Six places of Bangladesh with historical value.

1. Submitted By:
Himadhri Mondal
Program BBA
Notre Dame Universuty Bangladesh
Heritage Sites Of Bangladesh
An assignment of
Cultural History of Sub continent and Bangladesh
Course Code : FC 1103

2. Sonargaon
Sonargaon (Bengali: স োনোরগোাঁ ও;
meaning City of Gold) was a historic
administrative, commercial and
maritime center in Bengal. Situated
in the center of the Ganges delta, it
was the seat of the medieval Muslim
rulers and governors of eastern
Bengal. Sonargaon was described
by numerous historic travelers,
including Ibn Battuta, Ma Huan,
Niccolò de' Conti and Ralph Fitch
as a thriving center of trade and
commerce. It served as the capital of
Sultan Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah,
Isa Khan and the Baro-Bhuyan
Confederacy.
The area is located near the modern
industrial river port of Narayanganj in
Bangladesh. Today, the name
Sonargaon survives as the
Sonargaon Upazila (Sonargaon
Subregion) in the region.

3. Isa Khan's rule
Isa Khan (c. 1529 – September 1599) was a Muslim Rajput
chief who led the Baro Bhuiyans (twelve landlords) and a
Zamindar of the Bhati region in 16th-century Bengal.
Throughout his reign he resisted the Mughal empire invasion.
It was only after his death that the region fell totally under
Mughal control.
When Karrani dynasty ended in 1576 Isa started playing a
leading role in the local resistance. In the end he successfully
conquered Dhaka, Rangpur, Pabna, Tripura, parts of
Mymensingh and Bogra. In 1577, Isa established
Egarasindhur (in present-day Pakundia as the political and
trading center. forming a petty kingdom that remained
independent. He declared himself as the ruler of the Bhati
region in 1581-82. From Sarail, he shifted his administrative
centre to Sonargaon. He built fortresses at Katrabo,
Kalagachhia and Khizrpur near Sonargaon.
Panam : The Ghost City or Lost City
Panam City was established in the late 19th
century as a trading center of cotton fabrics
during British rule. Hindu cloth merchants built
their residential houses following colonial style
with inspiration derived from European sources.
Today this area is protected under the
Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh.
The city was linked with the main city area by
three brick bridges - Panam Bridge, Dalalpur
Bridge and PanamNagar Bridge - during the
Mughal period. The bridges are still in use.

4. Kantajew Temple
Kantanagar Temple, commonly known as Kantaji/Kantajew Temple (Bengali: কোন্তজীউ মন্দির) at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval
Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is one of the most magnificent religious edifices belonging to the
18th century. The temple belongs to the popular Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult
(assemble of memorable love) in Bengal. This beautiful temple is dedicated to Krishna and his wife Rukmini. This temple was built
in a Navaratna style is a greatest example of terracotta example in Bangladesh. It was built by Maharaja Pran Nath. Its
construction work started in 1702 C.E and ended in 1752 C.E, during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath.
The Navaratna Krishna Mandir was destroyed of an earth quack of 1897 and also by the Pakistani Army. This 52
feet square temple is centered in a rectangular court, covered by a shed of roof with tin. It was crowned with four richly
ornamental corner towers on two stores and a center one over the third stored. The number of arched doorways in the
ground floor of its four shells is 21, on the first floor 27 and on the second floor has only three entrance doors and three
windows. Every available inch of the wall from the base to the crest, both inside and out side of the temple there are
pulsation with an amazing profusion of figured and floral art in unbroken succession. The vast array of subject matter
include the description of Ramayana, Mahabharata, the life of Krishna and also the description of past time
contemporary social scene. It has become a great tourist spot in Bangladesh. Many people visit here every year.

5. A southern view
of Kantojiu
Temple in 1871
showing the nine
spires that were
subsequently
destroyed in an
earthquake
Terracotta
designs near the
entrance
Kantoji
Temple,s upper
view
Terracotta
designs outside
the temple

6. Hazrat Shahjalal(R) Mazar
Sharif, Sylhet
Shahajalal was born in 1341 AD in
Yemen. He was one of the famous Sufis
in the Indian Subcontinent. The full
name of the famous saint is Jalal Kuniat
Mujdarat. He came to the region to
preach Islam when he was 32 years old.
He had many followers at that time and
his followers also spread out in various
parts of the subcontinent to preach
Islam. At present, there are about 360
graves of various saints in Sylhet. For
this reason the city is called Pobitro
Nogori or Blessed land.
Hazrat Shah Jalal yameny (RA) also known as Hazrat Shah Jalal Muzarrad (RA) came to Kamrup,the
place within Sreehatta,now known as Sylhet in the Hijri year 703 equvelent to 1303 AD,along with the Army
of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq of Delhi Saltanate,leaded by Shipahsalar Syeed Nasir-Uddin.
He,by his spiritual power, aided shipahsalar Syeed Nasir-uddin to win the battle with the then Hindu king of
Kamrup Raja Gour Govind.Along with him 360 Sufi-Darbesh came to sylhet in aid of him to preach Islam.
Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) preached Islam in sylhet, which had majority Hindu population, and brought the
whole of Sylhet under the peace of Islam.
The great traveller Ibn Batuta met Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) in Hijri 745 when the great Darbesh was at his
150 years of age.
Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) died in the Hijri year 748 and burried in his Huzra which became his Mazar and
Dargah Sharif.

