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Dhaka's most important attraction is Lalbagh Fort, an unfinished fort dating from 1678 located in the Old City. In the same area you can find some interesting mosques, including Hussain Dalan. The National Museum is north of the Old City in the old European zone known as Modern City. It has fascinating displays of Bangladesh's Hindu, Buddhist and Moghul past and an extensive collection of fine folk art and handicrafts. Finishing with chilliing reminders of the bloody war for independance in 1971.
Dhaka has seen a lot of developments in the last couple of years especially with the rise of shopping malls, world famous fast food joints to the establishement of two flyovers.
Bashundhara City Shopping Complex is situated in the city's Panthapath area, very near to the five star Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Bashundhara City is apparently the biggest shopping mall in South East Asia. It has different levels of shops, indoor amusement parks, endless fast food shops and a movie theatre 'Star Cineplex' where english and bengali movies are shown (occassionally few superhit hindi movies are released there as well)
Dhaka has branches of the world famous Pizza Hut and KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). Both are located in the city's posh area, Gulshan-1.
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Jatio Sangsad Bhaban
Edit ThisJatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (Bengali:Jatio Shôngshod Bhôbon) is the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh, located in the capital Dhaka. It was created by architect Louis I. Kahn and is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world. It houses all parliamentary activities of Bangladesh. The global coordinates of the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban are 23°45′44.99″N, 90°22′42.60″E. Architecture and design Louis Kahn also designed the rest of the complex. The Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban is a part of the entire Jatiyo Sangsad complex, which includes lawns, lake and residence for more..
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Dhaka Zoo
Edit ThisDhaka Zoo
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Dhaka zoo is largest zoo in Bangladesh situated in Mirpur,Dhaka.It is the national zoo under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.it was ceremonially opened for public on June 23, 1974.Area of this zoo is nearly about 75 ha.It has two lakes of about 13 ha, which receive thousands of waterfowls every year in winter. The total number of vertebrate fauna in the zoo is about 2,150 in 191 species. Included in these animals, are about 551 mammals under 64 species, 1,543 birds under 90 species, 73 reptiles under 15 species, and about 104 aquarium fishes under 23 species. To attract more..
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Zia International Airport
Edit ThisZia International Airport (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGZR) (Bengali: Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor) is the largest airport in Bangladesh located in Uttara, Dhaka. It started operation in 1981, and was named after Bangladesh's former president, Ziaur Rahman. It is the home base and hub of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG Airlines. It has an area of 1981 acres. Nearly 52% of the country's international and domestic arrivals and departures occur through Zia Airport, while country's second largest international airport at Chittagong handles about 17% of the passengers. About 3.8 million more..
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