The name of the place "Sonargaon Museum" In Bangladesh

How are you all? I hope everyone is well. Alhamdulillah I am fine too. Today I will be taking part in a beautiful contest of the Steem Sri Lanka community. @damithudaya Sir organizing such a beautiful event.

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Today I will mention one of the historical places in our country for this competition, the "Sonargaon Folk and Crafts" Museum. Sonargaon is located in Narayanganj, Bangladesh and was a primary administrative center of East Bengal under the Muslim rulers of Bengal. Its distance from the capital of Bangladesh "Dhaka" is about 25 kilometers. However, Sonargaon is one of the ancient capitals of the historical region of Bengal. This Sonargaon was the center of Muslim trade in Bengal with a large population of weavers and artisans. According to ancient Greek and Roman accounts, it was a trading center that has been identified with archaeological ruins.

During the reign of Isha Khar, the name of this capital was Sonargaon. However, earlier the name of this village was Subarnagram, during the reign of Isha Khar, he named it Sonargaon by the name of his wife Sonabibi.

There is a folk and crafts museum, the entry fee to this museum is only 50 taka per person this museum is open from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm and is closed on Thursdays.

Inside, known as Sardarbari (Landlord's House), the Shilpacharya Zainul Folk and Crafts Museum houses the ancient heritage furniture of Bengal.

Inside the museum, there are furniture of landlords, handicrafts of Bengal and daily life items, along with the environment of rural people, instruments, all copper and brass furniture, Dakdhol etc.

Entering through this gate is the Zamindar house which has been slightly renovated and has 2 large ponds in front and back of the house which adds to its beauty.

There are many shops inside and these shops have the culture of rural Bengal and some things that we still use, chairs or furniture made of bamboo or rattan.

Everything about the culture and traditions of rural Bengal is in this museum, Jamdani sarees were famous in our country and this Jamdani saree and Nakshi Kantha are still used in Bengal.

Also, swords, knives, and daggers, all the war tools of the landlords, are in this museum. These are a part of the country's wealth for us.

Since it is not far from our capital, it is quite convenient to go there. To go there, you have to take a bus from a place called Gulistan in Dhaka to a place called Morgapara, the bus fare is only 60 taka. From there, you have to take a rickshaw to the Folk and Crafts Museum and the rickshaw fare is 50 taka. It is easy to reach from anywhere, and since there is a huge car parking facility, private cars come here from far and wide. There are good food shops nearby.