7. Tomb of Hazrat
Shah Jalal in Sylhet
Shah Jalal Mazar
Mosque
Inside view of Hazrat
Shahjalal(R) Mazar
Sharif

8. Buddha Dhatu Jadi
The Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Bengali: বুদ্ধ ধোতু
জোন্দি; also known as the Bandarban Golden
Temple) is located close to Balaghata
town, in Bandarban City, in Bangladesh.
Dhatu are the material remains of a holy
person, and in this temple the relics belong
to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada
Buddhist temple in Bangladesh and has
the second-largest Buddha statue in the
country.
The Bandaban Golden Temple belongs
to the Theravada Buddhism order, which
is practiced by the Marma indigenous
people, a dominant ethnic group of
Bandarban. It was built in 2000 in
Arakanese architecture, an adoption of
South East Asia style.
The Buddhist temple is known in local language as Kyang. It is located in the remote Bandarban Hill
District in south-eastern Bangladesh, which is part of the Chittagong Division of Chittagong Hill Tracts.
The temple is ensconced in the hill town of Bandarban, which has two of the highest peaks with rolling hills,
namely, the Tajingdong (4,000 feet (1,200 m)) and the Keokeradong (4,632 feet (1,412 m)), covered with
dense forests with lush vegetation. Sangu river flows through the town. Approached by an elegant stairway,
the impressive temple built on the hill top is decorated with exquisite sculptural images. Apart from the
second-biggest statue of the Buddha that is enshrined in the sanctum, there are smaller statues and a golden
bell set on a dragon within the temple precincts. Construction of the temple was started in 1995 and
completed in 2000. The dhatu, the corporeal relics of Buddha, has been enshrined here below four statues
of Buddha. The dhatu is enshrined here, with the basic belief among Buddhists that it provides for peace of
mind and happiness. The temple now forms a part of the Tourism Development Project of the 'Buddhist
Circuit Tour' that is sponsored by the South Asia Subregional Economic

9. Konagamana
Buddha
Ven. U Paññya
Jota Mahathero
founder and
chief priest of
the temple
The bell hung
from a dragon
cross bar at the
temple
Buddha Dhatu
Jadi

10. Curzon Hall
The Curzon Hall is a British Raj-era
building and home of the Faculty of
Science at the University of Dhaka.
The building was originally intended to
be a town hall and is named after Lord
Curzon, the Viceroy of India who laid its
foundation stone in 1904.[1] Upon the
establishment of Dacca University in
1921, it became the base of the
university's science faculty. It was
significant in many political battles and is
today a vital part of traditional
education.
The University of Dhaka has a School of Science division, of which the Curzon Hall is a
part thereof. Its massive structure stands as a monument to the heritage of education in the
city. Thus a dream that did not come true for its creator became as important as its original
purpose was meant to be. Visiting Curzon Hall is not only a journey into the past, but it is an
architectural masterpiece to marvel at.
The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, had a vision - wanted to create a spectacular town hall for
the city. In the year 1904 the foundation for this breathtaking building was laid, but due to the
partitioning of Bengal, the Curzon Hall became Dhaka College in 1911. It took up its
position as part of the science division of the Dhaka University in 1921. The hall was also the
scene of the student uprising against the language policy that Mohammed Ali Jinnah tried to
impose.

12. Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery
This cemetery was established to show the honor for the soldiers and others who died in World War II. The
cemetery was created by the British Army, and there were originally about 400 burials. Graves have since
been transferred to this cemetery from the Lushai Hills (Assam) and other isolated sites, and from
Chittagong Civil Cemetery; Chandragona Baptist Mission Cemetery; Chiringa Military Cemetery; Cox's
Bazar New Military and Civil (Muhammadan) Cemeteries; Chittagong (Panchalaish) Burial Ground;
Dacca Military Cemetery; Demagiri Cemetery; Dhuapolong Muslim Burial Ground; Dhuapolong
Christian Military Cemetery; Dohazari Military and R.A.F. Cemeteries; Jessore Protestant Cemetery;
Khulna Cemetery; Khurushkul Island Christian and Muhammadan Cemeteries; Lungleh Cemetery (Assam);
Nawapara Cemetery (Assam); Patiya Military Cemetery, Rangamati Cemetery; Tejgaon Roman Catholic
Cemetery; Tumru Ghat Military Cemetery and Tumru M.D.S. Hospital Cemetery.
There are now 731 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war here, 17 of which are unidentified.
There are a further 20 foreign national burials, 1 being a seaman of the Dutch Navy and 19 Japanese
soldiers, 1 of which is unidentified. There are also 4 non-war U.K. military burials.