100+ hidden gems of Bangladesh

Dhamrai Jagannath Roth

Dhamrai · Dhaka

A towering wooden chariot temple for the Hindu god Jagannath. Its yearly Roth Jatra festival draws thousands of people and is one of the biggest days for Bangladesh's Hindu community.

Directions to Dhamrai Jagannath Roth · Source: Wikipedia: Dhamrai Rathayatra

Baliati Zamindar Bari

Baliati, Saturia · Manikganj

The palace of the Baliati zamindars, landlords who once ruled a large area, in a quiet village west of Dhaka.

Directions to Baliati Zamindar Bari · Source: Wikipedia: Baliati Zamindari

Wari-Bateshwar ruins

Belabo · Narsingdi

One of the oldest town sites found in Bangladesh: a walled settlement with paved roads from the Iron Age, roughly 400 to 100 BCE, where punch-marked coins have been dug up.

Directions to Wari-Bateshwar ruins · Source: Wikipedia: Wari-Bateshwar ruins

Atia Mosque

On the Louhajang River · Tangail

A four-domed Mughal mosque from the 17th century on the east bank of the Louhajang River, protected by the Department of Archaeology.

Directions to Atia Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Atia Mosque

Mohera Zamindar Bari

Mirzapur · Tangail

A 19th-century zamindar palace, often called one of the best-kept estates of its kind in Bangladesh, with grand buildings and ponds.

Directions to Mohera Zamindar Bari · Source: Wikipedia: Mohera Zamindar Bari

Dhanbari Mosque

Dhanbari · Tangail

A three-domed Mughal-style mosque on the bank of a big pond, beside the old Dhanbari Nawab Manzil. Archaeologists think it dates from the time of Emperor Jahangir.

Directions to Dhanbari Mosque · Source: Banglapedia: Dhanbari Mosque

Madhupur National Park

Madhupur · Tangail

One of the oldest national parks in Bangladesh: a large sal forest north of Tangail.

Directions to Madhupur National Park · Source: Wikipedia: Madhupur National Park

Egarosindur

Pakundia, by the Brahmaputra · Kishoreganj

An old village on the Brahmaputra, mentioned in Emperor Akbar's chronicle, the Akbarnama, and remembered for a 16th-century battle.

Directions to Egarosindur · Source: Wikipedia: Egarosindur

Jangalbari Fort

Karimganj · Kishoreganj

The ruins of a fort linked by local tradition to Isa Khan, the 16th-century chief of the Bara-Bhuiyans. Old bricks and pottery around it suggest a much older settlement.

Directions to Jangalbari Fort · Source: Banglapedia: Jangalbari Fort

Sholakia Eidgah

Near Kishoreganj town · Kishoreganj

A huge Eid prayer ground on the Narsunda River, where the country's largest Eid ul-Fitr prayer is held. Quiet on other days; extremely crowded on Eid.

Directions to Sholakia Eidgah · Source: Wikipedia: Sholakia

Idrakpur Fort

Munshiganj town · Munshiganj

A round Mughal river fort from about 1660, said to have been built by Mir Jumla II to guard Dhaka and Narayanganj from river pirates.

Directions to Idrakpur Fort · Source: Wikipedia: Idrakpur Fort

Baba Adam's Mosque

Qadi Qasbah, Rampal · Munshiganj

A mosque built in 1483, during the Bengal Sultanate, next to the tomb of Baba Adam Shahid, a 15th-century preacher.

Directions to Baba Adam's Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Baba Adam's Mosque

Mathurapur Deul

Madhukhali · Faridpur

A tall, tower-shaped brick temple covered in terracotta, thought to date from the 16th or 17th century.

Directions to Mathurapur Deul · Source: Wikipedia: Mathurapur Deul

Pathrail Mosque

Bhanga · Faridpur

A historic mosque, also called the Majlis Aulia Mosque, a few kilometres off the Bhanga–Mawa highway.

Directions to Pathrail Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Pathrail Mosque

Tungipara

Tungipara town · Gopalganj

The home town of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh, in the green river country of the south.

Directions to Tungipara · Source: Wikipedia: Tungipara

Muktagachha Zamindar Bari

Muktagachha · Mymensingh

The old palace of the Muktagachha zamindars, who were made Rajas and then Maharajas under British rule.

