Sahid Zia Shishu Park

Location: Shahbag, Dhaka

Close Day: Sunday only
Visiting Hours:
Monday-Saturday 2pm-7pm during October-March
and
3pm-8pm during April-September;
Wednesday is only open for street children.
Entry Fee: tk.8/entrants and in addition on an average tk.6/ride.
Tel: 8623304

Establishment:

Only public sector children's amusement park in Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Established in 1979 on 15-acre (61,000 m2) of land
A profit making venture by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, the government-owned
tourism promotion agency in Bangladesh.
Maintained by Dhaka City Corporation as its only entertainment park since 1983

Rides & Customers:

The 12 rides of the park include including a toy train, a merry-go-round and a
number of wheel-based rides. Bangladesh Air Force donated a fighter jet in 1992.
The cheapest of all entertainment parks in Dhaka. It draws about 6,000 visitors a
day. During the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays the number of visitors reach up to 350 thousands.
The City Corporation earns about BDT 200 million annually from the park.

Maintenance & Development:

Due to lack of maintenance the rides have deteriorated in condition.

As of 2007, a City Corporation plan to revamp the park for BDT 9 billion waits for
approval of the Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development.
The plan includes an expansion of the area to 19 acres (77,000 m2) and adding 16
new rides besides reinstalling the old rides.