Amit BiswasID: 143003014Department of Textile engineeringGreen University of Bangladesh

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Heritage and Tourism in Bangladesh

World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a small but very beautiful country situated in South Asia covered with lots of rivers.

There are wonderful variations regarding her landscapes, colorful dimensions in seasons.

In a word, the nature has decorated this country with her own hands and it may be called the beautiful daughter of nature. Culturally this country has also a golden history.

World Heritage Sites

In Bangladesh, there are many places having natural and cultural importance and many more places are attractive tourist spots.

Among them, three places of Bangladesh are enlisted as World Heritage Sites.

Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur The Sundarbans

Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat

Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat is situated at Bagerhat in Khulna division at the south-west part of Bangladesh.

It is at the junction of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers.

At that time, this ancient city was known as Khalifatabad. It was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in 15th century.

The Mosque having 77 domes 60 pillars,is the most famous structures.The Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat is an significant sign of medieval city in Bangladesh.

Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur previously known as Somapura Mahavihara is situated in present Naogaon District in Rajshahi Division at the north-west part of Bangladesh.

The ruins of the Buddhist Monastic Complex is the most remarkable and significant pre-Islamic monument in Bangladesh.

The king of Varendri-Magadha, Dharmapala Vikramshila, founded the monastery.

It is a sign of the upsurge of Mahayana Buddhism in the then Bengal from the 7th century onwards.

Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

The Sundarbans Sundarbans is the largest single block mangrove

forest of the world. It is situated on the large delta in Bay of Bengal

emerged from the junction of river Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna in Khulna and Bagerhat district in Khulna division at the south-west part of Bangladesh.

A part of Sundarbans covers a portion situated in west bengal of India but more than two third portion of Sundarbans is in Bangladesh. This forest is enlisted as is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.

Tourism in Bangladesh

Tourism in Bangladesh is a developing foreign currency earner.

Bangladesh's tourist attractions include, historical and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species.

Bangladesh offers ample opportunities to tourists for angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, sea bathing as well as bringing one in close touch with pristine nature.

Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar is a seaside town, a

fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh.

It is known for its wide and long sandy beach, which is considered by many as the world's longest natural sandy sea beach.

The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 125 kilometers sandy sea beach

It is located 152 kilometers south of the Chittagong Seaport. Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, whose literal translation means "yellow flower". Its other old name was "Palongkee".

Places to Visit in Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar Beach Inani Beach Himchori Darianagar Caves Kana Raja's Cave FunFest Beach Activities 100 Feet Buddha Surf City Beach Planet Zoon

St. Martin's Island St. Martin's Island is a small island (area only 8 km2)

in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh.

There is a small adjoining island that is separated at high tide, called Chhera island. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River.

The local names of the island are "Narical Gingira", also spelled "Narikel Jinjira/Jinjera", which means 'Coconut Island' in Bengali. It is the only coral island in Bangladesh.

Bandarban Bandarban is a district in South-Eastern

Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division and Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Bandarban is regarded as one of the most attractive travel destinations in Bangladesh. Bandarban means the dam of monkeys.

Bandarban town is the home town of the Bohmong Chief who is the head of the Marma population.

It also is the administrative headquarters of Bandarban district, which has turned into one of the most exotic tourist attractions in Bangladesh.

Main Tourist Spots in Bandarban

Baklai Waterfall Boga Lake Buddha Dhatu Jadi Chimbuk Hill and Tribal Villages Chinri Jhiri Waterfall Faipi Waterfall Jadipai Waterfall Keokradong Meghla Mirinja Parjatan Nafakhum and Remakri Nilachal

Nilgiri and Thanchi Patang Jhiri Waterfall Prantik Lake Raj Vihar and Ujanipara Vihar Rijuk Waterfall Sangu River Shoilo Propat Tajingdong Upabon Parjatan Zingsiam Saitar

Rangamati

Rangamati is the administrative headquarters of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Kaptai lake, the hanging bridge and Pablakhali reserve forest are some of the notable locations to visit in Rangamati.

