Chandrima Uddan or Chandrima Udyan ( bn, চন্দ্রিমা উদ্যান; ''Chandrimā'' "moon" ''Udyān'' "park") is a park situated across the road of the

national parliament house Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House, ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন ''Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn'') is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhak ...

, in

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. The park is notable for being the place where the former Bangladeshi

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Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military Officer (armed forces), officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from Presidency of Ziaur Rahman, 1977 to 1981. He was Assassinat ...

was buried. It is connected to the road with a

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

which runs over the Crescent Lake (from which the park derives its original name). According to a 2014 ''Dhaka Tribune'' article, "Illegal establishments, drug addicts, hookers, muggers and petty criminals have robbed the park of most of its beauty."

Gallery

File:Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman (03).jpg, Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman in Chandrima Uddan. File:Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman (06).jpg, Mausoleum of

in Chandrima Uddan. File:Crescent Lake - Chandrima Uddan.jpg, Crescent Lake. File:Crescent Lake Bridge - Chandrima Uddan (02).jpg,

which runs over the Crescent Lake. File:জিয়াউর রহমানের সমাধি এর সামনের মসজিদ.jpg, Chandrima Uddan Mosque

References

Parks in Dhaka Tombs in Bangladesh {{Dhaka-geo-stub