Directions to Muktagachha Zamindar Bari · Source: Wikipedia: Muktagacha Zamindar Bari

Someshwari River

Durgapur, near Birishiri · Netrokona

A clear river that flows down from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya into Bangladesh. The A·chik (Garo) people call it Simsang.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Someshwari River · Source: Wikipedia: Someshwari River

Tribal Cultural Academy

Birisiri, Durgapur · Netrokona

An academy founded in 1977 to keep alive the cultures of the Garo, Hajong, Koch and other peoples of the north, with a museum, a library and a research section.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Tribal Cultural Academy · Source: Banglapedia: Tribal Cultural Academy

Susang Hills

Along the northern border · Netrokona

Low hills and hillocks at the foot of Meghalaya's Garo Hills, cut by valleys of rivers and streams that run down from India.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Susang Hills · Source: Banglapedia: Susang Hills

Madhutila Eco Park

Nalitabari · Sherpur

A green forest park in the hills of northern Sherpur, close to the Indian border.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Madhutila Eco Park · Source: Wikipedia: Madhutila Eco Park

Gazni

Jhenaigati · Sherpur

A recreation centre in Jhenaigati, the hilly upazila that touches Meghalaya, listed among Sherpur's tourist spots.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Gazni · Source: Banglapedia: Sherpur District

Garo Hills of Bakshiganj

Bakshiganj · Jamalpur

The edge of the Garo Hills reaches into Bakshiganj, the hilly corner of Jamalpur by the Meghalaya border, listed among the district's tourist spots.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Garo Hills of Bakshiganj · Source: Banglapedia: Jamalpur District

Narapara Fort

Sarishabari · Jamalpur

An old fort site in Sarishabari, listed among Jamalpur's historic tourist spots.

Directions to Narapara Fort · Source: Banglapedia: Jamalpur District

Chandranath Temple

Sitakunda · Chattogram

A Hindu pilgrimage temple on top of Chandranath Hill, about 310 metres up. The climb is steep but the views over the coast are wide.

Directions to Chandranath Temple · Source: Wikipedia: Chandranath Temple

Sitakunda Botanical Garden and Eco Park

Sitakunda · Chattogram

Bangladesh's first eco-park, on the forested hills of Sitakunda, with trails and streams.

Directions to Sitakunda Botanical Garden and Eco Park · Source: Wikipedia: Botanical Garden and Eco-Park, Sitakunda

Guliakhali Sea Beach

Muradpur, Sitakunda · Chattogram

A quiet beach about 5 km from Sitakunda town, far less visited than the beaches further south.

Directions to Guliakhali Sea Beach · Source: Wikipedia: Guliakhali Beach

Khoiyachora Waterfall

Mirsharai · Chattogram

One of the biggest waterfalls in the Mirsharai hills, with seven main steps. Reaching it means a walk up a stream bed: wear shoes with grip.

Directions to Khoiyachora Waterfall · Source: Wikipedia: Khoiyachora Waterfall

Mahamaya Lake

Durgapur, Mirsharai · Chattogram

One of Bangladesh's largest man-made lakes, made by an irrigation project opened in 2010, set among green hills.

Directions to Mahamaya Lake · Source: Wikipedia: Mahamaya Irrigation Project

Parki Beach

Anwara · Chattogram

A sandy beach where the Karnaphuli River meets the sea, about 20 km from Chattogram city: a quieter alternative to Patenga.

Directions to Parki Beach · Source: Wikipedia: Parki Beach

Sandwip Island

Off the Chattogram coast · Chattogram

A large island off the Chattogram coast, reached only by boat. Rural, flat and rarely visited by travellers.

Directions to Sandwip Island · Source: Wikipedia: Sandwip Island

Kutubdia Island

North of Cox's Bazar · Cox's Bazar

A flat coastal island best known for its lighthouse, a long way from the crowds of Cox's Bazar beach.

Directions to Kutubdia Island · Source: Wikipedia: Kutubdia Dwip

Rupban Mura

Kotbari, Mainamati · Cumilla

A hilltop Buddhist shrine of the Mainamati ruins, with the remains of an octagonal stupa. Its earliest building goes back to around the 6th century.