Tourist place in Rangamati 1. Hanging Bridge at Parjatan Complex 2. Kaptai Lake 3. Tribal Cultural Institute Museum 4. Shuvolong Waterfalls 5. Kaptai National Park 6. Rajban Bihar Pagoda 7. Peda Ting Ting 8. Chakma Raj Bari 9. Deputy Commissioner Bungalow area 10. Furamon Hill 11. Kaptai Hydro Electric Project etc.

Khagrachari

Khagrachari is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Its local name is "Chengmi". Khagrachari is also known as Phalang Htaung or the Mong Circle.

There are many tourist places in Khagrachari like Alutila Cave, Alutila Tourists spot, Richhang waterfall,Yonged Buddha Bihar, Dighinala Waterfall and others.

Tourist place in Khagrachari

1. Alutila Hill2. Richhang Waterfall3. Dighinala Maniker Dighi4. Yonged Buddha Bihar5. Alutila Cave6. Panichari Buddha Sculpture7. Dighinala Touduchari Waterfall8. Sajek and Marissa Valley9. Nunchari Debota Pond

10. Banyan Tree more than Hundred Years Old11. Mung King’s Palace12. Sarthok13. Ramgar Hill14. Sindukchari Pond15. Guimara16. Tea Garden (Old)17. Lakshmichari Waterfall18. Matai Pukhiri19. Sapachari Waterfall 

Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort is an incomplete 17th

century Mughal fort complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This fort (also known as Fort Aurangabad)stands proudly before the Buriganga River in the southwestern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The construction was started in 1678 AD by Mughal Subahdar Muhammad Azam Shah.

For long the fort was considered to be a combination of three buildings (the mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the Diwan-i-Aam), with two gateways and a portion of the partly damaged fortification wall.

Ahsan Manzil

Ahsan Manzil is a wonderful ancient building, located on the bank of the river Buriganga,in old Dhaka at Kumartoli, Islampur area.

It was a residential palace for Dhaka Nawab Family. The structure of this palace was started in the year 1859 and was finished in 1869.

To preserve the cultural and history of the area, the palace became the Bangladesh National Museum on 20 September 1992.

Mahastangar

Mahasthangarh is one of the earliest urban archaeological sites so far discovered in Bangladesh.

The village Mahasthan in Shibganj thana of Bogra District contains the remains of an ancient city which was called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapura in the territory of Pundravardhana. 

The fortified area was in use till the 18th century AD.

Kantajew Temple

Kantajew Temple at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1704 CE and ended in the reign of his son Raja Ramnath 1722 CE, during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath. 

It boasts one of the greatest examples on Terracotta architecture in Bangladesh, but all were destroyed in an earthquake that took place in 1897

Kuakata Beach Kuakata is a sea beach on the southernmost tip of

Bangladesh. Located in the Patuakhali district, Kuakata has a wide sandy beach from where one can see both the sunrise and sunset.

It is about 320 Kilometers south of Dhaka, the capital, and about 70 Kilometers from the district headquarters.

The Kuakata beach is 30 km long and 6 km wide. When the Rakhines settled in the area in 1784, Kuakata was part of the larger Sundarbans forest.

However, the Sundarbans is now at a distance of one-hour by speed boat. The best way to reach the forest is by foot or bike along the beach.

Madhabkunda waterfall

Madhabkunda waterfall is one of the largest waterfalls in Bangladesh.

It is situated in Barlekha thana in Moulvi Bazar District, Sylhet Division.

The waterfall is a popular tourist spot in Bangladesh. Big boulders, surrounding forest, and the adjoining streams attracts many tourists for picnic parties and day trips.

Jaflong

Jaflong is a natural tourist spot in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

It is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya.

It is just below the mountain range. Jaflong is famous for its stone collections and is home of the Khasi tribe.

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