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Beaches, hills, tea gardens and centuries of history. Find your next trip, then book the bus to get there.
Illustrative photoNatureMadaripur, DhakaCharmugriaAn old river-trading bazar near Madaripur town, known for the troops of monkeys that live among its houses and trees.
DistrictChattogramChattogramChattogram is Bangladesh's main port and second-largest city, and the gateway to the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Travellers come for business, for Patenga beach and as a stop on the way to the hills.
Lake & RiverKurigram, RangpurChilmari River PortThe old Brahmaputra port of Bhawaiya song, where boats leave for the chars and the far bank across one of the widest rivers in the country.
Illustrative photoHeritageChattogramChittagong War CemeteryA quiet, well-kept Commonwealth cemetery for soldiers of the Second World War.
Illustrative photoHeritageChapainawabganj, RajshahiChoto Sona MosqueA carved stone mosque from the Sultanate era, at the edge of the old capital Gaur.
DistrictChuadanga, KhulnaChuadangaA quiet, green border district on the Mathabhanga River, known for the old Carew & Co. works at Darshana, its date-palm gur and its role in the opening weeks of the 1971 war.
DistrictCox's Bazar, ChattogramCox's BazarCox's Bazar is home to one of the longest natural sea beaches in the world and is Bangladesh's busiest holiday destination. Buses are busiest around weekends and public holidays, so book early for those dates.
BeachCox's Bazar, ChattogramCox's Bazar Sea BeachOne of the longest natural beaches in the world. Laboni and Sugandha points are the busiest.
DistrictCumilla, ChattogramCumillaAn old town on the Gomti river, two to three hours from Dhaka, with the Buddhist ruins of Mainamati and Shalban Vihara on the Lalmai hills, a Second World War cemetery and the country’s most famous rosomalai.
HeritageDhakaCurzon HallA red-brick building from 1905 that blends European and Mughal styles.
Illustrative photoHeritageKhulnaDakshindihi Rabindra ComplexThe village home of Mrinalini Devi, Rabindranath Tagore’s wife, preserved as a small museum north of Khulna.
Illustrative photoHeritageChapainawabganj, RajshahiDarasbari Mosque and MadrasaThe roofless brick ruins of a 15th-century sultanate mosque and the excavated foundations of a great madrasa, in the fields of old Gaur near the border.
DistrictDhakaDhakaDhaka is Bangladesh's capital and largest city, and the hub of its intercity bus network. Long-distance coaches use terminals and counters across the city, including Gabtoli, Sayedabad and Mohakhali, so check your ticket for the exact drop-off point.
Illustrative photoHeritageDhakaDhakeshwari TempleThe national temple of Bangladesh, said to have given the city its name.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverKurigram, RangpurDharla RiversideThe Dharla flows right past Kurigram town; its bridge, embankments and sandbanks are where the town comes to walk, sit and watch the sunset.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverCumilla, ChattogramDharmasagarA huge old tank in the heart of Cumilla town, dug by a king of Tripura in the 15th century and now the town’s favourite place for an evening walk.
Illustrative photoHeritageNaogaon, RajshahiDibar DighiAn old pond with a tall granite pillar rising from its water, linked by tradition with the 11th-century Kaivarta revolt of Varendra.
DistrictDinajpur, RangpurDinajpurAn old district of rice fields and lychee orchards in the north-west, home to the Kantajew Temple — the finest terracotta temple in Bangladesh — the great Ramsagar tank and the ruins of the Dinajpur Rajbari.
Illustrative photoHeritageDinajpur, RangpurDinajpur RajbariThe weathered palace of the Dinajpur rajas, builders of Kantajew and Ramsagar, on the north-eastern edge of the town.
Illustrative photoNatureCox's Bazar, ChattogramDulahazara Safari ParkA forest safari park on the road to Cox's Bazar, good for a stop with children.
Lake & RiverBarishalDurga SagarOne of the largest old ponds in southern Bangladesh, dug in the time of the Chandradwip kings, with a wooded island in the middle and migratory birds in winter.
DistrictFaridpur, DhakaFaridpurA Padma river district south-west of Dhaka, home of the Palli Kabi Jasimuddin, with the tall Mathurapur Deul and an easy road from Dhaka over the Padma Bridge.
DistrictFeni, ChattogramFeniA busy crossroads on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway, between the Tripura hills and the Bay of Bengal, with the Muhuri Project reservoir, old tanks and buffalo-milk curd.- Illustrative photoLake & RiverChattogramFoy's LakeA lake among the hills, built in the 1920s, with boating and an amusement park.
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