Suhrawardi Park

Dhaka


Beginning near the Old High Court and stretching all the way to the National Museum, Suhrawardi Park covers an enormous area. This was once a racecourse, where both the Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence and the surrender of Pakistani occupation forces took place in 1971. At night the park turns into an open-air market.

A few unsavoury characters mean you should keep your wits about you at night around here.


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