Directions to Rupban Mura · Source: Banglapedia: Rupban Mura

Ananda Vihara

Kotbari, Mainamati · Cumilla

The largest of the Mainamati monuments: a Buddhist monastery built around 700 CE by King Anandadeva, with the biggest old water tank in the area.

Directions to Ananda Vihara · Source: Banglapedia: Ananda Vihara

Kal Bhairab Temple

Medda · Brahmanbaria

A Hindu temple to Shiva famous for its giant statue of Kal Bhairab, about 28 feet tall. A statue of the goddess Kali stands beside it.

Directions to Kal Bhairab Temple · Source: Wikipedia: Kal Bhairab Temple, Brahmanbaria

Chandpur, home of hilsa

Chandpur town · Chandpur

A river town known across Bangladesh as the "Home of Hilsa", for the huge catch and trade of the country's favourite fish. Try it fresh in town.

Directions to Chandpur, home of hilsa · Source: Wikipedia: Chandpur District

Muhuri Project

Sonagazi · Feni

The country's second-largest irrigation scheme, with a closure dam where the Feni and Muhuri rivers meet: a wide open stretch of water.

Directions to Muhuri Project · Source: Wikipedia: Muhuri Project

Nijhum Dwip

Hatiya · Noakhali

A small, remote island belonging to Hatiya, once called Char Osmani and Golden Island. You reach it by boat.

Directions to Nijhum Dwip · Source: Wikipedia: Nijhum Dwip

Hatiya Island

Mouth of the Meghna · Noakhali

A big, crowded island at the mouth of the Meghna River, about 480 square km. It is often hit by cyclones, so check the weather before going.

Directions to Hatiya Island · Source: Wikipedia: Hatiya Island

Bajra Shahi Mosque

Bazra, Sonaimuri · Noakhali

An 18th-century mosque described as the most notable historic monument around Maijdee.

Directions to Bajra Shahi Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Bajra Shahi Mosque

Gandhi Ashram Trust

Jayag, Sonaimuri · Noakhali

A charity that has worked in Noakhali since 1946, following Mahatma Gandhi's ideas of village development.

Directions to Gandhi Ashram Trust · Source: Wikipedia: Gandhi Ashram Trust

Ratargul Swamp Forest

Gowainghat · Sylhet

A freshwater swamp forest on the Gowain River, one of the few in the world, explored by small boat.

Directions to Ratargul Swamp Forest · Source: Wikipedia: Ratargul Swamp Forest

Lalakhal

Jaintiapur · Sylhet

A river spot famous for its bright blue water.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Lalakhal · Source: Wikipedia: Lalakhal

Jaflong

Gowainghat · Sylhet

A hill-country spot right on the border with Meghalaya, known for its river stones and as a home of the Khasi people.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Jaflong · Source: Wikipedia: Jaflong

Khadimnagar National Park

Near Sylhet city · Sylhet

A hilly evergreen forest of about 680 hectares, ringed by tea estates, a short ride from Sylhet city.

Directions to Khadimnagar National Park · Source: Wikipedia: Khadimnagar National Park

Tanguar Haor

Dharmapasha and Tahirpur · Sunamganj

A vast wetland of about 100 square km, home to 46 villages and declared an Ecologically Critical Area in 1999. You explore it by boat.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Tanguar Haor · Source: Wikipedia: Tanguar Haor

Hakaluki Haor

Kulaura and Barlekha · Moulvibazar

One of the largest freshwater marshes in Asia and probably the largest in Bangladesh, by the Kushiara River.

Directions to Hakaluki Haor · Source: Wikipedia: Hakaluki Haor

Madhabkunda Waterfall

Barlekha · Moulvibazar

One of the highest waterfalls in Bangladesh, with forest, streams and an eco-park around it.

Directions to Madhabkunda Waterfall · Source: Wikipedia: Madhabkunda Waterfall

Lawachara National Park

Kamalganj · Moulvibazar

A rainforest reserve inside the West Bhanugach forest, with walking trails, close to Sreemangal.

Directions to Lawachara National Park · Source: Wikipedia: Lawachara National Park

Hum Hum Waterfall

Rajkandi forest, Kamalganj · Moulvibazar

A waterfall deep in the Rajkandi reserve forest, locally called Cheetah Falls. Go with a local guide.

