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Beaches, hills, tea gardens and centuries of history. Find your next trip, then book the bus to get there.
Illustrative photoNatureJashore, KhulnaGadkhali Flower FieldsBangladesh’s flower capital: village after village of tuberose, gladiolus, rose and marigold fields, and a dawn flower market that supplies much of the country.
DistrictGaibandha, RangpurGaibandhaA river district on the west bank of the Brahmaputra, known for its char villages, the Balasi ghat across from Bahadurabad, and its famous rosmonjuri sweet.
Illustrative photoHillsSherpur, MymensinghGajni Abokash KendraA hill resort park at the foot of the Garo Hills, with forested slopes, a lake, a watchtower and walking paths close to the border.
Illustrative photoHeritageNoakhali, ChattogramGandhi Ashram, JayagThe ashram at Jayag remembers Mahatma Gandhi’s 1946–47 peace mission in Noakhali, with a museum of photographs and records of his walk through the villages.
DistrictGazipur, DhakaGazipurDhaka’s busy northern neighbour, where the old Bhawal sal forest survives beside factories and research institutes — the easiest escape to green shade from the capital.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverRajbari, DhakaGoalanda and Daulatdia GhatThe historic river port near the meeting of the Padma and the Jamuna, once the terminus of the railway from Kolkata and still a busy ferry crossing.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverRajbari, DhakaGodar Bazar Padma RiverbankThe Padma riverbank at the edge of Rajbari town, where locals gather in the evening to watch the sun set over the wide river.
Illustrative photoHeritageBogura, RajshahiGokul Medh (Behula’s Bashor Ghor)A great terraced brick mound near Mahasthangarh, built of scores of earth-filled cells — and known to everyone as the bridal chamber of Behula and Lakhindar.
DistrictGopalganj, DhakaGopalganjA low-lying district of rivers, beels and canals on the Madhumati, known for Tungipara — birthplace and resting place of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — and for Orakandi, the centre of the Matua faith.- Illustrative photoHeritageJoypurhat, RajshahiGopinathpur TempleAn old Krishna temple in the village of Gopinathpur, the focus of one of the district’s biggest yearly fairs.
BeachChattogramGuliakhali Sea BeachA green, grassy shore cut by tidal channels — unlike any other beach in the country.
Illustrative photoHeritageBarishalGuthia MosqueA grand modern mosque complex in the village of Guthia, with domes, a tall minaret, a large pond and gardens, one of the best-known sights of the south.
DistrictHabiganj, SylhetHabiganjThe southern gateway to Sylhet: tea gardens and hill forests on the eastern border, wide haors in the west, and the forests of Satchari and Rema-Kalenga, home to gibbons and hornbills.
Illustrative photoHeritageNarayanganj, DhakaHajiganj FortA Mughal water fort on the bank of the Shitalakshya, built to guard the river route to Dhaka, with crenellated walls and a raised gun platform.
Illustrative photoHeritageChandpur, ChattogramHajiganj MosqueOne of the largest and best-known mosques in the region, richly decorated, in the busy market town of Hajiganj.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverMoulvibazar, SylhetHakaluki HaorThe largest haor in Bangladesh, a sea of water in the monsoon and a patchwork of beels full of migratory birds in winter.
Illustrative photoNatureMoulvibazar, SylhetHamham WaterfallA tall waterfall deep in the Rajkandi forest near the Tripura border, reached only by a long trek through streams and hill forest.
Lake & RiverPabna, RajshahiHardinge BridgeThe great steel railway bridge over the Padma at Paksey, opened in 1915, with the Lalon Shah road bridge beside it — the classic Padma view of north Bengal.
Illustrative photoForestBarguna, BarishalHaringhata ForestA coastal forest at the mouth of the Bishkhali and Baleshwar near Patharghata, with walkways through the trees and a quiet beach beyond.- Illustrative photoNatureThakurgaon, RangpurHarinmari Mango TreeA giant Surjapuri mango tree near the border at Harinmari, said to be around two centuries old, whose low branches spread over a vast circle of ground.
Illustrative photoHeritageSunamganj, SylhetHason Raja MuseumThe family home of the mystic poet Hason Raja in Sunamganj town, kept as a museum of his life, belongings and songs.
Illustrative photoHeritageSirajganj, RajshahiHatikumrul Navaratna TempleAn 18th-century brick temple with nine pinnacles, decorated with terracotta, standing in a village just off the busy Hatikumrul highway junction.
CityDhakaHatirjheelA lake with walkways, bridges and water taxis in the middle of the city.
Illustrative photoHeritageSylhetHazrat Shah Jalal's ShrineThe shrine of the 14th-century saint, Sylhet's most visited place. Dress modestly.
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