Submitted By:Himadhri Mondal

Program BBANotre Dame Universuty Bangladesh

Heritage Sites Of Bangladesh An assignment of

Cultural History of Sub continent and Bangladesh

Course Code : FC 1103

SonargaonSonargaon (Bengali: স�োনোরগাোও; meaning City of Gold) was a historic administrative, commercial and maritime center in Bengal. Situated in the center of the Ganges delta, it was the seat of the medieval Muslim rulers and governors of eastern Bengal. Sonargaon was described by numerous historic travelers, including Ibn Battuta, Ma Huan, Niccolò de' Conti and Ralph Fitch as a thriving center of trade and commerce. It served as the capital of Sultan Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, Isa Khan and the Baro-Bhuyan Confederacy.

The area is located near the modern industrial river port of Narayanganj in Bangladesh. Today, the name Sonargaon survives as the Sonargaon Upazila (Sonargaon Subregion) in the region.

Isa Khan's ruleIsa Khan (c. 1529 – September 1599) was a Muslim Rajput chief who led the Baro Bhuiyans (twelve landlords) and a Zamindar of the Bhati region in 16th-century Bengal. Throughout his reign he resisted the Mughal empire invasion. It was only after his death that the region fell totally under Mughal control.When Karrani dynasty ended in 1576 Isa started playing a leading role in the local resistance. In the end he successfully conquered Dhaka, Rangpur, Pabna, Tripura, parts of Mymensingh and Bogra. In 1577, Isa established Egarasindhur (in present-day Pakundia as the political and trading center. forming a petty kingdom that remained independent. He declared himself as the ruler of the Bhati region in 1581-82. From Sarail, he shifted his administrative centre to Sonargaon. He built fortresses at Katrabo, Kalagachhia and Khizrpur near Sonargaon.

Panam : The Ghost City or Lost CityPanam City was established in the late 19th century as a trading center of cotton fabrics during British rule. Hindu cloth merchants built their residential houses following colonial style with inspiration derived from European sources. Today this area is protected under the Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh. The city was linked with the main city area by three brick bridges - Panam Bridge, Dalalpur Bridge and PanamNagar Bridge - during the Mughal period. The bridges are still in use.

Kantajew TempleKantanagar Temple, commonly known as Kantaji/Kantajew Temple (Bengali: কোন্তজীউ মন্দি�র) at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is one of the most magnificent religious edifices belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the popular Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal. This beautiful temple is dedicated to Krishna and his wife Rukmini. This temple was built in a Navaratna style is a greatest example of terracotta example in Bangladesh. It was built by Maharaja Pran Nath. Its construction work started in 1702 C.E and ended in 1752 C.E, during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath. The Navaratna Krishna Mandir was destroyed of an earth quack of 1897 and also by the Pakistani Army. This 52 feet square temple is centered in a rectangular court, covered by a shed of roof with tin. It was crowned with four richly ornamental corner towers on two stores and a center one over the third stored. The number of arched doorways in the ground floor of its four shells is 21, on the first floor 27 and on the second floor has only three entrance doors and three windows. Every available inch of the wall from the base to the crest, both inside and out side of the temple there are pulsation with an amazing profusion of figured and floral art in unbroken succession. The vast array of subject matter include the description of Ramayana, Mahabharata, the life of Krishna and also the description of past time contemporary social scene. It has become a great tourist spot in Bangladesh. Many people visit here every year.

A southern view of

Kantojiu Temple in

1871 showing the nine

spires that were

subsequently destroyed in

an earthquake

Terracotta designs near the entrance

Kantoji Temple,s

upper view

Terracotta designs outside the temple

Hazrat Shahjalal(R) Mazar Sharif, SylhetShahajalal was born in 1341 AD in Yemen. He was one of the famous Sufis in the Indian Subcontinent. The full name of the famous saint is Jalal Kuniat Mujdarat. He came to the region to preach Islam when he was 32 years old. He had many followers at that time and his followers also spread out in various parts of the subcontinent to preach Islam. At present, there are about 360 graves of various saints in Sylhet. For this reason the city is called Pobitro Nogori or Blessed land.

Hazrat Shah Jalal yameny (RA) also known as Hazrat Shah Jalal Muzarrad (RA) came to Kamrup,the place within Sreehatta,now known as Sylhet in the Hijri year 703 equvelent to 1303 AD,along with the Army of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq of Delhi Saltanate,leaded by Shipahsalar Syeed Nasir-Uddin.He,by his spiritual power, aided shipahsalar Syeed Nasir-uddin to win the battle with the then Hindu king of Kamrup Raja Gour Govind.Along with him 360 Sufi-Darbesh came to sylhet in aid of him to preach Islam.Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) preached Islam in sylhet, which had majority Hindu population, and brought the whole of Sylhet under the peace of Islam.The great traveller Ibn Batuta met Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) in Hijri 745 when the great Darbesh was at his 150 years of age.Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) died in the Hijri year 748 and burried in his Huzra which became his Mazar and Dargah Sharif.

