The Shahid Zia Shishu Park () also known as Dhaka Shishu Park is one of the many children's amusement parks in Dhaka City along with many other privately operated entertainment parks and amusement centres in Dhaka.
It is located in the
Shahbag area of
Dhaka City in
Bangladesh
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The Bengali name 'Shishu Park' translates to 'Children's Park' in English. The Shishu Park is closed to visitors and the public at the moment, due to ongoing expansion, modernisation and renovation work, including a large underground car park, additional rides, etc.
Established in 1979 on of land, it is the first children's amusement park in independent Bangladesh.
[The Daily Star: Shishu Park rickety rides still in use]
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Ziaur Rahman
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with the aim of creating a "healthy recreational facility for children". It is now maintained by Dhaka South City Corporation as an inexpensive entertainment park for children since 1983.[
The many rides of the park include including a wheel train, a merry-go-round and a number of wheel-based rides. ]Bangladesh Air Force
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donated a fighter jet in 1992.[ The cheapest of all entertainment parks in Dhaka, charging a nominal fee of only BDT 10.00 for entry and 10.00 for each ride, it attracts over six thousand visitors a day. During the ]Eid-ul-Fitr
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holidays the number of visitors reaches up to three hundred and fifty thousand. The City Corporation earns about BDT 200 million annually from the park.[ The park is open Monday through Thursday and Saturday from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. On Fridays, it is open from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm.][
Renovation works are in schedule for the entire park due to some of the rides deteriorating in condition through time.][ The plan includes an expansion of the area to and adding multiple new rides besides reinstalling the old rides.][ At present, the Shishu Park is closed to visitors and the public due to ongoing modernisation and renovation work.]
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Parks in Dhaka
Amusement parks in Bangladesh
Memorials to Ziaur Rahman
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