Directions to Hum Hum Waterfall · Source: Wikipedia: Hum Hum Waterfall

Sreemangal tea gardens

Sreemangal · Moulvibazar

The "tea capital" of Bangladesh: rolling tea estates, plus rubber, pineapple and lemon farms.

Directions to Sreemangal tea gardens · Source: Wikipedia: Sreemangal Upazila

Satchari National Park

Chunarughat · Habiganj

A forest park made in 2005, named "seven streams" after the streams that run through it.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Satchari National Park · Source: Wikipedia: Satchari National Park

Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary

Chunarughat · Habiganj

One of the country's natural forests still in good shape: a dry evergreen sanctuary of about 1,800 hectares, set up in 1982.

Directions to Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary · Source: Wikipedia: Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary

Shankarpasha Shahi Mosque

Uchail, Habiganj Sadar · Habiganj

A single-domed mosque from the 1490s, in the reign of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah, also called the Uchail Mosque.

Directions to Shankarpasha Shahi Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid

Bagha Mosque

Bagha · Rajshahi

A well-kept old mosque inside a walled compound beside a large pond, about 40 km southeast of Rajshahi.

Directions to Bagha Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Bagha Mosque

Kusumba Mosque

Manda · Naogaon

A mosque finished in 1559 and a national heritage site, nicknamed "the black gem of Bangladesh".

Directions to Kusumba Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Kusumba Mosque

Paharpur Buddhist Vihara

Badalgachhi · Naogaon

Somapura Mahavihara, a vast Buddhist monastery and one of the most important archaeological sites in the region: a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Directions to Paharpur Buddhist Vihara · Source: Wikipedia: Somapura Mahavihara

Halud Vihara

Badalgachhi · Naogaon

Scattered ancient Buddhist mounds in a village between two rivers, about 15 km south of Paharpur. Much has been damaged, so go to see an unpolished, little-visited site.

Directions to Halud Vihara · Source: Banglapedia: Halud Vihara

Jagaddala Mahavihara

Dhamoirhat · Naogaon

The site of a Buddhist monastery and seat of learning founded by the later Pala kings, near the Indian border.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Jagaddala Mahavihara · Source: Wikipedia: Jagaddala Mahavihara

Dibar Dighi

Patnitala · Naogaon

A large old pond with an octagonal granite pillar, about 9 metres tall, standing in the middle of the water. It is linked to Dibyak, a Kaivarta chief who seized the Pala throne.

Directions to Dibar Dighi · Source: Banglapedia: Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta Stambha

Patisar Kuthibari

Atrai · Naogaon

Rabindranath Tagore's family estate office, which he first visited as a zamindar in 1891: a two-storey house by the Nagor River.

Directions to Patisar Kuthibari · Source: Banglapedia: Patisar

Mahasthangarh

Shibganj · Bogura

The earliest town site yet found in Bangladesh, the ancient city of Pundranagara, dated by an inscription to at least the 3rd century BCE.

Directions to Mahasthangarh · Source: Wikipedia: Mahasthangarh

Gokul Medh (Behula's chamber)

Gokul, 2 km from Mahasthangarh · Bogura

An excavated mound that local legend calls the bridal chamber of Behula and Lakhindar, from an old Bengali ballad. It was the base of a Buddhist shrine.

Directions to Gokul Medh (Behula's chamber) · Source: Wikipedia: Gokul Medh

Bhasu Vihara

Bihar village, Shibganj · Bogura

Two old Buddhist monasteries and a shrine, about 6 km west of Mahasthangarh, known locally as Narapatir Dhap.

Directions to Bhasu Vihara · Source: Banglapedia: Bhasu Vihara

Kherua Mosque

Sherpur · Bogura

An early Mughal mosque built in 1582, according to its inscription.

Directions to Kherua Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Kherua Mosque

Natore Rajbari

Natore town · Natore

The palace of the Rajshahi Raj family of zamindars, where the famous Rani Bhabani lived and expanded the estate.

Directions to Natore Rajbari · Source: Wikipedia: Natore Rajbari

Chalan Beel

Singra and nearby · Natore

The largest beel (wetland) in Bangladesh, about 368 square km of water in the rainy season, across four districts. Best by boat.

Directions to Chalan Beel · Source: Banglapedia: Chalan Beel

Rabindra Kachharibari

Shahzadpur · Sirajganj

The Tagore family's estate office, now the Rabindra Memorial Museum, where Rabindranath Tagore wrote many of his works.

Directions to Rabindra Kachharibari · Source: Wikipedia: Shahjadpur Kachharibari

Jamuna Bridge

Between Sirajganj and Tangail · Sirajganj

The 4.8 km bridge over the wide Jamuna, opened in 1998 and one of the longest in Bangladesh.

Directions to Jamuna Bridge · Source: Wikipedia: Jamuna Bridge

Jor Bangla Temple

2 km northeast of Pabna town · Pabna

An unusual temple shaped like two joined village huts with curved, thatch-style roofs.

Directions to Jor Bangla Temple · Source: Banglapedia: Jor Bangla Temple

Tarash Bhaban

Pabna town · Pabna

An 18th-century palace in the middle of Pabna, also called Tarash Rajbari.

Directions to Tarash Bhaban · Source: Wikipedia: Tarash Bhaban

Hardinge Bridge

Ishwardi · Pabna

A 1.8 km steel railway bridge over the Padma, built in British times and named after Viceroy Lord Hardinge.

Directions to Hardinge Bridge · Source: Wikipedia: Hardinge Bridge

Choto Sona Mosque

Gaur, Shibganj · Chapai Nawabganj

A 15th–16th-century stone mosque called "the gem of Gaur", in what was once a Bengal capital, near the Indian border.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Choto Sona Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Choto Sona Mosque

Darasbari Mosque and madrasa

Gaur, Shibganj · Chapai Nawabganj

The largest mosque in the Bangladesh part of Gaur, built in 1479 and now a roofless ruin, with an old madrasa across a pond.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Darasbari Mosque and madrasa · Source: Wikipedia: Darasbari Mosque

Tahkhana Complex

Firozpur, Gaur · Chapai Nawabganj

A Mughal "cool palace" on the bank of a big pond, with a three-domed mosque and a tomb beside it.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Tahkhana Complex · Source: Banglapedia: Tahkhana Complex

Khania Dighi Mosque

Gaur · Chapai Nawabganj

A single-domed brick mosque, also called Rajbibi Masjid, on the bank of Khania Dighi pond, restored by the Department of Archaeology.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Khania Dighi Mosque · Source: Banglapedia: Khania Dighi Mosque

Kotwali Darwaza

Gaur, at the India border · Chapai Nawabganj

The ruined southern gate of the old city of Gaur, named after the city's police chief, the kotwal. The border runs right beside it.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Kotwali Darwaza · Source: Wikipedia: Kotwali Gate

Kantajew Temple

Kantanagar · Dinajpur

An 18th-century Hindu temple to Krishna and Rukmini, built by Maharaja Pran Nath, begun in 1704.

Directions to Kantajew Temple · Source: Wikipedia: Kantajew Temple

Nayabad Mosque

Kaharole · Dinajpur

A mosque from 1793 by the Dhepa River. Locals say workers who came to build Kantajew Temple built it for themselves.

Directions to Nayabad Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Nayabad Mosque

Ramsagar

Tajpur, near Dinajpur · Dinajpur

A huge old reservoir, over a kilometre long, at the heart of a small national park.

Directions to Ramsagar · Source: Wikipedia: Ramsagar National Park

Dinajpur Rajbari

Dinajpur town · Dinajpur

The old palace of the Dinajpur Rajas.

Directions to Dinajpur Rajbari · Source: Wikipedia: Dinajpur Rajbari

Sitakot Vihara

Nawabganj · Dinajpur

The excavated remains of an ancient Buddhist monastery, from about the same time as Paharpur.

Directions to Sitakot Vihara · Source: Wikipedia: Sitakot Vihara

Tetulia

The northern tip of Bangladesh · Panchagarh

The country's northernmost corner, known for tea gardens and, on clear winter mornings, views of Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Tetulia · Source: Wikipedia: Tetulia Upazila

Banglabandha zero point

Tetulia · Panchagarh

The northernmost land port of Bangladesh, a trade link with India, Nepal and Bhutan. Visitors come to stand at the "zero point".

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Banglabandha zero point · Source: Wikipedia: Banglabandha

Bhitargarh

Amarkhana, Panchagarh Sadar · Panchagarh

The remains of an ancient fortified city from around the 5th century, the largest in Bangladesh at about 25 square km. Part of it lies across the border in India.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Bhitargarh · Source: Wikipedia: Bhitargarh

Balia Mosque

Choto Balia, Bhully · Thakurgaon

A traditional village mosque, also called the Jiner Mosque, about 4 km east of Bhully.

Directions to Balia Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Balia Mosque

Nilsagar

Gorgram, 14 km from Nilphamari · Nilphamari

A huge walled pond of about 21 hectares, with a Hindu temple on one bank and a dervish's shrine on the other.

Directions to Nilsagar · Source: Banglapedia: Nilsagar

Chini Mosque

Saidpur · Nilphamari

The Chini Mosque of Saidpur, also known as the Glass Mosque.

Directions to Chini Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Chini Mosque

Mithapukur Mosque

Mithapukur · Rangpur

A late Mughal mosque from the early 19th century, now listed by the Department of Archaeology.

Directions to Mithapukur Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Mithapukur Mosque

Nine Dome Mosque

Bagerhat, by Thakurdighi · Bagerhat

A 15th-century brick mosque with nine domes on the bank of Thakurdighi pond, part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat.

Directions to Nine Dome Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Nine Dome Mosque

Singair Mosque

Bagerhat · Bagerhat

A small single-domed brick mosque with terracotta decoration, part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat.

Directions to Singair Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Singair Mosque

Bibi Begni Mosque

Bagerhat · Bagerhat

A small mosque near Bagerhat town, listed as an archaeological site.

Directions to Bibi Begni Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Bibi Begni Mosque

Reza Khoda Mosque

Near Khan Jahan's tomb, Bagerhat · Bagerhat

The atmospheric ruins of a stone-pillared mosque beside Khan Jahan Ali's tomb, mostly fallen but still showing its old columns.

Directions to Reza Khoda Mosque · Source: Banglapedia: Reza Khoda Mosque

Kodla Math

Ayudha village, 10 km north of Bagerhat · Bagerhat

A rare tall, tower-like Hindu temple from the 17th century decorated with terracotta, also called the Ayudha Math.

Directions to Kodla Math · Source: Banglapedia: Kodla Matha

Sixty Dome Mosque

Bagerhat · Bagerhat

The largest Sultanate-era mosque in Bangladesh, built by Khan Jahan Ali, and the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Directions to Sixty Dome Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Sixty Dome Mosque

Dublar Char

Sundarbans · Bagerhat

An island in the Sundarbans where fishermen live for three to four months of the fishing season, and where the yearly Raas Mela fair is held. Go only with a licensed Sundarbans tour.

Directions to Dublar Char · Source: Wikipedia: Dublar Char

Tomb of Khan Jahan Ali

Bagerhat · Bagerhat

The tomb of Khan Jahan Ali, the 15th-century saint and ruler believed to have built the Mosque City of Bagerhat.

Directions to Tomb of Khan Jahan Ali · Source: Wikipedia: Khan Jahan Ali

Lalon Akhra

Cheuriya, 2 km from Kushtia railway station · Kushtia

The home and resting place of Lalon, the Baul mystic poet. Every year on his death anniversary, thousands of followers gather here for three days of songs.

Directions to Lalon Akhra · Source: Wikipedia: Lalon

Lalon Shah Bridge

Bheramara · Kushtia

A road bridge over the Padma between Ishwardi and Bheramara, the same two towns joined by the old Hardinge railway bridge.

Directions to Lalon Shah Bridge · Source: Wikipedia: Lalon Shah Bridge

Shilaidaha Kuthibari

Kumarkhali · Kushtia

The Tagore family's country house and estate office on the south bank of the Padma, closely linked to Rabindranath Tagore.

Directions to Shilaidaha Kuthibari · Source: Banglapedia: Shilaidaha Kuthibadi

Mujibnagar

Mujibnagar · Meherpur

The village where Bangladesh's first government was sworn in on 17 April 1971, during the Liberation War.

Near the India border: take particular care and stay in visitor areas.

Directions to Mujibnagar · Source: Wikipedia: Mujibnagar

Shailkupa Shahi Mosque

Shailkupa, on the Kumar River · Jhenaidah

A six-domed Sultanate mosque from about 1520, one of the most beautiful old buildings of southern Bengal.

