Rice is the main food in Bangladesh.

Above 70% people depend on it for living. Bangladesh is now producing about 25 million tons of paddy to feed about 17 crore population. This increased rice production has been possible due to the adoption of modern rice varieties and using technologies to cultivate paddy. Here i am showing the steps of cultivation of rice, methods of growing rice differ in different localities, but in most Asian countries the traditional hand methods of cultivating and harvesting are still practiced. The fields are prepared by plowing by cows or in the modern time plowing by tractor machine. 

The seedlings are started in seedling beds and, after 30 to 50 days, are transplanted by hand to the fields, 

which have been flooded by rain or river water. During the growing season, irrigation is maintained by dike-controlled canals or by hand watering or shallow engine. 

Rice when it is still covered by the brown hull is known as paddy; rice fields are also called paddy fields or rice paddies. 

Before marketing, the rice is threshed to loosen the hulls mainly by flailing, treading, or working in a mortar and winnowed free of chaff by tossing it in the air above a sheet or mat.

Historical Places of Bangladesh: part 1

Martyred Intellectual Memorial: Located at Rayerbazar on the bank of Burigonga, the memorial was built to commemorate the intellectuals who were killed in 1971 by the Pakistan's occupation forces just a few days ahead of the Victory Day. It is also known as rayerbazar Buddhijibi sritishoudho.

Buddhijibi sritisoudho

Natore - Dighapatiya Rajbari (Palace): It is an old seat of the Maharajah of Dighapatiya, now serving as the Uttara Ganabhaban (The Official northern region residence of the President of the Republic). The palace has large, spacious grounds and is surrounded by a fine fort. The palace has well-equipped guest-house and a fine garden decorated with statues of white marble.

Natore Rajbari

Paharpur: It is treated as the Largest Buddhist Seat of Learning of South Asia. It is a small village in the greater Rajshahi district, where it remains of the most important and the largest known monastery south of the Himalayas has been excavated. 

Paharpur

Shilaidaha Kuthibari, Kushtia: It is located 20 km. distance from Kustia town. The beautiful mansion carries memory of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). He made frequent visit to this place and used to stay here to serve for administration of his Zamindari and enriched Bengali literature through his writings during that time. 

Shilaihdaha Khuthibari

Shahjadpur Kuthibari, Pabna: About 75 km. away from Pabna town. It is a historical place connected with the frequent visits of poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Sagardari, Jessore: The birth place of the celebrated poet Michel Modhusudan Dutta who is called as the first modern poet of Bengali Literature.

Michel Modhusudon birth place

Shat gombuj(Sixty domed) mosque: Among the many surviving monuments of the Khan Jahan Ali, undoubtedly the most magnificent and largest brick mosque in Bangladesh is the  Shait Gombuj . It is situated in Bagerhat district and may be build in 15^th century. For outstanding architectural value, the World Heritage Committee inscribed it in the World Heritage list and it got the status of the second World Heritage site in Bangladesh after Paharpur.  Its name, meaning '60 domes', is misleading as in reality, it is roofed over with 77 small domes supported by a forest of slender columns covering a large prayer hall. 

Shat gombuj Mosque

Mainamati Lalmai ridge:  About 8 km to the west of Comilla town, lies a range of low hills known as the Mainamati-Lalmai ridge, which was an extensive centre of Buddhist culture. On the slopes there lie scattered a treasure of information about the early Buddhist civilization (7th-12th Century AD).  It has revealed valuable information about the rule of the Chandra and Deva dynasties which Flourished here. 

Mainamati

Mahasthangar: It is considered as the oldest archaeological site of the county and located at a distance of 18 km north from Bogra town, on the western bank of the Karatoa river. The spectacular site is an imposing landmark in the area with a long fortified enclosure. 

Mahastangar

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