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<p>Historical places and antiquities always attract people. This is like exploring something new in old vs. old in new. Visiting a historical site that takes us to bounce back into history for a certain period! Naturally, it gives us a different feeling of diversity, joy, pleasure, knowledge, and experience.</p>
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<p>Today, I will tell you about such a historical place enlisted in world heritage sites. It's 'Panam City,' also known as 'Panam Nagar' and 'Lost City' locally.</p>
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<p>Panam Nagar is one of the mesmerizing touristy places in Bangladesh. And is also one of the most thriving architecture in Bengal history.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Historic Panam Nagar is located in Sonargaon, Narayanganj district, which is 30km away from Tejgaon Bus stand in Dhaka city. It takes around 1-2 hours to reach Panam city from Dhaka, depending on the traffic.</p>
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<h2>First Off, Does A Visit At Panam City Worth It?</h2>
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<p>A massive part of Bengal History remains in this lost city. It has a great appeal in the minds of the visitors of all tastes, aptitudes, and temperaments. Mainly renowned for its magnificent architecture. The place is attracted by its immense beauty, the ruins of buildings, and the relics that date back to Bengal's era. So, visiting Panam Nagar is worth its gold weight for the traveler or history-buff who wants to experience the Bengal region's past visually.<br>Now it is included in World Heritage and become a great picnic spot for locals, students, and Tourist Spot for all visitors and travelers to enjoy the sunshine with ancient heritage.</p>
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<h2>Let’s See How Panam Nagar Was Built</h2>
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<p>During the reign of Aurangzeb of Delhi, Sonargaon was considered as the capital of East Bengal until it was declared as the capital of Bengal in Dhaka province in 1610 AD. The name Sonargaon is thought to have originated from East Subarnagram.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Many called Sonargaon as Panam, but little is known about how the name came to be.</p>
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<p>Here, the famous Muslin and cotton fabrics business flourished. The fame of the fine Muslin variety developed around Panam spread beyond the subcontinent to the west. Most of the houses in this city were built in the 19th century. A house has a nameplate of 1813 AD. There was a temple here as it was the residence of wealthy Hindu merchants—about 1400 families of Hindu and Muslim weavers in and around Panam city. Going further back, we got to know from Bengal History that a university was established in the 14th century, where the world's low-cost teachers came to study.</p>
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<p>During the Indo-Pakistani communal riots of 1965, this settlement of Hindu traders was targeted by looters. At that time, even the doors and windows were looted. Later on, in 1971, the war of liberation of Bangladesh, when the Hindu traders migrated to India. The bustling city became almost empty. The death of a living city began from then on, then never woke up again. The buildings that are missing from the city's residents are eroding due to negligence. After the Bangladesh war, people were officially allowed to live in the houses. The government leases these houses for 10 to 15 years and then renews them. Since then, Panam Nagar was significantly known as -‘Abandoned' or 'Lost City'- or 'The Lost Golden City'- leaving it today as a crumbling neighborhood of huge mansions slowly being reclaimed by nature. Later on, Bangladesh Govt. declared this place as a Tourist Spot.</p>
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<h2>A Tiny Trip Inside Of Panam Nagar!</h2>
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<p>Now let's have a look at what's inside of the magnificent Nagar. Once you reach there, get off the auto-rickshaw or car and walk past a small gate on the right-hand side. If you go a little further in front, you can see the ticket counter entering Panam Nagar. After buying the ticket, you will be tiptoed through the tulips of time the moment you enter. A perfect setting for making historical films! And when you see the fascinating architecture, you will get a taste of other eras' stories. In the blink of an eye, you have become entangled in the web of old Bengali history.</p>
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<h3>View Outside Of Param Nagar</h3>
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