Historical place of Bangladesh

National Memorial
Located at Savar, about 35 km from Dhaka, the national memorial was designed by architect Moinul Hossain. It is dedicated to the sacred memory of the millions of unknown martyrs' of the war of liberation in 1971.












Central Shahid Minar

Symol of Bengali nationalism, this monument was built to commemorate the martyr's of the historic language movement on 21st February, 1952. The day is also now observed as International Mother Language Day across the world. Hundreds and thousands of barefooted people with floral wreaths and bouquets gather at this monument from the first hour of 21st February every year to pay homage to the martyrs.



Lalbagh Fort

The fort was built in 1678 by Prince Mohammad Azam, son of Mughal emperor  Aurangozeb. The fort was the scene of a bloody battle during the first war of independence (1857) when 250soldiers stationed here backed by people revolted against british torces. Besides the main structure, I aloagh Fort also has a number of other buldings and monuments such as the tomd of pari Bibi, Lalbgh mosque, audience hall and hammam khana (bathing place) of Nawab Shaista Khan now housing a museum.



Martyred Intellectual Memoril
Located at Mirpur, the memorial was built to commemorate the intellectuals who were killed in 1971 by the Pakistan's occupation forces just two days ahead of the Victory Day.

National Poet's Grave

Revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam died on 29th Agust 1976 and was buried here. The graveyard is adjacent to the Dhaka University Central Mosque.


Old High Court Building

Originally built as the residence of the British Governor, the High Court Building illustrates a fine blend of European and mughal architecture. The building is situated North of the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University.

Sonargaon

About 29 km. from Dhaka, Sonargaon dating back to 13th century is one of the oldest capitals of Bengal. a folk-art and craft museum has been established here. Among the ancient monuments still intact are the tomb of Sultan Abdul Alla and a beautiful mosque in Goaldi village.







Shilaidaha Kuthibari, Kushtia

The beautiful mansin carries memory of nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) who made frequent visit to this place and used to stay here, in connection with administration of his Zamindari and enriched Bengali literature through his writtings during that time. It is located at a distance of about 20 km. from Kushtia town.



Sagordari, Jessore
The birth place of the celebrated poet Micheal Modhusudan Dutta. by most accounts the first modern poet of Bangla Literature. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation has built a rest-house and other tourist facilities in the place.