Bahadur Shah Park

Array ( [0] => Array ( [name] => {:en}Lawachhara National Park{:}{:bn}লাউয়াছড়া জাতীয় উদ্যান{:} [post_id] => 6372 [post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/lawachhara-national-park/ [thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Lawachara-National-Park-by-Nasir-Khan-Saikat-300x188.jpg [post_content] => {:en}Lawachhara National Park (Bengali: লাউয়াছড়া) is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. The park is located at Kamalganj Upazila, Moulvibazar District in the northeastern region of the country. It is located within the 2,740 ha (27.4 km2) West Bhanugach Reserved Forest. Lawachhara was one of the filming sites of the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days. Lawachhara National Park covers approximately 1,250 ha (12.5 km2) of semi-evergreen forests of the Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests Biome and mixed deciduous forests of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Biome. The land was declared a national park by the Bangladesh government on July 7, 1996 under the Wildlife Act of 1974. The terrain of Lawachhara is undulating with scattered 10 to 50 m (33 to 164 ft.) hillocks. Locally known as tila, the hillocks are primarily composed of Upper Tertiary soft sandstone. The park is crossed by numerous sandy-bedded streams (locally known as nallah), one of which is the Lawachhara tributary, from which the park derived its name. The soil of Lawachhara is alluvial brown sandy clay loam to clay loam dating from the Pliocene epoch. Shallow depressions filled with water (Haor wetlands) are also a feature of the region as the low-lying areas are often subject to flooding. The climate of Lawachhara is generally pleasant to warm, averaging at 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) in February to 36.1 °C (97.0 °F) in June. The humidity is high throughout the year, and Lawachhara experiences frequent rains with occasional cyclonic storms.{:}{:bn}লাউয়াছড়া জাতীয় উদ্যান বাংলাদেশের অন্যতম প্রধান জাতীয় উদ্যান। এই উদ্যানটি উত্তরপূর্ব বাংলাদেশের মৌলভীবাজার জেলার কমলগঞ্জ উপজেলায় অবস্থিত। শ্রীমঙ্গল থেকে এই স্থানটির দূরত্ব ৯.৪ কিলোমিটার। ঘন সবুজ জঙ্গলে পরিপূর্ণ ১২.৫ কিলোমিটার আয়তনের লাউয়াছড়া জাতীয় উদ্যানটি পশ্চিম ভানুগাছ রিজার্ভ ফরেস্টের অন্তর্ভুক্ত। বাংলাদেশের সর্ববৃহৎ এই রেইন ফরেস্টে রয়েছে প্রায় ৪৬০ প্রজাতির জীব বৈচিত্র্য যেসবের মধ্যে রয়েছে ১৬৭ প্রজাতির গাছ, ৪ প্রজাতির উভচর প্রাণী, ৬ প্রজাতির সরীসৃপ প্রাণী, ২০ প্রজাতির স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণী এবং ২৪৬ প্রজাতির পাখি। ১৯৭৪ সালের বন্যপ্রাণী আইনের অধীনে বাংলাদেশ সরকার ১৯৯৬ সালের ৭ই জুলাই এই উদ্যানটিকে জাতীয় উদ্যান হিসেবে ঘোষণা করে।{:} ) [1] => Array ( [name] => Natore Children Park [post_id] => 18004 [post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/natore-children-park/ [thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Children-Park2-300x225.jpg [post_content] =>

Natore Children Park is located at the Rajshahi-Bogra Highway, just opposite of Shankar Gobinda Chowdhury Stadium in Natore Sadar Upazila. This park consists of lot of elements. There is a big lake and a bridge over it. The big portion of the park is structured as children’s playground with several manual rides. And the small portion has animals made with clay for children attraction.

This park was established in the year 2003 by Advocate Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu, the then Deputy Minister of Land. The main reason behind building the park is to gather the general people of the locality for entertainment in various occasions. Also, because of not having available children playground, this was built to enhance their childhood, although people of all ages gather here every day.

Throughout the park, there are lots of seating arrangements. Usually every afternoon, people come here with their friends and family members to enjoy their leisure time. Also in any occasions, this park is being decorated for enlarging the tourist attraction.

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"Hala Boter Tall" is one of the legend place of the district.  Almost a half-acre of land across a wide range of very ancient banyan tree near Kulaghat, Lalmonirhat.

People says that, banyan tree is at least 130 years of age. The field of Eidgah under that tree is older than it. In Pakistan period (1951-5 to khristabde) Fakir Pir was brought from jaunopur by the local khati fakir for certain. Pir Sahib was sitting in the trees below. A well was dag For the People coming to the field for oju. Being lack of water Due to the difficulties oju, Pir (saint) Sahib told to give a vessel of water to the well. The lack of water was then removed and never happened. It was also less than the time before the end of the distribution concerns khicuri Pir saheb give cover of the Pipkins. According to his instructions to remove the lid a little after the start of the khicuri distribution. At the end of the distribution of the khicuri few neighboring villages’ people who didn’t come to hear is also possible to send them. Pir Sahib was to go, but the place of speech was considered to be a holy place to people, people see with special respect towards the banyan tree too. After Bangladesh won its independence it spared. Every Friday still a lot of people from different places come here to be seen Manat.

) [3] => Array ( [name] => Baldah Garden [post_id] => 7516 [post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/baldah-garden/ [thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Baldah-Garden1-300x240.jpg [post_content] => Baldah Garden is a botanical garden which spans 3.15 acres (1.27 ha) of land located at Wari in the old part of the city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It has a collection of 672 species of plants. The Baldah Garden is now managed as a satellite unit of the National Botanical Garden by the Department of Forestry. Baldah Garden is one of the oldest Botanical Gardens in Bangladesh. The garden is enriched with rare plant species collected from different parts of the world. Baldah Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens established in this part of Bengal. Narendra Narayan Roy Chaudhury, landlord of the Estate of Baldah, began creating it in 1909 and continued to add to it until his death in 1943. ) )