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We, Travel and Explore in BD, are a local tour operator in Bangladesh. We offer a wide variety of tour package including. You may choose amongst half-day sightseeing, full-day tour at old Dhaka, multi-day tour,. As we are a locally owned tour operator company, we have personal ties to the families and communities outside Dhaka. This allows us to make arrangements for a homestay in a variety of beautiful locations throughout Bangladesh.

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Battali Hill, Chittagong - Photo Credit: travelbd.xyzBatali Hills, also known as Batali Hill, is the highest hill in the...
07/06/2022

Battali Hill, Chittagong - Photo Credit: travelbd.xyz
Batali Hills, also known as Batali Hill, is the highest hill in the city of Chittagong, located in the Tiger Pass area of Chittagong. From this point, the Bay of Bengal and large parts of Chittagong City are clearly seen. During World War II anti-aircraft guns were installed in this mountain. It is a great place to see the city from above.

Chittagong railway stationOld Railway station, Chittagong - Photo Credit: bdtrains.infoIn the Battali area of the Chitta...
27/05/2022

Chittagong railway station

Old Railway station, Chittagong - Photo Credit: bdtrains.info
In the Battali area of the Chittagong district of Bangladesh, Chittagong Railway Station which is also known as Battali Railway Station. This is the ancient and main railway station of Chittagong City. in 1896, 7th November, Assam signed a drawing of a two-story old building which was later renovated with the help of Chief Engineer, to accommodate the commercial installation of the Bengal Railway station and the station master's residence. It is considered as one of the best examples of architectural preservation in Bangladesh.

WWII Memorial Cemetery Photo Credit: Pam GillespieThe world war cemetery is taken care of by the commonwealth war graves...
20/05/2022

WWII Memorial Cemetery Photo Credit: Pam Gillespie

The world war cemetery is taken care of by the commonwealth war graves commission, commonly known as Chittagong War Cemetery. The cemetery was established by the British Army after World War II. At the beginning of the war, there were about 400 tombs of soldiers killed in World War II. However, at present, there are 731 tombs of which 17 are unknown people. There are about 20 (1 Dutch and 19 Japanese) tombs of foreign soldiers killed in World War II. There is also a monument of Chittagong-Mumbai of World War II (1939-1945).

Foy's Lake Chittagong Foy's Lake Amusement Park is located in the Pahartaly region of Chittagong city. It occupies about...
14/05/2022

Foy's Lake Chittagong

Foy's Lake Amusement Park is located in the Pahartaly region of Chittagong city. It occupies about 320 acres of land. This lake, surrounded through mountains, is a natural beauty. This lake used to be at the beginning constructed by the Assam Bengal Railway Authority in 1924. And then it was once named after the railway engineer Mr. Foy. At present, Concord has modified this park, a renowned group of Bangladesh to have today's features for exciting the travelers and named after Foy's Lake Concorde (Amusement World). There is a small zoo in this park. And this zoo has made this park more splendor.

Panam Nagar, Sonargaon - Photo Credit: Mostafizur Rahman JewelPanamNagar, the most attractive and most visited tourist s...
05/05/2022

Panam Nagar, Sonargaon - Photo Credit: Mostafizur Rahman Jewel
PanamNagar, the most attractive and most visited tourist spot in Sonargaon. It was mainly a city of Hindu Merchants, however, it has been ruined in times and henceforth, declared as an abandoned city.

This city’s architectural design was a combination of European style and traditional Bengal style. Initially, it was founded during the time of the British empire in the 19th century. Later on, the Hindu merchants had taken it in full and built 52 houses there. It is very close to Sonargaon Folk-Arts and Crafts Museum that it will take only ten minutes on foot.

Exhibition galleriesInside the exhibition gallery building, Art and folk museum, SonargaonInside the exhibition gallery ...
03/05/2022

Exhibition galleries

Inside the exhibition gallery building, Art and folk museum, Sonargaon
Inside the exhibition gallery building, Art and folk museum, Sonargaon - Photo Source: Sayed

Renowned Bangladeshi painter Joynul Abedin developed Lok Shilpa Jadughar (Folk Art and Craft Museum) of Sonargaon on March 12, 1975, which was actually improvised on that ancient building, Bara Sardar Bari. It's an immense territory and will set aside your bunches of effort to adjust the zone.

