Bangladesh

**Welcome to our Wiki on Bangladesh.** __Climates__ __Historical Site__ =__ Star Mosque: __= Star Mosque, a 19th establishment, is a very beautiful mosque in the city Armanitola, in the old part of Dhaka City. It’s a five dome mosque with hundreds of big and small twinkling stars as surface decorations. Seen from the front and from far it looks as if it were shining above the surface of the earth. The inside or the mosque is even more beautiful than the outside, with a lovely mosaic floor and excellent tiles with many floral patterns set on the walls, all in complete harmony.
 * =a hot, humid summer from March to June; a cool, rainy monsoon season from June to October; and a cool, dry winter from October to March =
 * **April is the warmest month in most parts of the country**
 * **January is the coldest month, when the average temperature for most of the country is 10°C**
 * **Winds in the winters are mostly from north and northwest**
 * **From March to May, violent thunderstorms, called northwesters by local English speakers, produce winds of up to sixty kilometers per hour**



**__Monument: __**

National Martyr’s Memorial is a monument located in Savar, a town close to Dhaka. Work on this monument was started immediately after independence in 1972 but it took 10 years to be completed. =__**Attraction:**__ = Dhaka is the Capital of Bangladesh. It sits on the north bank of the bustling Buriganga River. An attraction in the Old City is the area between the two main water transport terminals, Sadarghat and Badam Tole where the panorama of river life on the Buriganga is particularly fascinating. = = = = __**Currency: **__ The currency of Bangladesh is Taka. The exchange rate is, = = =__travel __= Flight 78 __77L__ More Information ||  || Houston Intercontinental (IAH) Doha (DOH) || ** 08:40pm ** - 28Mar, Wed **07:15pm** - 29Mar, Thu ||  ** Nonstop ** Coach 14hr 35min   || Flight 344 __333__ More Information ||  || Doha (DOH) Dhaka (DAC) || ** 09:10pm ** - 29Mar, Thu **05:40am** - 30Mar, Fri ||  ** Nonstop ** Coach 5hr 30min   || ||  || Flight 343 __332__ More Information ||   || Dhaka (DAC) Doha (DOH) || ** 04:05am ** - 04Apr, Wed **06:45am** - 04Apr, Wed ||  ** Nonstop ** Coach 5hr 40min   ||   || Flight 51 __77W__ More Information ||  || Doha (DOH) Washington Dulles (IAD) || ** 08:10am ** - 04Apr, Wed **03:20pm** - 04Apr, Wed ||  ** Nonstop ** Coach 14hr 10min   ||   || Flight 3469 __E70__ More Information ||  || Washington Dulles (IAD) Minneapolis (MSP) || ** 05:00pm ** - 04Apr, Wed **06:52pm** - 04Apr, Wed ||  ** Nonstop ** Coach 2hr 52min   ||   || =__lodging __= Lowest price $250 Lowest price $130 ‎866-539-0036‎ R**adisson Blu Water Garden Hotel Dhaka** =<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> = =<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">__ SPORTS __ = = = [|Cricket] is the most popular sport in Bangladesh, followed by [|football]. [|Kabaddi] is the national sport in Bangladesh. Cricket is a game which has a massive and passionate following in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has joined the elite group of countries eligible to play [|Test Cricket] since 2000. The [|Bangladesh national cricket team] goes by the nickname of the //Tigers// - after the [|Royal Bengal Tiger]. The people of Bangladesh enjoy watching live sports. Whenever there is a cricket or football match between popular local teams or international teams in any local stadium significant number of spectators gather to watch the match live. =__<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Foods __= Western food is available in all major hotels and most of the big restaurants in import cities. But local dishes are normally far better and more exotic. Curries of many kinds around, cooked with proper spices and hot curry powders, including Korma, Rezala, Bhoona and Masala Gosht, Chicken, mutton, beef, fish and prawns, Chicken Afghani, Chicken Baghdadi, Chicken Kashmiri, Chicken Tikka, boti kabab, shutli kabab and a variety of fish curries should be tried. Rice in the form of pulao, biriani-with rice and mutton or chicken and khichuri are available in any reasonable restaurant. Those who do not care for rice dishes can try mughlai parata, plain parata or naan, which go very well with curries. Seafood and sweet-water fish are available in most of the towns. Fish-lovers should not miss smoked hilsa, fresh bhetki and chingri.
 * Bangladesh Taka /BDT || [|US Dollar (USD)] || **0.0122** || 07/03/12 20:50 || Tables || Graphs || BDT USD rate  ||
 * Flight 4703 __ERJ__ More Information ||  || Minneapolis (MSP) Houston Intercontinental (IAH) || ** 04:34pm ** - 28Mar, Wed **07:31pm** - 28Mar, Wed ||  ** Nonstop ** Coach 2hr 57min   ||||   ||
 * |||||||||| ** Operated by EXPRESSJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS ** ||
 * || ** Qatar Airways **
 * || ** Qatar Airways **
 * |||| Flight Duration : 23hr 02min || Layover Time: 3hr 4min |||| Total Trip Time: 26hr 06min  ||   ||
 * || ** Qatar Airways **
 * || ** Qatar Airways **
 * || ** United Airlines **
 * |||||||||| ** Operated by SHUTTLE AMERICA DBA UNITED EXPRESS ** ||  ||
 * |||| Flight Duration : 22hr 42min || Layover Time: 3hr 5min |||| Total Trip Time: 25hr 47min  ||   ||
 * how much it costs 1538 dollars ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort**