Discover Dhaka

The joy of discovery lies not just in exploring new places but in seeing familiar ones with new eyes! You may be in Dhaka for a short visit, have just moved here or been a long-term resident – but there’s always something new to experience here. To make things simpler, we’ve curated a list of must-dos and will have your Uber waiting when you’re ready to go!

The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. The museum also has a rich conservation laboratory

Location: Shahbag

The Liberation War Museum commemorates the Bangladesh Liberation War that led to the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. A museum opened on 22 March 1996, and has more than 21,000 artifacts and exhibits on display in the museum or stored in its archives.

Location: Shegun Bagicha

Hit up an art exhibition at Drik Gallery and get inspired. This places hosts a variety of exhibitions and documentary viewings to showcase Bangladesh’s rich heritage and culture. 

Location: Dhanmondi

The Park features many beautiful and modern venues for relaxation. Stroll around Ramna Park for some fresh air with a loved one, or head on over on the weekends for a picnic or adda session with friends and family.

Location: Ramna

It is one of the greatest botanical gardens of Bangladesh, a knowledge center for nature lovers and botanists and a tourist destination. The herbarium has a scientific collection of approximately 100,000 preserved specimens of plants. It is a haven for plant lovers. Go for a run in the early mornings here to start off your day amidst nature or pick up a sapling to enhance your green thumb!

Location: Mirpur

Located right beside the Botanical Gardens, the zoo attracts around 10,000 visitors every day with the number increasing during the weekends and holidays. Aside from all the regular animals, the most interesting pairing there is the lone Rhino who spends his days with the most unusual companion – a sheep! You’ll have to see it to believe it!

Location: Mirpur

The Shaheed Minar is a national monument established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan. Head towards Shaheed Minar and check out all the culturally significant monuments in the Dhaka University area. This place also has the best road side tea, available in any flavour you can think of (our favourite is the green chilli tea!).

Location: Dhaka University Area, 

Lalbagh Fort is an incomplete 17th century Mughal fort complex that stands before the Buriganga River in the southwestern part of the city. The construction was started in 1678 AD by Mughal Subahdar Muhammad Azam Shah who was son of Emperor Aurangzeb and later emperor himself. His successor, Shaista Khan, did not continue the work, though he stayed in Dhaka up to 1688. Its a tribute to the glorious days of the Mughal Empire. 

Location: Lalbagh

Ahsan Manzil was the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River. It was constructed between 1859 and 1872 in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture and has now been declared a national museum. Another tribute to Mughal Dhaka of the old days. 

Location: Badamtali

Break your daily routines and catch a play at the Shilpokala Academy. It’s the Bangladeshi equivalent of Broadway and you can watch seasoned actors and novices alike create magic on stage. 

Location: Ramna

Walk around Hatirjheel and take in the metropolitan Dhaka has become. Grab a bite to eat at the roadside stalls or take a boat ride across the lake. 

Location: Gulshan 1

Catch a movie at any of these malls. Now showing the latest movies, matching international release dates, catch the latest flick with friends and family. 

Location: Panthapath and Bashundhara