Dhaka Tourist Places to Visit in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Dhaka Tourist Places to Visit in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh positioned at an altitude of 4 meters above the sea level. It was earlier known as ‘Jahangirnagar’ during the Mughal era. Dhaka is the largest city in the country, referred as “Rickshaw Capital of the World” because more than 400,000 cycle-rickshaws run on the roads of Dhaka.

Dhaka is placed on the banks of River Buriganga located between 23°42′0″ N latitude and 90°22′30″ E longitude. Dhaka City has an area of 360 square kilometers and is surrounded by Gazipur on the north, Munshiganj in the south, Manikganj towards west and Narayanganj in the east.

Dhaka is one of the highly emerging cities in the world in all the major sectors like real estate, education, industrialization, finance, infrastructure, tourism and shopping. Sher-e-Bangla International Cricket Stadium is the main sports centre as well the major landmark of the city. Also Dhaka is home to Supreme Court of Bangladesh and other chief governmental organizations of the country.

History of Dhaka:

There are several theories about the origin of Dhaka name. One theory states that Dhaka draws its name from the larger presence of ‘Dhak Tree’ in Dhaka and another say that Dhaka derives its name from the Goddess ‘Dhakeshwari’.

Dhaka was previously known as ‘Jahangirnagar’ founded by Mughals during 17^th century. Mughal Empire ruled Dhaka for a long time and British East India Company was conquered Dhaka in 1765, ruled up to India’s Independence.

Cuisine, Culture and Shopping in Dhaka:

Bengali is the official language as well as the widely spoken language in Dhaka and the natives of Dhaka speak Urdu, Hindi and English along with Bengali. The locals of Dhaka celebrate Bengali New Year Pohela Baishakh on 14^th April every year with great fervor and splendor. Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha are also grandly celebrated festivals in Dhaka.

Glassey, Hajir Biriyani, Laban, Borhani and Nanna Biriyani are the popular dishes and Dhakaiya Bakarkhani is the famous snack item in Dhaka.

Dhaka is packed with full of shopping malls, multiplexes and retail outlets. Dhaka New Market, Karnafuly City Garden, Mouchak Market and Navana Tower are the major identified shopping malls of Dhaka. Worlds one of the biggest shopping mall ‘Jamuna Future Park’ located in Dhaka City.

How to reach Dhaka?

Auto Rickshaw is the most commonly seen transportation vehicles in Dhaka City and around 400,000 Auto Rickshaws plying on the streets of Dhaka City. Other than Auto Rickshaws, BRTC is providing regular bus services all around Dhaka. Also bus services are available to Indian cities like Kolkata and Agartala from Dhaka City Bus Stand.

The major railway stations at Dhaka City include Kamalapur Railway Station, Cantonment Railway Station and Airport Railway Station.

Shahjalal International Airport is located about 15 km away from the centre of Dhaka City and is well connected with other domestic airports of the country and the major international airports of the foreign countries.

Places to see in Dhaka:

Ramna Park:

Ramna Park is located in the centre of Dhaka City. The park is spread over an area of 68.50 acres home to perennials, 34 species therapeutic plants, shrubs and more than 42 species of forestry.

Ahsan Manzil:

Ahsan Manzil is placed on the banks of River Buriganga and was previously the house of Nawab Family. The palace was constructed with Indo-Saracenic Revival archetypical style in the year 1869.

Baitul Mukarram:

Baitul Mukarram is considered as tenth biggest mosque in the globe. This is the national mosque of the country constructed in the year 1968. The mosque occupies an area of 26,517 square feet, showcases the traditional Islamic architecture style.

Baldha Garden:

Baldha Garden is spread over an area of 3.15 acres situated in Wari region. This garden was established by Narenda Narayan Chawdhury and the garden houses more than 672 species of plants.

Other tourist attractions in Dhaka are as follows: