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Illustrative photoLake & RiverLakshmipur, ChattogramMajuchowdhury HatLakshmipur’s river port on the Meghna, where ferries leave for Bhola, fishing boats land hilsa, and the wide river turns gold at sunset.
Illustrative photoNatureJhenaidah, KhulnaMallikpur Banyan TreeA single banyan tree that has spread into a small forest of aerial roots and trunks, often called one of the largest banyan trees in Asia.
DistrictManikganj, DhakaManikganjA green river district just west of Dhaka, where the Padma and the Jamuna meet, known for its old zamindar palaces, Hazari gur and the ferry ghats of Paturia and Aricha.
BeachCox's Bazar, ChattogramMarine DriveAbout 80 km of road between the hills and the sea, best by CNG or car.
Illustrative photoHeritageFaridpur, DhakaMathurapur DeulA tall, many-sided brick tower temple with terracotta decoration, rising alone over the fields of Madhukhali and protected as an archaeological monument.
Illustrative photoHeritageGopalganj, DhakaMausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur RahmanThe mausoleum complex at Tungipara where Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding president, is buried beside his parents, near the house where he was born.
Lake & RiverMunshiganj, DhakaMawaThe Padma riverside at the northern end of the Padma Bridge, famous for its fried-hilsa restaurants and wide views of the great river.
DistrictMeherpur, KhulnaMeherpurA small border district of mango groves and villages, and the birthplace of the Bangladesh government: the Provisional Government took its oath at Mujibnagar on 17 April 1971.
Illustrative photoHeritageKushtia, KhulnaMir Mosharraf Hossain’s BirthplaceThe village of Lahinipara, where the author of *Bishad Sindhu* was born in 1847, with a memorial to him at his family home.
Illustrative photoHeritageRajbari, DhakaMir Mosharraf Hossain’s Grave, PadamdiThe village of Padamdi, where the author of Bishad Sindhu spent his last years and lies buried, with a memorial to his life and work.
Illustrative photoHeritagePatuakhali, BarishalMisripara Buddhist TempleA Rakhine Buddhist temple in the village of Misripara near Kuakata, known for its very large statue of the seated Buddha.
Lake & RiverChattogramMohamaya LakeA lake between forested hills, popular for kayaking.
IslandBhola, BarishalMonpuraA green, remote island in the Meghna estuary, with mangrove plantations, spotted deer, fishing villages and wide views of sunrise and sunset over the river.
DistrictMoulvibazar, SylhetMoulvibazarBangladesh’s tea country: rolling gardens around Sreemangal and Kamalganj, the rainforest of Lawachara, the great wetland of Hakaluki and Manipuri and Khasi villages among the hills.
Illustrative photoLake & RiverFeni, ChattogramMuhuri ProjectA large irrigation dam and sluice gate near the mouth of the Feni river, with a wide reservoir, fishing and, in winter, flocks of migratory birds.
Illustrative photoHeritageMeherpur, KhulnaMujibnagar Memorial ComplexThe mango grove where the Provisional Government of Bangladesh was sworn in on 17 April 1971, now a memorial complex with a monument, sculptures and a map of the war.
Illustrative photoHeritageMymensinghMuktagachha Zamindar BariThe old seat of the Acharya Chowdhury zamindars, with its palace ruins and temples — and the town where monda was born.
DistrictMunshiganj, DhakaMunshiganjOld Bikrampur, the land of the Sena kings and of Atish Dipankar, between the Padma, the Meghna and the Dhaleshwari — with a Mughal fort, a 15th-century mosque and the hilsa of Mawa.
DistrictMymensinghMymensinghA green river town on the Old Brahmaputra, home to Shashi Lodge, the Zainul Abedin Museum and the zamindar houses of Muktagachha — and to Muktagachha’s famous monda.
NatureBandarban, ChattogramNafakhum WaterfallA broad waterfall on the Remakri stream deep in the Thanchi hills, reached by boat up the Sangu and a walk along the river.
DistrictNaogaon, RajshahiNaogaonThe rice bowl of the north-west, rich in Varendra heritage: Paharpur’s great monastery, the black-stone Kusumba Mosque, the Kaivarta pillar of Dibar Dighi and Tagore’s estate house at Patisar.
DistrictNarail, KhulnaNarailA quiet district on the Chitra river, home of the painter S. M. Sultan, whose riverside house is now a museum, and of the boat races and village life he painted.
DistrictNarayanganj, DhakaNarayanganjDhaka’s old river port on the Shitalakshya, once the heart of the jute trade, and home to Sonargaon, the medieval capital of Bengal with its Panam City, folk-art museum and Mughal river forts.
DistrictNarsingdi, DhakaNarsingdiA weaving and trading district on the Meghna, east of Dhaka, best known to travellers for Wari-Bateshwar, the remains of a fortified town more than two thousand years old.
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