Zinda Park
Oikotan Eco Resort
জিন্দা পার্ক
Inside of the park
TypeVacation Center
LocationDawudpur union, Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj District
Nearest cityPurbachal
Coordinates23°51′58″N 90°30′37″E / 23.8660423°N 90.5103741°E / 23.8660423; 90.5103741
Area33 acres (0.13 square kilometres)
Created1981 (1981)
Operated byAgrapathik Palli Samity (1981-1993, 2014-present)
RAJUK (1993-2014)
Visitors70-80 (as of 2018)
Websitezindapark.com

Zinda Park or Oikotan Eco Resort[1] is an amusement park and leisure center located in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. The area of the park is 33 acres.[2] The park is a tourist attraction of Narayanganj district.[3]

Location

Zinda Park is located in Daudpur Union, Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. The park is located along the Dhaka Bypass Expressway in the north-east corner of Purbachal, a new satellite town 37 km from the capital Dhaka. A small lake surrounds it to the north and east of the park.

History

"Agrapathik Palli Samity", formerly "Augnibina Students Forum",[4] started in 1980. The park was established in 1981 under the initiative of this organization.[5] The area of the park is 100 bighas, of which 60 bighas were provided by Tabarak Hossain Kusum. It was initially named Shantikanan, later renamed Zinda Park.[2] Work began with the establishment of a school and offices. Libraries, sanatoriums, mosques, etc. were gradually built.

In 1995, Rajuk acquired the Zinda Park area for its Purbachal project.[2] After that, there were several attempts at encroachment and resistance between Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and the natives. The matter is also taken into consideration. Eventually RAJUK put up a signboard reading Owned by RAJUK/Established and managed by 'Agrapathik Kalyan Samity',[2] Protests erupted on 27 February 2014 when the police tried to evict people from Zinda Park.[6] Zinda Park was then named "Rajuk Zinda Park". The same year Agrapathika Palli Samiti again acquired the park area and renamed it Zinda Park.[7]

Description

Zinda Park is situated over about 33 acres land. There are 20-25 thousand trees of about 250 species. The 25 percent of the park covers five reservoirs.[2] There are tree-houses, dunes, flower gardens and bridges over lakes. Besides, the samity also established several buildings on the park area including schools, mosques, libraries, cottages, offices, etc.[5][3]

References

  1. ↑ Rifat. "Visit Zinda Park Eco Resort Narayanganj for Family Day Out". Unb.com.bd. United News of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "পাঁচ কিশোরের উদ্যোগ বদলে দিল গ্রাম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "জিন্দা পার্ক". Rupganj Upazila database (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Nazmun Naher Shishir (31 January 2020). "Zinda Park: A community village". Tbsnews.net. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 "অবসরে ঘুরে আসুন জিন্দা পার্ক". Boishakhionline.com (in Bengali). Boishakhi Television. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "আন্দোলনে রক্ষা পেল জিন্দা পার্ক". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "ত্রিপক্ষীয় সমঝোতায় জিন্দা পার্ক এখন রাজউকের দখলে". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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