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Places to visit in Dinajpur

Dinajpur is the district of lychees and fragrant Kataribhog rice. Visitors come from all over Bangladesh for the terracotta-covered Kantajew Temple and the vast Ramsagar lake.

8 to 9 hours from Dhaka by intercity train or bus, or fly to Saidpur and continue about an hour by road.

Getting there from Dhaka: bus, train, fares

Known for: Bedana lychee, Kataribhog rice, Chira (flattened rice), Papad

6 places to see

Kantajew Temple

Dinajpur · Places of worship

Kantajew Temple, built in the 18th century at Kantanagar in Kaharole upazila by the Dhepa river…

November – February

Ramsagar

Dinajpur · Rivers and haors

Raja Ramnath had the pond cut in the mid-18th century to end his subjects' want of water in a…

November – February

Dinajpur Rajbari

Dinajpur · History and heritage

The old palace of the Dinajpur royal family stands in the Rajbati area on the north-eastern edge…

November – February

Nayabad Mosque

Dinajpur · Places of worship

The mosque went up in the late 18th century in Nayabad village, beside the Dhepa river; Kantajew…

November – February

Singra National Park

Dinajpur · Forest

The Singra sal forest in Birganj upazila is one of the natural forests still standing on the…

November – March

Sitakot Vihara

Dinajpur · History and heritage

Sitakot Vihara in Nawabganj, Dinajpur, is the archaeological remains of an old Buddhist monastery…

November – February

Businesses, home food and products in Dinajpur district

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