Tourism Development plan on Sonargaon in Bangladesh

An Overall Discussion in Brief

Course: Tourism Planning & Development

Group Members
Nuzhat Khan071107008 Shahidul Islam Rehana Akter 071107057

Introduction-The Golden Village of Bangladesh

Upazila in Narayanganj district in Dhaka division & the Ancient capital of Isa Khans 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 sharees 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: Its 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.