Sirajgonj

Some photographs of Sirajgonj district. The photos were taken recently during my visit on 30 June 2013.

Jamuna river

Photos taken from train on the bridge

Vote for the Sundarbans

The Sundarbans are located at the cost of Bay of Bengal spreading across Bangladesh and West Bengal of India. It  is the largest mangrove forest in the world,  The forest lies in the vast delta formed by the confluences of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. It's area is about 140,000 ha.

The Sundarbans have been declared world heritage by the UNESCO. The forest features a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests.

The area is known for its wide range of fauna, with the Royal Bengal tiger being the most famous, but also including many birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes. The forest has been named after a tree named Sundari. This mangrove tree produces good quality of wood timber.

Vote for Sundarbans in the New7Wonders of Nature contest.

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Vote for Sundarbans, protect the Royal Bengal tigers.

Sundarbans is a nice attraction for the tourists. I have the luck of visiting the Sundarbans when I was a student of high school as part of my study tour. It was during the year 1987. It was a very enjoyable journey with my classmates. After visiting the Sundarbans we went to Kuakata sea beach and stayed overnight there.

Boishakhi Mela 1417

Flock dance at Ramna park located in the heart of Dhaka city

Gathering at Suhrawardy Uddayan 

Shuvo nabo borso 1417! Happy Bangla New Year 1417 :)

Playing flute, a very popular traditional music instrument made of bamboo

Baul dance

Last 14 April was first day of Bangla new year 1417. The day was holiday in Bangladesh. The first day of Bangla year is know as Pohela Boishakh. Boishakhi Mela (fair) is organized all over the country to welcome the new year. These photos are taken from Ramna Park and Suhrawardy Uddayan of Dhaka city.

Flowers of Banagadesh

Plenty of flowers bloom in Bangladesh in various seasons. Following are few photos of flowers taken by this author:

• Some of these flowers may be not actually native flower of Bangladesh.
• I am sorry that I don't have a photo of our national flower Shapla. I hope to upload photo of Shapla in the future.
• I don't know name of most of these flowers. So I am not putting any name of any flower.

Sonargaon Folk Arts and Crafts Museum

I visited Sonargaon Folk Arts and Crafts Museum yesterday. Once Sonargaon was a capital city of Bangladesh which was established by Isha Khan.
Following are few photos of "Sonargaon Folk Arts and Crafts Museum":

The Museum

The Museum from inside void

Lake inside the Museum complex

Pond inside the Museum complex

Nature is so beautiful here

Banglar Taj Mahal (Taj Mahal of Bangaldesh)

Today I visited "Banglar Taj Mahal" located at Sonargaon, Narayanganj. It's a replica of Taj Mahal built by Emperor Shajahan several centuries ago.
It's not yet finished although it has already been opened for the visitors. Here are few photos: