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Beaches, hills, tea gardens and centuries of history. Find your next trip, then book the bus to get there.
DistrictSunamganj, SylhetSunamganjThe haor country of the north-east: vast seasonal wetlands under the Meghalaya hills, the clear Jadukata river, and the home of the mystic singers Hason Raja and Shah Abdul Karim.
ForestBagerhat, KhulnaSundarbans from MonglaThe world’s largest mangrove forest, home of the Bengal tiger: a short boat trip from Mongla to Karamjal, or a few days on a tour boat deep into the eastern Sundarbans.
Illustrative photoForestSatkhira, KhulnaSundarbans from MunshiganjThe quieter western edge of the Sundarbans, reached by boat from Munshiganj in Shyamnagar — mangrove creeks, a forest eco-tourism centre and village life on the forest’s doorstep.
DistrictSylhetSylhetSylhet, in Bangladesh's north-east, is known for its tea gardens, the Ratargul swamp forest and Jaflong on the Indian border, and for the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal.
HeritageRangpurTajhat PalaceA white marble-stepped zamindar palace of the early twentieth century on the edge of Rangpur, now home to the Rangpur Museum.
DistrictTangail, DhakaTangailA district on the Jamuna north-west of Dhaka, famous for its handwoven Tangail saris, Porabari’s chamcham, the Atia Mosque and the sal forest of Madhupur.
Lake & RiverSunamganj, SylhetTanguar HaorA vast protected wetland: stay on a houseboat in the monsoon, watch birds in winter.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverNilphamari, RangpurTeesta BarrageThe great barrage of the Teesta irrigation project, spanning the river between Dalia in Nilphamari and Doani in Lalmonirhat — a wide sweep of river, sandbanks and sky.
Illustrative photoHeritageHabiganj, SylhetTeliapara Liberation War MemorialA memorial in the Teliapara tea estate where senior Bengali officers met on 4 April 1971 to plan the Liberation War.- Illustrative photoForestBarguna, BarishalTengragiri (Fatrar Bon)A coastal mangrove forest and wildlife sanctuary on the Bay of Bengal, often called Fatrar Bon and sometimes the “second Sundarbans”.
Illustrative photoHeritageManikganj, DhakaTeota Zamindar BariAn old zamindar house near the Jamuna at Aricha, with a tall nine-spired temple, linked to the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam through his wife Pramila Devi.
Illustrative photoNaturePanchagarh, RangpurTetuliaA small border town on the Mahananda where, on clear autumn mornings, the snow peaks of Kanchenjunga appear on the northern horizon above tea gardens and river.
DistrictThakurgaon, RangpurThakurgaonA quiet farming district on the Tangon river near the Indian border, known for its Surjapuri mangoes, a centuries-old mango tree at Harinmari and the restored Balia Mosque.
Illustrative photoHeritageLalmonirhat, RangpurTin Bigha Corridor and DahagramA narrow strip of Indian land, leased to Bangladesh, that links the mainland to Dahagram–Angarpota — the country’s last enclave, on the banks of the Teesta.- Illustrative photoHeritageChapainawabganj, RajshahiTohakhanaA Mughal-era brick building beside a large pond, said to have been built by Shah Shuja, with a three-domed mosque and the tomb of the saint Shah Niamatullah nearby.
CityRajshahiUniversity of RajshahiA large, green campus founded in 1953, with tree-lined roads made for an evening walk.
Illustrative photoHeritageNatore, RajshahiUttara Gonobhaban (Dighapatia Rajbari)The palace of the Dighapatia rajas, later a governor’s house and now the government’s official residence in the north, with formal gardens and a museum open to visitors.
Illustrative photoHeritageRajshahiVarendra Research MuseumOne of the country's oldest museums, with sculpture and relics of ancient Bengal.
Illustrative photoHeritageBogura, RajshahiVasu BiharThe quiet brick ruins of Buddhist monasteries and a temple in the countryside north-west of Mahasthangarh, possibly the monastery a Chinese pilgrim described in the 7th century.
Illustrative photoHeritageNarsingdi, DhakaWari-BateshwarThe excavated remains of a fortified town more than two thousand years old, with walls, a moat and a paved road, among the oldest urban sites in Bangladesh.- Illustrative photoHeritageMymensinghZainul Abedin MuseumA museum of Zainul Abedin’s paintings and sketches in a riverside park on the Old Brahmaputra, where the great painter grew up.
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