ISA KHAN: THE LEADER OF BARO BHUIYA

Isha Khan was the leader of the Baro Bhuiyans (twelve landlords) of the Bhati region in medieval geographic region. Throughout his reign he place resistance againt Mughal invasion. It absolutely was solely when his death, once the region went wholly below Mughals. In 1564 Isa Khan atained a property in Sonargaon and Maheswari Pargana throughout the reign of Taj Khan, the karrani Afghan ruler of geographic region.

 In 1578 Mughal subahdar of geographic region, subahdar Khan Jahan light emiting diode associate expedition towards the Bhati submitted their allegiance to the Mughal force.  Isa Khan round faced the formidable Mughal force light emitting diode by crowned head Bardi and Muhammad Quli on the Sarail-Juan Shahi border in Kastul on the bank of Meghna watercourse. In line with Rafmala, Isa Khan then quickly people to Tripura and sought after help from the Tripura King, Amar Manikya. With the nice grace of the queen Amrabati, the king granted a military of fifty two thousand to assist Isa Khan face the Mughalsin 1583  Mughal General Shahbaz Khan destroyed Isa Khan's  place in Baktarpur. 

In Sep 1584, the then subahdar Shahbaz crossed Ganges River close to Khizirpur and attacked Sonargaon, Katrabo and Egarasindhur. However he finally suffered a defeat within the battle of Egarasindur and Bhawal against Isa Khan and Masumm Khan Kabulii, the Mughal General. Shahbazz khan people to Tandah. With the assistance of reinforcements by Emperor Akbar, Shahbaz Khan light emitting siode another hostile expedition towards Bhati in 1586. Isa Khan attacked him at Bhawal (north of Dhaka) however forces of Shahbaz Khan were well fortified close to river. Isa Khan fictitious his allegiance towards Akbar associated prevented and close at hand invasion of geographic region by the Mughals on seventeen March 1594 Mn singh was appointed the Subahdar of geographic region by Emperor Akbar. when establishing Rafmahal because the capital of geographic region, Man Singh sent his own son, Durfan Singh, to Isa Khan's Bhati region with immense army on seven gregorian calendar month 1595. In August 1597, Isa Khan with the help of Masum Khan Kabuli, engaged during a battle against Mughal armed service. Durjan sing was killed and Mughal forces round faced another defeat. 

Isa Khan 1st married Fatema Khan, a descendant from Hossain crowned head family line. Later he married Sama Moi, the girl of Chad Raf of Sripur. When conversion to Islam, Sarna Moi took the name Sona Bibi.

Isa Khan died of natural causes in September 1599. His son, Musaa khan then took command of Sonargaon. On ten Gregorian calendar month 1610 Musa khan was dethroned by Mughal General Islam Khan Chistii. After that, Isa Khan transterred from Sonargaon and settled in Jangalbari fort. Masum Khan was the eldest son of liliopsid genus Khan. Masum served because the Mughal army General throughout the Hughly invasion in 1632.  His eldest son was Monwar khan. Monwar khan acted because the chief of the geographic region Zamindars' flotilla on the conquest of metropolis in 1666. A village known as Monwarbagh, in Bandar Upazila of Narayanganj District, was  named when him. Hybat Khan, another grandchild of liliopsid genus, established Haybatnagar (in current Mymensingh district)  and created it the middle of his land lordship of seven parganas.

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.