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Beaches, hills, tea gardens and centuries of history. Find your next trip, then book the bus to get there.
Illustrative photoHeritageJashore, KhulnaSagardariThe village on the Kopotaksho river where the poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt was born; his family home is now a museum, and the Madhu Mela fills it every January.
HeritageNilphamari, RangpurSaidpur Railway TownA town built around one of the country’s oldest railway workshops, with British-era railway quarters, the shard-decorated Chini Mosque and a kebab-and-paratha food scene.
IslandCox's Bazar, ChattogramSaint Martin's IslandBangladesh's only coral island. Visits are limited and seasonal, so check the current rules first.
HillsRangamati, ChattogramSajek ValleyA ridge-top village high above a sea of clouds, on the border with Mizoram — Rangamati district, but reached by jeep from Khagrachhari.
Illustrative photoForestHabiganj, SylhetSatchari National ParkA compact, rich hill forest on the Dhaka–Sylhet road, with marked trails, a canopy watchtower, hoolock gibbons and a Tripura village inside.
DistrictSatkhira, KhulnaSatkhiraThe south-western corner of Bangladesh, on the Indian border: shrimp and crab country, early Himsagar mangoes, and the quieter western gateway to the Sundarbans at Munshiganj.
Illustrative photoHeritageRajshahiShah Makhdum's ShrineThe shrine of Hazrat Shah Makhdum Rupos, near the bank of the Padma.
Illustrative photoCityMadaripur, DhakaShakuni LakeThe large lake at the heart of Madaripur town, ringed by a walkway and the town’s offices, the favourite place for an evening stroll.
Illustrative photoHeritageCumilla, ChattogramShalban Vihara and MainamatiThe excavated ruins of an early medieval Buddhist monastery on the Lalmai–Mainamati ridge, with the Mainamati Museum next door.
DistrictShariatpur, DhakaShariatpurA district between the Padma and the Meghna, named after Haji Shariatullah, where the Padma Bridge comes ashore at Jajira.
Illustrative photoHeritageMymensinghShashi LodgeThe graceful zamindar palace of the Muktagachha maharajas in the heart of Mymensingh town, with its garden and marble fountain statue.
Illustrative photoDistrictSherpur, MymensinghSherpurA quiet district on the edge of the Garo Hills, with forested hills, lakes and eco-parks at Gajni and Madhutila, Garo and Hajong villages, and fragrant Tulsimala rice.- Illustrative photoHeritageKushtia, KhulnaShilaidaha KuthibariThe Tagore family’s estate house near the Padma, where Rabindranath lived and wrote for long spells; now a museum set in gardens.
NatureSunamganj, SylhetShimul BaganA huge planted grove of silk-cotton trees beside the Jadukata river that turns red in late winter, with the Meghalaya hills behind it.
Illustrative photoHeritageKishoreganj, DhakaSholakia EidgahA historic Eid ground on the Narasunda river in Kishoreganj town, known for one of the largest Eid congregations in the country.
Illustrative photoBeachBarguna, BarishalShubhosandhya BeachA long, quiet beach in Taltali facing the Bay of Bengal, lined with casuarina trees and known for its sunsets.
Illustrative photoNatureRangamati, ChattogramShuvolong WaterfallA waterfall dropping down a forested cliff straight into Kaptai Lake, reached by a boat ride between steep green hills.
DistrictSirajganj, RajshahiSirajganjThe gateway to the north on the west bank of the Jamuna, known for the Jamuna Bridge, Rabindranath Tagore’s Kachharibari at Shahzadpur and the handloom villages of Belkuchi and Enayetpur.
HeritageBagerhat, KhulnaSixty Dome MosqueThe great fifteenth-century brick mosque of Khan Jahan Ali, the largest of the Sultanate period in Bangladesh and the heart of the UNESCO-listed Mosque City of Bagerhat.
Illustrative photoHeritageNarayanganj, DhakaSonakanda FortA Mughal river fort on the east bank of the Shitalakshya, facing Hajiganj, known for its massive round gun platform.
HeritageNarayanganj, DhakaSonargaon Folk Art and Crafts MuseumThe museum of the Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation, set in an old zamindar mansion with lakes and gardens, a short ride from Panam City.
Tea GardensMoulvibazar, SylhetSreemangal tea gardensThe tea capital of Bangladesh: walk the estates and try the famous seven-layer tea.
HeritageDhakaStar MosqueA mosque covered in mosaic tiles patterned with stars.- Illustrative photoHeritagePabna, RajshahiSuchitra Sen’s HouseThe childhood home in Pabna town of Suchitra Sen, the great star of Bengali cinema, now kept as a memorial to her.
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