Directions to Shailkupa Shahi Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Shailkupa Shahi Mosque

Galakata Mosque

Barobazar · Jhenaidah

A Sultanate-period mosque in Barobazar, 100 metres from the Jorbangla Mosque, part of the old mosque city of Mohammadabad.

Directions to Galakata Mosque · Source: Wikipedia: Galakata Mosque

Kuakata

The southern tip of Bangladesh · Patuakhali

An 18 km beach where you can watch both the sunrise and the sunset over the Bay of Bengal. Rakhine people have lived along this coast since the 1780s.

Directions to Kuakata · Source: Wikipedia: Kuakata

Sonar Char

Galachipa · Patuakhali

A remote coastal island where, as at Kuakata, you can watch both the sunrise and the sunset over the sea. Reached by boat.

Directions to Sonar Char · Source: Banglapedia: Patuakhali District

Kuakata dried fish village

7 km west of Kuakata beach · Patuakhali

A shutki palli, or dried-fish village, where fish from the bay are dried in the sun and sent all over Bangladesh.

Directions to Kuakata dried fish village · Source: Banglapedia: Patuakhali District

Kuakata Buddhist temple and Rakhine village

Kuakata · Patuakhali

A Buddhist temple with a statue of the Buddha, and a village of the Rakhine people, who settled along this coast in the 1780s.

Directions to Kuakata Buddhist temple and Rakhine village · Source: Banglapedia: Patuakhali District and Kuakata

Kazi Bari of A. K. Fazlul Huq

Bilbilas, Bauphal · Patuakhali

The paternal home of A. K. Fazlul Huq, "Sher-e-Bangla", the statesman who was Chief Minister of undivided Bengal from 1937 to 1943.

Directions to Kazi Bari of A. K. Fazlul Huq · Source: Banglapedia: Patuakhali District; Huq, AK Fazlul

Kamala Rani Dighi

Kalaiya, Bauphal · Patuakhali

A large old pond in Kalaiya, listed among the historic sights of Bauphal.

Directions to Kamala Rani Dighi · Source: Banglapedia: Patuakhali District

Tengragiri (Fatrar Ban)

Near Taltali · Barguna

A coastal wildlife sanctuary and eco park of about 4,000 hectares, known locally as Fatrar Ban.

Directions to Tengragiri (Fatrar Ban) · Source: Wikipedia: Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Bibichini Shahi Mosque

Betagi · Barguna

An old mosque in Betagi, one of Barguna's main tourist spots.

Directions to Bibichini Shahi Mosque · Source: Banglapedia: Barguna District

Taltali Buddhist temple and Buddhist Academy

Taltali · Barguna

A Buddhist temple and a Buddhist academy in Taltali, near the coast, listed among Barguna's tourist spots.

Directions to Taltali Buddhist temple and Buddhist Academy · Source: Banglapedia: Barguna District

Char Kukri Mukri

Char Fasson · Bhola

The southernmost island of Bhola district, with very few visitors. Getting there needs a boat.

Directions to Char Kukri Mukri · Source: Wikipedia: Kukri Mukri

Bir Sreshtho Mostafa Kamal Memorial Museum

Alinagar, Bhola Sadar · Bhola

A memorial museum to Mohammad Mostafa Kamal, a soldier born in Bhola in 1947 who was killed in the 1971 Liberation War and honoured as a Bir Sreshtho.

Directions to Bir Sreshtho Mostafa Kamal Memorial Museum · Source: Banglapedia: Kamal, Birsrestha Mohammad Mostafa

Manpura Island

Manpura · Bhola

An island upazila of Bhola, listed with Char Kukri Mukri among the district's tourist spots. Reached by boat.

Directions to Manpura Island · Source: Banglapedia: Bhola District

Chakhar Archaeological Museum

Chakhar, Banaripara · Barishal

A small archaeological museum in the village of Chakhar, listed among Barishal's tourist spots.

Directions to Chakhar Archaeological Museum · Source: Banglapedia: Barisal District

Gabkhan Channel

Between Jhalokati and Pirojpur · Jhalokati

An 18 km canal dug in 1918 under British rule to join the Sandha and Sugandha rivers: the country's only man-made navigation route.

Directions to Gabkhan Channel · Source: Wikipedia: Gabkhan Channel