Dhanmondi Lake, Dhaka

Dhanmondi Lake is a lake located in the Dhanmondi residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The lake was originally a dead channel of the Karwan Bazar River, and was connected to the Turag River. The lake is partially connected with the Begunbari Canal. In 1956, Dhanmondi was developed as a residential area. In the development plan, about 16% of the total area of Dhanmondi was designated for the lake.^[1]
The lake has become a well visited tourist spot, with cultural hubs such as the Rabindra-Sarobar located along its side.

Chistia Palace, built in the 1990s by a local businessmanProbably the most photographed house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. House of Sher-e-Khawja, at Dhanmondi number 2, Dhaka.

 

Rabindra-Sarobar

Night view of Chistia Palace

Dhanmondi Lake, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Night view of dhanmondi lake

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Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban

Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন
General information
Type	National Assembly Building
Architectural style	Modern, Monumental
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Construction started	1961
Completed	1982
Cost	US$32 million[1]
Technical details
Structural system	Reinforced concrete, Brickwork
Design and construction
Architect	Louis Kahn Muzharul Islam (co architect)

Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House, (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn) is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the Bangladeshi capital ofDhaka. Designed by architect Louis Kahn, the complex, is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, comprising 200 acres (800,000 m²)^[1]

The building was featured prominently in the 2003 film My Architect, detailing the career and familial legacy of its architect, Louis Kahn. Robert McCarter, author of Louis I. Kahn, described the National Parliament of Bangladesh as one of the twentieth century's most significant buildings.^[2]

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Chandrima Uddan

Chandrima Uddan or Chandrima Udyan (Bengali: চন্দ্রিমা উদ্যান; Chandrimā "moon" Udyān "park") also, Zia Uddan (after Ziaur Rahman) is a park situated across the road of the national parliament house, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The park is notable for being the place where the former Bangladeshi President, Ziaur Rahman was buried. It is connected to the road with a bridge which runs over the Crescent Lake (from which the park derives its original name). According to a 2014 Dhaka Tribune article, "Illegal establishments, drug addicts, hookers, muggers and petty criminals have robbed the park of most of its beauty.

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We are coming

Our Bangladesh is the Wonderful Country in the world.

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