rajas as Raj and Shahi. Both word mans Royal or Kingdom. Rajshahi came citycorporation in 1991. It is famous for pure silk and mangoes. Often it is called Silk sity and Education city. Rajshahi also famous for ancient mosques, shrines and tamples in and arounf. It is situated in the bank of Padma river.

A Majar or Dorga (Shrine) is established round the grave of Hazrat Shah of Iran Mokhdum Ruposh (Rh.) at Dargahpara in Rajshahi town. it's aforesaid that Hazrat Shah of Iran Mokhdum Ruposh (Rh.) was the primary Islam sermoniser within the Rajshahi region. it's conjointly aforesaid that he came to Rajshahi through the stream Padma riding on a crocodilian reptile. Even now, some crocodiles area unit reserved within the Dighi (Large Pond) next to the shrine of Hazrat Shah of Iran Mokhdum (Rh.).

Dargahpara Dargahpara is legendary for the shrine of Hazrat Shah of Iran Mokhdum Ruposh (Rh.) and for the big bank of stream Padma. 2 renowned instructional institute, Rajshahi school and Rajshahi collegial faculty, are set during this space. there's conjointly another shrine of Shah of Iran Turkan (Rh.) that is older than the shrine of Hazrat Shah of Iran Mokhdum Ruposh (Rh.)

Varendra analysis repository:   Varendra analysis repository, one amongst the oldest museums during this landmass, is set within the heart of Rajshahi town. Its library contains twenty two,000 written books and journals and 6000 manuscripts in different language like Bengali, Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. The library has been enraptured from the repository building to a replacement, trendy structure.It was one amongst the primary non government initiatives for building a repository by some enlightened individuals with Kumar Sarat Kumar Roy throughout land era. This repository includes a massive assortment of statues of Lord Hindu deity and a few distinctive masterpieces illustrating the history of the neighborhood and its civilization.
Borokuthi:In the compound of the Barakuthi there's atiny low site with groves chemical analysis back to the years of the nineteenth century. There area consists of fourteen tombs with 13 epitaphs at intervals the site. Here conjointly some natural calimetari that build individuals fancy for present.
Chhoto Bongram: it's the biggest space in Rajshahi. There area consists of  2 youngsters parks, Bonghobondhu school, main road Road and seven nice masjids etc. It boasts of getting an outsized mango and lichee garden. it's become a pleasant skilled territory with a novel communal and tutorial atmosphere that creates it one amongst the foremost fascinating residential locations within the town.

Boro Bongram:     It could be a new space, rising aboard aerodrome road and the land therefore the land conjointly the} town also growing towards Nowhata aerodrome space. The mango crossing with RAKUB, RDA head workplace, new coach station with an ad zone area unit set here.

Kazihata:   Kazihata could be a tiny a part of the city however quite proverbial for the presence of quite heap of presidency and personal establishments like Bangla Desh Bank, Radio Bangla Desh, TV studio (non functional), Christian mission hospital, House building finance corporation, Soil analysis Institute et al.

Shaheb Bazar:   This is additionally called the numerical quantity of town, because it is that the centre of Rajshahi town. several looking malls, markets, banks, insurance offices, hotels area unit set at intervals this space. Besides the recent municipal workplace, Rajshahi collegial faculty, Rajshahi school, place of worship Mission Academy, Loknath faculty, Deaf and Mental faculties area unit placed here. The Shaheb Bazar musjid is set simply on the junction of the Natore road with Shaheb Bazar Road. there's associate ancient institution known as ameer Ali Avenue at intervals this space. The recent municipality building is set by the facet of associate recent pool Named Sona Dighi.

 

SYLHET - THE LAND OF HILLS AND GREEN

In the charming surma valley, beautiful tea plantation and lush green forest is the prime attraction for all tourists. Sylhet has large tea gardens, eye catching orange groves and pineapple plantations and green hills with forest make an attractive landscape. The Sylhet has a number of Haors which are big natural swampland. During wimter this Hoars become big green land and during rainy seasom turn into a sea. Srimongol of sylhet known as tea capotal of Bangladesh. You can see the tea garden over the plain land and also on the hills. The tea agriculture in Sylhet is a memorable experience Sylhet the tea granary of Bangladesh, not only has more than 150 tea garden but also proudly possesses the tree largest tea gardens in the world both on area and manufacture. Sylhet also known as the ground of the famous Muslim saint ' Hazrat Shah Jalal' the great torch bearer of Islam to this region.

Sylhet division occupies the north east a part of Asian country, has a region of 12596 sq. kilometre and a population of seven.899 million. There area unit four districts and fourteen municipalities beneath Barisal. it's a natural mountainous, forest space with ox bow lakes and renowned shrines.
Sylhet City:
Nestled within the picturesque Surma depression amidst scenic tea plantations and plush inexperienced tropical forests, larger Sylhet may be a prime attraction for all tourists visiting Asian country. giving birth between the Khasia and therefore the Jaintia hills on the north, and therefore the Tripura hills on the southern part, Sylhet breaks the monotony of the flatness of this land by a large number of terraced beautiful  tea gardens, rolling country and therefore the exotic flora and fauna. Here the wide tropical forests abound with several species of life, unfold their aroma round the typical fireside and houses of the Manipuri social group maidens renowned for his or her dance.
The Sylhet depression is created by an attractive, winding try of rivers named the Surma and therefore the Kushiara each of that area unit fed by incalculable hill streams from the north and therefore the south. The depression has sensible range of haors, that area unit huge natural depressions. throughout winter these haors area unit immense stretches of inexperienced land, however within the time of year they transform turbulent seas.
These haors give a sanctuary to the voluminous migratory birds UN agency fly from geographical area across the Himalayas to avoid the severe cold there. Sylhet has conjointly a awfully fascinating and wealthy hilstory, Before the conquest by the Muslims, it absolutely was dominated by native chieftains. In 1303, the nice Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal came to Sylhet from urban center with a band of 360 disciples to evangelise Islam and defeated the then Raja Gour Gobinda.
Sylhet therefore became a neighborhood of saints, shrines and daring however virile individuals. Its wealthy potentialities became simply enticing and therefore the eighteenth century Englishmen created their fortune in tea plantation. regarding eighty kilometre. from Sylhet city connected by road and rail, Srimangal, that is thought because the tea capital of Asian country, is that the actual tea center of the world.
For miles and miles around, the traveler will see the teagardens unfold sort of a inexperienced carpet over the plain land or on the slanting hills. Visit to the tea plantation in Sylhet may be a unforgettable expertise. Sylhet, the tea entrecote of Asian country, not exclusively has over a Hundred and fifty tea gardens however conjointly with pride possesses 3 largest tea gardens within the world in each space and production.
Sylhet is that the land of Shrine’s, natural Hills, forests, lovely tree plantations and plenty of Haors. it's Associate in Nursing previous town with filled with natural beauties. an outsized range of tourists come back per annum to go to Sylhet. the most attraction of Sylhet town is that the Shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal(R) and Hajrat Shah Poran (R). Shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal (R) is on the highest of a hill (tilla) in Sylhet town. Thousands of holiday makers area unit returning everyday during this Shrine. Shrine of Hajrat Shah Paran (R) is eight kilometre removed from Sylhet city on the Sylhet-Jaflong road wherever conjointly thousands of holiday makers visits this Shrine everyday. Road journey to Sylhet is Associate in Nursing tremendous expertise through roads running ups and down the hills and inexperienced lush tea gardens of nature at its best.