Tomb of Hazrat Shah Jalal in Sylhet

Shah Jalal Mazar Mosque

Inside view of Hazrat Shahjalal(R) Mazar Sharif

Buddha Dhatu JadiThe Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Bengali: বুদ্ধ ধোতুজোন্দি�; also known as the Bandarban Golden Temple) is located close to Balaghata town, in Bandarban City, in Bangladesh. Dhatu are the material remains of a holy person, and in this temple the relics belong to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada Buddhist temple in Bangladesh and has the second-largest Buddha statue in the country.The Bandaban Golden Temple belongs to the Theravada Buddhism order, which is practiced by the Marma indigenous people, a dominant ethnic group of Bandarban. It was built in 2000 in Arakanese architecture, an adoption of South East Asia style.

The Buddhist temple is known in local language as Kyang. It is located in the remote Bandarban Hill District in south-eastern Bangladesh, which is part of the Chittagong Division of Chittagong Hill Tracts. The temple is ensconced in the hill town of Bandarban, which has two of the highest peaks with rolling hills, namely, the Tajingdong (4,000 feet (1,200 m)) and the Keokeradong (4,632 feet (1,412 m)), covered with dense forests with lush vegetation. Sangu river flows through the town. Approached by an elegant stairway, the impressive temple built on the hill top is decorated with exquisite sculptural images. Apart from the second-biggest statue of the Buddha that is enshrined in the sanctum, there are smaller statues and a golden bell set on a dragon within the temple precincts. Construction of the temple was started in 1995 and completed in 2000. The dhatu, the corporeal relics of Buddha, has been enshrined here below four statues of Buddha. The dhatu is enshrined here, with the basic belief among Buddhists that it provides for peace of mind and happiness. The temple now forms a part of the Tourism Development Project of the 'Buddhist Circuit Tour' that is sponsored by the South Asia Subregional Economic

Konagamana Buddha

Ven. U Paññya Jota Mahathero founder and chief priest of the temple

The bell hung from a dragon

cross bar at the temple

Buddha Dhatu Jadi

Curzon HallThe Curzon Hall is a British Raj-era building and home of the Faculty of Science at the University of Dhaka.

The building was originally intended to be a town hall and is named after Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India who laid its foundation stone in 1904.[1] Upon the establishment of Dacca University in 1921, it became the base of the university's science faculty. It was significant in many political battles and is today a vital part of traditional education.

The University of Dhaka has a School of Science division, of which the Curzon Hall is a part thereof. Its massive structure stands as a monument to the heritage of education in the city. Thus a dream that did not come true for its creator became as important as its original purpose was meant to be. Visiting Curzon Hall is not only a journey into the past, but it is an architectural masterpiece to marvel at.

The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, had a vision - wanted to create a spectacular town hall for the city. In the year 1904 the foundation for this breathtaking building was laid, but due to the partitioning of Bengal, the Curzon Hall became Dhaka College in 1911. It took up its position as part of the science division of the Dhaka University in 1921. The hall was also the scene of the student uprising against the language policy that Mohammed Ali Jinnah tried to impose.

Chittagong Commonwealth War CemeteryThis cemetery was established to show the honor for the soldiers and others who died in World War II. The cemetery was created by the British Army, and there were originally about 400 burials. Graves have since been transferred to this cemetery from the Lushai Hills (Assam) and other isolated sites, and from Chittagong Civil Cemetery; Chandragona Baptist Mission Cemetery; Chiringa Military Cemetery; Cox's Bazar New Military and Civil (Muhammadan) Cemeteries; Chittagong (Panchalaish) Burial Ground; Dacca Military Cemetery; Demagiri Cemetery; Dhuapolong Muslim Burial Ground; Dhuapolong Christian Military Cemetery; Dohazari Military and R.A.F. Cemeteries; Jessore Protestant Cemetery; Khulna Cemetery; Khurushkul Island Christian and Muhammadan Cemeteries; Lungleh Cemetery (Assam); Nawapara Cemetery (Assam); Patiya Military Cemetery, Rangamati Cemetery; Tejgaon Roman Catholic Cemetery; Tumru Ghat Military Cemetery and Tumru M.D.S. Hospital Cemetery.There are now 731 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war here, 17 of which are unidentified.There are a further 20 foreign national burials, 1 being a seaman of the Dutch Navy and 19 Japanese soldiers, 1 of which is unidentified. There are also 4 non-war U.K. military burials.