Overview of some tourist attractions in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1. Welcome
......to presentation
Bellal Hossain
May 2012

2. DHAKA
A CITY OF GREAT SURPRISE!!!
VISIT BANGLADESH

3. Location
In Asia In Bangladesh

4. Statistics on incoming tourist in Bangladesh 2009
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100,000
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Tourism Business Office Study Religion Others Total

5.  9th largest city in the world
 Population 16 million
 28th most densely populated city in the world.
 Known as the city of Mosque
 Extreemly busy life
 Over crowded
 Polluted
 Traffic jam problem
Dhaka in a nutshell

6. Top Tourist attractions in Dhaka
Serial
no
Name of the attractions Location
1. National Memorial Saver
2. Central Shahid Minar Shahbag
3. Lalbag Fort Old Dhaka
4. National Parliament House Agargoan
5. Ahsan Manzil Old Dhaka
6. Bhashani Novo Theatre Agargoan
7. Star Mosque Old Dhaka
8. Sonargaon(The oldest Capital of
Bengal)
Sonargaon

7. National Memorial
35 km north-west of Dhaka,
Built in the memory of the martyrs who
sacrificed their lives for the liberation war of
Bangladesh
Built in: 1972
Height: 45.72 meters/ 150 feet

11. Central Shahid Minar
A national monument build to the memory of
the martyrs of Language movement in 1952
Location: At the heart of Dhaka, inside Dhaka
University campus.
Height: 14m
Built in:1952

13. Bhashani Novo Theatre
• The theatre was built in order to promote the knowledge of
astronomy. The planetarium displays the solar systems through
a special projector and enables us to gain a wider knowledge
of outer space and our galactic well as learn more about stars,
their names, movements etc.
• Displayed in Novo Theatre:
1) Planetarium show
2) Ride Simulator
3) 3-D film show
4) Some scientific exhibits

14. Bhashani Novo Theatre

15. Some pictures of other attractions

17. Some common problems in Dhaka City
Problems
Traffic
Jam
Air
pollution
Load
shedding
Noise

18. Traffic Jam in Dhaka Pollution in Dhaka

19. Tourism in Bangladesh
VISIT BANGLADESH.pptx

20. • References:
 http://travel.mapsofworld.com/bangladesh/dhaka-tourist-attractions/index.html
 http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g293936-Activities-
Dhaka_City_Dhaka.html

21. Thanks to all