You'll discover a workmanship display of "Zainul Abedin" inside the exhibition hall territory. There are two Exhibition Galleries inside the gallery. Them two comprise of some status demonstrating the neighborhood life of Bangladeshi individuals, for instance cultivating, the lady working and so on. Likewise, you'll locate the small scale rendition of the few vessels from my nation, which are presently days evaporated in the wake of rivaling the mechanical vehicles.

Besides, the daily life-hacks, treasure box, arms, boats, furniture, ornaments, decoration pieces, and other relevant heritages of Bengal which leads to the major attraction of it. Though the work of it’s a renovation to its original diagram is still an ongoing process, but, sooner the opening of this museum will be publicly announced.

Sonargaon folk art and craft museumFolk and Art Museum, SongargoanFolk and Art Museum, Songargoan - Photo Source: SayedY...
03/05/2022

Sonargaon folk art and craft museum

Folk and Art Museum, Songargoan
Folk and Art Museum, Songargoan - Photo Source: Sayed
You will definitely get the chance to come across the society where there is the presence of ancient craftsmanship and long suit historical center for the visitors and vacationers intending to explore Sonargaon. Both Sonargaon Folk Art , Craft Museum remains open from dawn to dusk (9 AM to 5 PM).

Wednesday and Thursday, this gallery is shut for the end of the week. This is prosperous with a few remarkable gathering those you'll never discover at some other spots. The primary historical center structure is put at the "Sardar Bari". A Hindu Zamindar of Sonargaon in 1901 planned this "Sardar Bari".

Likewise, other Zamindar places of that period, this one also looks like Indian houses, however, the state of the house has resembled the European Palaces. In addition to the extravagant enrichment and the explained painting on the mortar of the structure are truly attractive.

Sonargaon is one of the best touristic places for a day tour with all in one package including Bengali culture, countrys...
02/05/2022

Sonargaon is one of the best touristic places for a day tour with all in one package including Bengali culture, countryside, archaeology and full of adventure. This place is very popular in the history of Bengal as it has been the capital of eastern Bengal for a longer period of time. However, in the 17th century, the cards flipped and Dhaka became the capital owing to the decision of then Muslim rulers.

In times of adversity, Sonargaon is left with few scattered villages, mosques and mounds of earth which are still unidentified, and you will get to see them on the west side of the highway around a village named Mograpara. These days, the most attractive things that you will find here are Panam Nagar, Sadar Bari, Goaldi Mosque and Folk-art museum.

Bengal was ruled by the Muslim governor Isa Khan and Sonargaon used to be the capital in that time. But, eventually, after the division the West Bengal has become the state of India and Eastside, a part of Bangladesh, beholding the ancient architectural history of our culture, Sonargaon. In its time, it was the most vital point for administrative and other commercial sectors, but, those glorious days now only remain in the page of history.

Workers working on the floating boat, Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard, Chittagong - Photo Credit: Mostafizur Rahman Jewel...
30/04/2022

Workers working on the floating boat, Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard, Chittagong - Photo Credit: Mostafizur Rahman Jewel

In the early days, the ship breaking industry was considered to be mechanized and so until the 1960s the more industrialized countries such as the United Kingdom, United States, Germany or Italy were more consideration for the job. Around the early 1980s, the old ships were more often sold as scrap for more profit to countries like China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines or Vietnam. Countries like this have less health and safety regulations and very cheap labor as people are desperate for work.

With cheap labor and fewer regulations, the ship breaking industry boomed in Bangladesh quickly. By the mid-1990s the country was ranked number 2 by tonnage scrapped. In 2008 there were 26 ship breaking yards and by 2009 there were 40. In this time the area was the largest ship-breaking yard in the world. With cheap labor and minimal investment the operation mostly required large winch, blowtorch and occasionally bulldozers with a large portion of human manpower. The industry in Bangladesh has an estimate of 1.5 billion dollars turnovers annually.

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