Ramna Park, Public park in Ramna district, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ramna Park is a 68.50-acre public park in central Dhaka, with a lake of 8.76 acres at its core. Its lawns are crossed by walkways and shaded by tall trees with pale trunks; a bud-shaped water tower stands on the northern side, and paths are paved with red ceramic bricks. A children's play area and a cafe occupy one corner.
Mughal-era gardens were laid out at Ramna around 1610, but the area later turned to scrub. From 1825 British collector Charles Dawes cleared it and fenced part as a racecourse called Ramna Green. In 1908 R.L. Proudlock of Kew Botanical Gardens began landscaping the park, work that took 20 years and ended in 1928. It was formally inaugurated in 1949.
The park serves as the main gathering place for Bengali New Year celebrations, with traditional performances held beneath an ancient banyan tree each spring. These events draw visitors who come to experience how local communities mark this important cultural moment.
Five gates give entry from different sides, and walkways inside have been widened. Paths are surfaced with red ceramic bricks and bituminous carpet, with a wooden deck running around the re-excavated lake. A children's play area occupies one corner, and a cafe stands in the grounds.
The park holds 211 plant species, among them a baobab, an agar tree and a jacaranda listed among its rare trees. The lake covers 8.76 of the park's 68.50 acres, and a bud-shaped water tower on the northern side feeds irrigation pipes sunk deep beside the saplings.
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