"Mini Bangladesh" with monuments and structures of the country's history and tradition has been set up on 13.5 acres of land on the Shaheed Zia Smriti Complex premises at Kalurghat area in the port city.

The theme park constructed by Concord Entertainment Company will give the visitors an opportunity to see most of the important monuments and structures as replicas and artificially created environments portraying lifestyles of the people, including different tribes and races.

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia inaugurated the theme park constructed at a cost of Tk 188 crore in three years on August 29.

The monuments in the park include Jatiya Smriti Saudha and Central Shaheed Minar, historical structures - Jatiya Sangsad, Ahsan Manjil, Mohasthangar, Paharpur Bouddha Bihar, Chhoto Sona Masjid of Rajshahi, Chhoto Kuthi, Boro Kuthi, Lalbagh Kella, Saint Nicolas Church, Kantazir Mandir of Dinajpur, Curzon Hall and the Supreme Court.

All replicas perfectly resemble the original structure or monument they represent.

The rides offered to the visitors include magic Swing, bumper Car, family coaster, bumper boat, pedal boat and the monorail.

Besides, there are setup models of traditional village, tribal village, library, information centre and restaurant.

The traditional and tribal villages will offer a rural taste to visitors, particularly those from the urban areas. They will also create a scope for the new generations to be introduced to the lifestyle and the customs of rural people.

A mobile restaurant on an eye-catching 71-meter tower will help the visitors to enjoy the view of the Chittagong city. It has been set up on a 14-metre steel plate.

The restaurant along with the customers will move slowly and take 90 minutes to complete a single round centring the tower.

The park will remain open from 10:00am to 9:00pm everyday.

The price of ticket has been fixed at Tk 50 for an adult and Tk 25 for a child with three feet height while the children below that height will be allowed to enter the park free of cost.

A tight security arrangement has been made for the park where 125 staff and employees will man the gates and take care of the rides.

The park also has a huge parking lot with a capacity of 450 vehicles in front of the complex.

The park authorities have started working in a room inside the replica of Ahsan Manjil on the north of the complex. The replica also houses a library enriched with different types of books, including audio-visual system.

A 500-seat Darbar Hall has also been set up in the Lalbagh Fort to be rented out to hold functions.

AKM Moin Aziz, chief executive officer of Concord, said they constructed the park considering the financial condition of the visitors of all classes.

"People, who are not able to visit all over the Bangladesh to know about the historical monuments and structures, will have the opportunity to have a total idea and view of them making a single visit to this park," he added.

"No musical concert would be allowed here which might disturb the residents of the adjoining Chandgaon areas," he added.