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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