Cox's Bazar Sea Beach
Cox's Bazar · Beach
The sand here stretches for about 120 km. It is often counted among the longest natural beaches in…
November – March
Popular places to visit in Bangladesh
Popular places to visit in Bangladesh by division: Cox's Bazar, Sajek, Ratargul, Jaflong, Saint Martin's and more, each with its best time to go.
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Ratargul Swamp Forest
Sylhet · Forest
Ratargul is in Gowainghat upazila, on the Goyain river. It is one of the country's few freshwater…
July – October
Nilgiri
Bandarban · Hills
At about 2,200 feet above sea level, Nilgiri is Bandarban's best-known hilltop. Get there early in…
July – February
Kaptai Lake
Rangamati · Rivers and haors
Bangladesh has no bigger man-made lake than Kaptai. It came into being when the Karnaphuli river…
September – February
Lawachara National Park
Moulvibazar · Forest
This evergreen forest in Kamalganj is a key refuge for the endangered hoolock gibbon. At dawn…
October – March
Kuakata Beach
Patuakhali · Beach
The sands of Kuakata, in Kalapara upazila, run for about 18 km. The sun comes up out of the sea…
November – March
Tanguar Haor
Sunamganj · Rivers and haors
Tanguar Haor spreads across Tahirpur and nearby upazilas below the Meghalaya hills. It is the…
July – October
Saint Martin's Island
Cox's Bazar · Island
Saint Martin's is an island in the Bay of Bengal, south of Teknaf. It is the only coral island the…
December – January
Sajek Valley
Rangamati · Hills
Sajek Valley lies in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila, on a hill ridge about 1,800 feet high…
July – February
Jaflong
Sylhet · Rivers and haors
Jaflong is in Gowainghat, at the zero point of the Indian border. Here the Dawki river leaves the…
July – November
Bichanakandi
Sylhet · Rivers and haors
Bichanakandi is on the Rustompur border in Gowainghat. Here water from falls in the folds of the…
July – October
Inani Beach
Cox's Bazar · Beach
At Inani beach in Ukhiya, low tide exposes rows of dark rock on the sand with clear pools between…
November – March
Lalbagh Fort
Dhaka · History and heritage
Emperor Aurangzeb's son Prince Azam started this 17th-century Mughal fort, but it was never…
November – February
Ahsan Manzil
Dhaka · History and heritage
This palace was the home and estate office of Dhaka's Nawab family. The pink building stands on…
October – March
Sreemangal Tea Gardens
Moulvibazar · Tea gardens
Tea gardens cover the rolling hillocks around Sreemangal for mile after mile, and that has earned…
April – November
Mahasthangarh
Bogura · History and heritage
No older city has yet been found in Bangladesh; the history of Mahasthangarh goes back to at least…
November – February
Lalakhal and the Sari River
Sylhet · Rivers and haors
Lalakhal in Jaintiapur, Sylhet, shows two moods of the Sari River: monsoon flow beneath green…
June – February
Bholaganj Sada Pathor
Sylhet · Rivers and haors
Bholaganj Sada Pathor is a stony stretch of the Dhalai River in Companiganj, Sylhet. River water…
June – October
Panthumai Waterfall (Pangthumai)
Sylhet · Waterfall
From Panthumai village in West Jaflong, Gowainghat, visitors look across to a waterfall descending…
June – September
Madhabpur Lake
Moulvibazar · Rivers and haors
Madhabpur Lake lies among low hills inside the Patrokhola Tea Estate in Kamalganj. A walk beside…
November – February
Himchari Hills and Waterfall
Cox's Bazar · Waterfall
South of Cox's Bazar town beside Marine Drive, Himchari brings together forested slopes, Bay of…
June – February
Adinath Temple, Maheshkhali
Cox's Bazar · Places of worship
Adinath Temple stands on Mainak Hill on Maheshkhali Island off Cox's Bazar. The Hindu pilgrimage…
November – February
Wari-Bateshwar
Narsingdi · History and heritage
Traces found in the two villages of Wari and Bateshwar, in Belabo upazila, belong to a fortified…
November – February
Sitakot Vihara
Dinajpur · History and heritage
Sitakot Vihara in Nawabganj, Dinajpur, is the archaeological remains of an old Buddhist monastery…
November – February