Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport 28 min
Lalbagh Fort (38 min) 1600s fort complex with 3 buildings, including a mosque, containing paintings, antiques & weapons. Hatir Jheel (23 min) National Botanical Garden (36 min) Revered botanical garden & natural area Liberation War Museum (29 min) Popular museum with a modern design exhibiting the history of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Dhaka New Market (33 min) Completed in 1954, this busy market complex has a central triangular lawn & space for 440 shops. National Parliament House. (23 min) A lake surrounds this huge, 20th-century legislative complex with unique modern architecture. Star Mosque (39 min) This historic 18th-century mosque features star patterns on its domes & tiled walls. Hatirjheel (29 min) Popular lake for evening promenades & food stalls, with a fountain light show & illuminated bridges. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque (29 min) Sprawling mosque complex with spacious interior courtyards, a soaring minaret & geometric archways. Ahsan Manzil Museum (43 min) 1800s palace of the Nawabs of Dhaka featuring an iconic pink facade, a dome & period furnishings. Ramna Park (28 min) Large, tranquil green space with trees, formal gardens, paved walkways, a lake & a racecourse. Bangladesh National Zoo, Mirpur (36 min) Large city zoo with a variety of native & non-native animals, elephant rides & a fishing lake. Central Shaheed Minar (30 min) National memorial dedicated to Bengali Language Movement activists killed during protests in 1952. Zinda Park (36 min) Rural community run by locals & set among trees, with a canteen, mosque & lake with paddle boats. |