Places to see
- 1Lalbagh Fort
- 2Ahsan Manzil (Pink Palace)
- 3Star Mosque
- 4Dhakeshwari Temple
- 5National Parliament House
- 6National Martyrs' Memorial (Savar)
- 7Sadarghat & the Buriganga
- 8Bangladesh National Museum
Where to stay
- 1Pan Pacific Sonargaon
- 2InterContinental Dhaka
- 3Hotels for every budget in Gulshan, Paltan and Motijheel
What to eat
- 1Old Dhaka kacchi biryani
- 2Bakarkhani bread
- 3Morog polao
- 4Borhani & lassi
Kacchi biryaniAn Old Dhaka tradition
BakarkhaniBread from Mughal times
Culture
Chhayanaut's dawn concert under the Ramna banyan tree on Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year), the month-long Ekushey Book Fair in February, and the Shakrain kite festival of Old Dhaka in mid-January.
History
Subahdar Islam Khan made Dhaka the Mughal capital of Bengal (Jahangirnagar) in 1610. It was the heart of the 1952 Language Movement and the 1971 Liberation War, and is the capital of independent Bangladesh.
How to get there
Connected to the whole country by road, rail (Kamalapur station) and river (Sadarghat). Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is the main gateway.
Festivals & seasons
- JanuaryShakrain kite festival
- FebruaryEkushey Book Fair
- March26 March Independence Day
- AprilPohela Boishakh (New Year)
- OctoberDurga Puja
- December16 December Victory Day