--- title: "Dhaka: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/routes/rte_9EDXN8VRERA983Q05FD7QS59DB" updated: null --- # Dhaka: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Dhaka: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/routes/rte_9EDXN8VRERA983Q05FD7QS59DB) Self-guided route · generated from Wikivoyage # Dhaka: a self-guided walk Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Dhaka: 7 stops, about 1.2 km and 51 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go. 7 stops · 1.2 km · about 51 min on foot · [Wikivoyage source](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · fetched 2026-11-07 02:06:03 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go. 7 stops on the map. [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 1. ## Central Shaheed Minar A symbol of Bengali nationalism. This monument was built to commemorate the martyrs of the historic language movement of 1952. Thousands of people with floral wreaths and bouquets gather on 21 February annually, paying respect to the departed in a solemn atmosphere. The date was designated by the UN as International Mother Language Day due to the event. Celebrations begin at midnight. 23.72722, 90.39667 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.727222&mlon=90.396667#map=17/23.727222/90.396667) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_A18BRRNMNFAVS56F5CBPCXKPXA) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 2. ## Mausoleum of Three Leaders (তিন নেতার মাজার) Eternal resting place of great national leaders, Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque, Hossain Shahid Suhrawardy and Khaja Nazimuddin. All the three men served as Prime Minister of Bengal in British India. 23.72889, 90.39972 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.728889&mlon=90.399722#map=17/23.728889/90.399722) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_E3FY5H50A2H6Y3MWSYXVZRBZ7R) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 3. ## Shahbaz Khan Mosque and Dargah This mosque and tomb, constructed in 1679 by Haji khwaja Shahbaz, a rich merchant of Dhaka. 23.72930, 90.40057 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.7293&mlon=90.40057#map=17/23.7293/90.40057) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_E3FY5H50A2H6Y3MWSYXVZRBZ7R) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 4. ## Ramna Kali Mandir A thousand-year-old temple, dedicated to the goddess Kali. The temple was vandalized during the Pakistan war of 1971 and later reconstructed. 23.73120, 90.39950 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.7312&mlon=90.3995#map=17/23.7312/90.3995) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_41MPQ69WNEYMJFZ30SK7363M7E) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 5. ## Suhrawardi Udyan A race course of the British times, it has been converted into a park. It was the place where independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Raman delivered a historic oath of independence speech before the 1971 War, and where the Pakistani army surrendered a few months later. The Shadhinota Stambha monument, a 50-m-high tower of light composed of stacked glass panel, has been erected here. The Museum of Independence, an underground museum of Bangladesh independence, is below the tower. Suhrawardi Uddyan also houses the eternal flame to mark its significance. 23.73162, 90.39963 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.731619&mlon=90.399633#map=17/23.731619/90.399633) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_QT7XM1QQSBM7JVQK2Q31M6676E) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 6. ## Museum of Independence At the spot where Sheikh Mujibur Raman delivered a historic oath of independence speech before the 1971 War, and where the Pakistani army surrendered a few months later. The museum consists of a 50-m-high glass tower of light. The museum is underground and is centered round a fountain of falling water. The museum houses a large collection of photos of Bangladesh's War of Independence. It was inaugurated on 25 March 2015, the 45th anniversary of Bangladeshi independence. 23.73307, 90.39850 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.733066&mlon=90.3985#map=17/23.733066/90.3985) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_41MPQ69WNEYMJFZ30SK7363M7E) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 7. ## Greek Memorial A memorial of the Greeks of Dhaka built somewhere in the early 1900s. 23.73180, 90.39630 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.7318&mlon=90.3963#map=17/23.7318/90.3963) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka) · [place page](/place/plc_NEW31Q3TE0ACN5E2TB5C9XEPSS) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. ## Use this route [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Froutes%2Frte_9EDXN8VRERA983Q05FD7QS59DB) to add this route to a trip. Notes and the ordering come from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0; coordinates and map data from OpenStreetMap, ODbL. The route drawing is generated, not a guide's promise.