Lalbagh Fort is also known as Fort Aurangabad, which is the incomplete Mughal construction of the 17th century. It’s standing on the southwestern part of the bank of River Buriganaga of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The complex was started to construct in 1678 by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Azam Shah, the son of Aurangazeb. He was not able to complete the complex and hand over to his inheritor, Shayesta Khan, but he didn’t complete it during his period in Dhaka up to 1688, because there was his daughter, Pari Bibi’s tomb. Here is a nice video clip of the Lalbagh Fort:
What is the best time to go to Lalbagh Fort of Dhaka visit?
The foreign visitors have to consider the best time to travel Bangladesh, because some of the issues, such as weather can spoiled your tour due to various natural disasters like cyclone, flood etc. But, you must not be worried at all about it, because you have to avoid some months of the year to visit Dhaka city.
The greatest time of Dhaka tour is the winter season, which starts from November and lasts up to February. The time is usually the best to make a trip to Dhaka. The monsoons in this season are soothing and the average temperature of the season is 10° C - 30° C (50°F - 80°F). In addition, February is the best among the months of the year to visit Dhaka, Bangladesh.
How to go to Dhaka, Bangladesh Tour?
The central entrance in Dhaka, Bangladesh via a plane is the Shahjalal International Airport (previous name was the Zia International Airport), although Chittagong, Sylhet and Cox’s Bazaar also operate and receive international flights.
Indian travelers can go to Bangladesh by bus, train and air, because the country is surrounded the border of India with land ports in some points, such as Benapole of Jessore district, Bangla Hilly of Dinajpur district etc. There are some regular air conditioned buses on the route of Kolkata - Dhaka - Kolkata via the land port of Haridaspur/ Benapole. Some of Bangladeshi private buses of Green Line, Shohag and Shyamoli are being operated daily from Dhaka to Kolkata.
Moreover, the service of Maitree Express Train is running between Dhaka and Kolkata from April 2008. The train runs two times in a week. From Indian side departs on Saturday & returns during the next day and from the Bangladesh side runs every Saturday and it returns on the next day from Kolkata.
Where to Stay While Dhaka Visit?
At first you have to think about a right place to stay while you’re traveling to Dhaka, Bangladesh. You should not be worried about the best place to reside in Dhaka. Here are various types of hotels in Dhaka with lower to higher budgets; even you can stay in Dhaka hotels near airport. You will find hotels all over in Dhaka as well as in Bangladesh.
Most of the superior and best hotels of Bangladesh are Dhaka based. You can pick from an extensive range of Bangladesh hotels in Dhaka within your budget, such as Radisson Blue Hotel Dhaka, Pan Pacific Sonargaon and many more hotels and resorts.
The price range of these hotelsbetween USD150 to USD500 as they are titled 5 star hotels and luxury hotels in Dhaka. You also can rent your room in some corporation or government owned rest houses. There are numerous hotels that are privately owned like the hotel “Best Western La Vinci” or Hotel 71 with good service at the reasonable rates (USD 15-35/night).
One of the best mid-level category hotels is Hotel 71, which is a largely reviewed by huge tourists from overseas and domestic. The hotel 71 is situated almost at the hub of the city. You can visit most of the attractive places in Dhaka from Hotel 71 with short period of time and with the easy communications by rickshaws, auto-tempo etc. For example Hotel 71 is located 2 km distant of historical Ahsan Manjil and 3.7 km distant of Lalbagh Fort.
A Short History of Lalbagh Fort
The third son of Mughal emperor Aurangazeb, Prince Muhammad Azam, was started the construction work of Lalbagh Fort during his vice-royalty in Bengal in 1678. He resided for 15 months in Bengal and the fort was not completed when his father called him away. After his departure from Bengal, Shayesta Khan, was employed as the new administrator of Dhaka region.
In the year 1684, the daughter of Shayesta Khan, Pari Bibi, who died in the forte and he left the construction job of the fort thinking that the fort is unlucky. As a result, the dream of Muhamamd Azam remained incomplete and the popularity of Dhaka was lost when Shayesta Khan left Dhaka and the capital was moved to Murshidabad. At last, in 1844 the place got its name Lalbagh Fort instead of Aurangabad.
A Short Description of Lalbagh Fort
The Fort of Lalbagh is the combination of 3 buildings, such as the mosque, Pari Bibi’s tomb and the Diwani-i-Aam along with 2 gates and a part of the somewhat damaged defense wall. There is a great bastion in the corner’s defense wall of the southeast and north side contains stable, the utility buildings and administration block. Its western part has a beautiful roof-garden with a water reservoir and fountains.
There is a water tunnel with fountains that are connected with 3 buildings to each other. In Diwani-i-Aam included s one storied Hammam Khana (Bath house) and there is a room in underground to supply boiled water, which is found from the recent excavation of the Fort.
Visiting Hours and Entry Fees of Lalbagh Fort
Season: October to March- Tuesday-Saturday, Open 9a.m.to 5p.m. and Monday to Sunday, Open 1.30p.m. to 5p.m.
Season: April to September - Tuesday-Saturday, Open 10a.m. to 6p.m. and Monday to Sunday, Open 1.30p.m. to 5p.m.
Interval times are for Friday’s Jumma Prayer from 12:30 pm to 2 pm. Weekly holiday is Sunday along with Eid holidays.
Entry Fees: for the local people: BDT20, Tourists of the SAARC countries: BDT100 and other Foreigners: BDT200
So, if you want to see the historical Mughal construction of the Lalbagh Fort, which is the greatest heritage site of the Mughal capital Dhaka, Bangladesh with many other attractive spots, such as Dhakeshwari Temple, Ahsan Manjil, the Parliament House, Panam City, etc, you must visit Dhaka. Moreover, you can contact with us for further information regarding any topics that relate your Bangladesh tour, like hotel info, English speaking Dhaka Guide, information of other beautiful places in Bangladesh, etc.
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