Beatiful Dhaka: part 1

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia with its colorful history and rich cultural traditions. Dhaka is known as the city of mosques. Today this 1353 sq. km. area of this city has become the centre of all commercial, cultural, educational, political activities.

GENERAL INFORMATION :

Area : 1350 Sq. kilometers

Population : 1.50 crore

Climate : Tropical, with heavy rainfall and bright sunshine in the monsoon and warm for the greater part of the year. The winter months, from November to March are most likeable, cool and pleasant.

Temperature: Max. Min.

summer 36.7°C - 21.1°c

Winter 31.7°C - 10.5°c

Rainfall : 2540 mm annually.

Humidity : 80% (approx.)

Attractive  buildings and sculptures: 

Mosques:  Dhaka has several hundred mosques. Prominent are Baitull Mukarram-National Mosque, the seven Domed Mosque (17th century), Star Mosque (18th century), Chawkbazar Mosque

Baitul Mukarram National mosque

Hindu Temples: Dhakeshwari Temple (11th Century), Ramkrishna Mission.

 

Dhakeshwari temple

   

Churches: Armenian Church (1781 A.D.) St.Mary's Cathedral at Ramna, Church of Bangladesh or former Holy Rosary Church (1677A.D.) at Tejgaon. 

Armenial church Dhaka

National Memorial: It locates at Savar, 35, km. from Dhaka city. The memorial designed by architect Moinul Hossain is dedicated to the sacred memory of the millions of unknown martyrs of the war of liberation. 

National Memorial Bangladesh

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament House): Located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, it has distinctive architectural features, designed by the famous architect Louis I. Kahn.

Parliament House of Bangladesh

Central Shaheed Minar: Symbol of Bengali nationalism. This monument was built to commemorate the martyrs of the historic Language movement of 1952. Thousands of people gather on 21 February every year to pay respect in a solemn atmosphere.  

Central Shaheed Minar

National Museum: Located at Shahabag, the museum contains a large number of interesting collections including sculptures and paintings of the Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim periods. 

National Museum