History tour · Dhaka
Bangladesh National Museum., Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Self-guided
- About 3 h
- Works in your browser
- By Rony Adhikery
- Opens instantly on your phone
- Apple Pay, Google Pay or card
- Start whenever you like, at your own pace
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- Length
- About 3 h
- Stops
- 3
- Route
- 7.3 km
- Starts at
- Gulshan 2
- Language
- Bengali
- Price
- A$3, one-off
About this tour
“Bangladesh National Museum.” is a self-guided walking tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh, made by Rony Adhikery. It takes about 3 hours, costs a one-off A$3 to unlock and runs in your phone’s browser with a live map, so you can start whenever you like. No app or account needed.
Bangladesh National Museum was originally established on 20 March 1913, albeit under another name (the Dhaka Museum), and formally inaugurated on 7 August 1913 by Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, first Baron Carmichael, the governor of Bengal. In July 1915 it was handed over to the Naib-Nazim of Dhaka.[4] Bangladesh National Museum was formed through the incorporation of Dhaka museum and it was made the national museum of Bangladesh on 17 November 1983. It is located at Shahbag, Dhaka.[
Where it starts
The tour starts at Gulshan 2 in Dhaka and covers about 7.3 km on foot. The map on your phone takes you there, then on from stop to stop.
What you’ll see
- Farmgate Bus Stop
- Bangladesh National Museum
What you get
- A live map that leads you from stop to stop
- Stories and photos at every stop, written by Rony Adhikery
- Freedom to pause, skip ahead or finish another day
- Nothing to install: it runs in your phone’s browser
