Bangladesh Tour “Life happens here” I saw the slogan in Bangladesh tourism board website, and the slogan stuck in my eyes and that maybe interest me to take my Bangladesh Tour. Our 25 days holiday packages in Bangladesh began with a flight from Kloten, Switzerland to Dhaka. I was pretty excited about the Bangladesh tour
Zia Ahmed is an independent tour guide based in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Born and bred in Dhaka, Zia started his professional tour guiding career in South Africa, working in Kruger National Park from 1993 to 1996. Guiding became his passion. He then worked in Vienna, Austria, for seven years, leading mainly Indian tourist
Before you visit Bangladesh, you need to learn some facts about it, that are really important for everyone.
Top Ten historical mosques in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country. The mosque is a place of worship for the followers of Islam. As Dhaka is the city of mosque. The spread of Islam in this region started mainly during the Sultanate period. Many mosques have been destroyed in this country due to various
Archaeological heritage of Bangladesh Paharpur Buddhist Vihara According to the Bengali Vocabulary, the name Paharpur (Pahar = hill, pur = locality) means a locality of hill. It is a village in Badalgachi Upazila of Naogaon District. The nearest railway station of Jamalganj that lies on the Khulna-Parvatipur rail tract and is connected with Paharpur by
Bird watching in Bangladesh is more than you could ever imagine. Abundance of resident, migratory and seasonal birds makes our land a paradise for ornithologists all around the world. Bulbul, magpie, robin, common game birds, cuckoos, hawks, ducks, owls etc. are the major resident birds in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is situated on the cross path of
Tours and Trips Bangladesh (ToursnTripsBD) has a worldwide reputation for creating tailor-made itineraries of various interests. We focus on a select number of destinations, and our years of exploring and organizing holidays in these regions offer you an insight that you may otherwise miss; encompassing all you wish to see and do whilst making the
Christmas Day celebrated on the 25th of December, is the most festive and joyous occasion celebrated with religious freedom by the Christians in Bangladesh and is also a declared public holiday. The celebration of Christmas features special prayers in churches on Christmas Eve, exchange of gifts and cards to express Christmas greetings, arrangements of feasts
On the occasion of Lalon Shah’s birthday, the folk singers (Bauls) perform Lalon’s songs, usually under a banyan tree or on the bank of a river near a village and a group of people organize a fair at the spot. Rural musical instruments, handicrafts, pottery, light snacks and household items are available in the fair
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh, celebrated on 16th December to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces High Command over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War, in 1971. Military Parade by Bangladesh Armed Forces at the National Parade Ground, ceremonial meetings, speeches, lectures, receptions and fireworks take place on this
Dubla Rash Mela is not only a big fair for Bagerhat, it is undoubtedly one of the biggest fairs in the country. At the centre of the festival are twenty thousand temporary fishermen, who are engaged in catching and drying fish on Dubla and nearby islands. Every year in the Bengali month of Agrahayan, the
Nabanna (Festival of New Harvest) is a Bengali harvest celebration, usually celebrated by rural people across the country with food, dance and music in Bangladesh and in the Indian State of West Bengal in the Bengali month of Aghrahayan (Nov-Dec). A big attraction of the festival is food where local prepare a vast array of
‘Kothin Chibor Dan’ is the best religious celebration of the Buddhist people group where “viksus” are given “chibor” or fabric to wear which the Buddhists accept as the best of all blessings. This festival or celebration is commended with religious enthusiasm at Rangamati Rajban Bihara in the Rangamati slope locale. Buddhist people group from each
kali puja festival Kali Puja also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik (October-November). According to the Hindu myth, Kali is the first of 10 female energies of Shiva (the 3rd God of the Hindu
Durga Puja, the grandest festival of the Bengalis, which commemorates the victory of Goddess Durga over a demon Mahisasur. It marks as the universal resurgence of the power of creation over destruction. Durga is the Goddess of divine power against all evils. For months local artisans makes the idols with great enthusiasm and devotion, for
The Day of Ashura is on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), who was killed in the 7th Century battle of Kerbala. A minority of Shias marks the day with a self-flagellation ritual called ‘tatbeer’, cutting their heads with swords and
