Tourism Development plan on Sonargaon in Bangladesh

An Overall Discussion in Brief

Course: Tourism Planning & Development

Group Members

• Nuzhat Khan-071107008

• Shahidul Islam-• Rehana Akter• 071107057

Introduction-The Golden Village of Bangladesh

• Upazila in Narayanganj district in Dhaka division & the

Ancient capital of Isa Khan’s kingdom in Bengal• Also called Panama & Shuvarnagram• Population of 261881 • Avg literacy rate of 33.1% (7+ years), and the national

avg of 32.4% literate

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• 29 km away from Dhaka • Local bus available• Has 11 Unions/Wards, 354 Mauzas/Mahallas,

and 473 villages

Existing Facilities & Attraction

• Old relics and architectural remains: • Tomb of Sultan Giasuddin Azam Shah• The single-domed mosque of Mograpara• Goladi Mosque• Tomb of Munna Shah Darwesh• Tomb of Ponakai Diwana, Panch Pir Dargh• The single-domed Square Mosque built by

Sultan Jalaluddin Fateh Shah.

Tourism Products• Panam Nagar-well protected by

making artificial canals all around. Its architectural beauty was developed during pre-Mughal periods during the British rule

• Neel-Kuthi -The English cultivate the NIL here. The main structure has almost been damaged

• Jainal Abedin Museum-We can find the Tomb of Sultan Ghiasuddin (1399-1409 A. D), the shrines of Panjpirs and Shah Abdul Alia and a beautiful mosque in Goaldi village.

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• Bangladesh Folk Art and Craft Museum-foremost attraction in the city as well as the whole area of the country. Amazing scenery, artificial lakes and ponds with stairway, incarnations of soldiers , statue of a bullock cart

• 2 museums: Lok Shilpa Jadughar and Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Jadughar

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• Jamdani sharee and Nokshikantha gallery

• Shopping centre named ‘Karupalli’ provides: ‘shitol pati’ from Sylhet , ‘dolls and caricature’ made by sponge wood from Magura, ‘silk sharee’s’ from Rajshahi , delicious village food named gurer zilapi, murali, binni khoi & shwandesh

• Langalbandh and Panchamighat :bathing places of the Hindus

Local community participation

Empowering the Poor through Federations

Preparation of Electoral Roll with Photographs (PERP)

Marketing strategies:

• Tourism Audit • Accommodation Profile • Attractions and Natural

Resources • Summary of Activities • SWOT Summary

Develop the destination with more attraction:

• Industry Initiatives for Sustainable Tourism

• Agents and Partnerships for change

• Governments should, at national level

• Governments should, at local level

• The tourism industry should• NGOs should:

Feasibility

• Environmental Feasibilty: It’s a less crowdy place than Dhaka city so people can often go there for mental peace and relaxation.

• Transport Feasibilty:• It can be easily reached by bus from

Dhaka.• Tourism Economic Impact :In case of

Sonargaon, the tourists spending is very small so it merely gets counted.