Come & Visit Bangladesh To Experience All The Fun Things To Do In Dhaka!

Bangladesh is not that old as a country, but its capital city is, which is an old city with richer history but, its origin is certainly unknown to all. Many say it’s named after the Dhak trees that surround the city and many believe the city is named after the ancient Dhakeshwari Temple (Goddess of Dhaka). But, still, the city has earned its name in the history with its various aspects, such as with wars, business, agriculture, and most remarkably arts.

Now, the city is known as a microcosm of the country, due to the presence of all the religious and ethnic communities of Bangladesh and outside the country too. While Dhaka is the economic, political and cultural head of the country, it attracts many tourists from all over the world. People visit the country mostly to the old city, which is largely ruled by urban slums now, but once it was the Mughal capital of Bengal.

Experience Some Ancient to Energetic Places in the City Of Dhaka

Let’s not waste time and see the various places to visit the city and check out all the things to do in the city limits, as mentioned in the list below:

• Lalbagh Fort:

It was built in the starting of the 17th century under the Mughal period, by Azam Shah, one of the sons to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. After the capital of Bengal was moved to Murshidabad from Dhaka, it caused the demotion in the fort’s popularization.

• Dhakeshwari Temple:

Goddess of Dhaka | Image Resource : wordpress.com

It is the state-owned, national temple of the country, though it is a Hindu worship place in a Muslim majority country. The temple was built in the starting of the 12th century, and since then it is considered as “Goddess of Dhaka.” Many Hindus from around the world come to visit the temple and place their offerings to the almost century-old temple in the world.

• Liberation War Museum:

This place is the historical stature of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, where they overthrow the fascist regime of Pakistan with the help from India.

• Hatirjheel:

One can spend time besides the famous Hatirjheel (elephant’s lake), the lakefront of Dhaka, which was once registered only for the Mughal war elephants to take a bath there. But, there are no elephants now still it is a beautiful scenic place of Dhaka.

• Sadarghat:

Have a boat ride in the Sadarghat, which act as the Dhaka city riverfront port, on the banks of river Buriganga.

• Old Dhaka:

Visit the old city of Dhaka to step into the Mughal period of the place, as it was recorded in the history, Dhaka was one of the most beautiful cities in the Mughal era.

How Dhaka Is Connected To Other Parts of the Country by Air?

Flights from Chittagong to Dhaka | Image Resource : ndtvimg.com

As Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, it is well-connected throughout the world, and at the same time there are many regional airports receiving domestic flights as well in the small country. Flights from Chittagong to Dhaka or from Sylhet to Dhaka are common, because of Sylhet and Chittagong’s international status. Apart from that, Dhaka is well-connected with the cities like Barisal, Cox’s Bazar, Jessore, Rajshahi, and Saidpur.