Places to visit in Bangladesh

Find places to visit in Bangladesh by district, kind and month: beaches, hills, waterfalls, haors, tea gardens, heritage sites and lesser-known spots.

Nilgiri

Bandarban · Hills

At about 2,200 feet above sea level, Nilgiri is Bandarban's best-known hilltop. Get there early in…

July – February

Nafakhum Waterfall

Bandarban · Waterfall

Nafakhum is the spot in Thanchi where the Remakri stream crashes about 25 to 30 feet down from a…

October – February

Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Golden Temple)

Bandarban · Places of worship

This Theravada Buddhist temple stands on top of a hill at Balaghata, near Bandarban town. It is…

October – March

Titas River

Brahmanbaria · Rivers and haors

Adwaita Mallabarman's novel 'A River Called Titash' gave this river a lasting place in Bengali…

July – October

Hajiganj Historic Boro Mosque

Chandpur · Places of worship

This large mosque in the middle of Hajiganj bazar is one of the biggest in the country. A tall…

All year

Foy's Lake

Chattogram · City and parks

In 1924 a hill stream was dammed by the Assam Bengal Railway, and that is how this lake came…

October – March

Chandranath Hill and Temple

Chattogram · Hills

The Chandranath temple is an old Hindu pilgrimage site. It stands on top of Chandranath Hill at…

October – February

Khoiyachhora Waterfall

Chattogram · Waterfall

Khoiyachhora comes down the Mirsarai hills step by step. Its big tiers are usually counted as…

June – October

Shalban Vihara

Cumilla · History and heritage

Shalban Vihara at Mainamati is an ancient Buddhist monastery. It was built under the Deva…

October – March

Mainamati War Cemetery

Cumilla · History and heritage

More than 700 soldiers lie buried in this cemetery beside Cumilla Cantonment. They lost their…

October – March

Dharmasagar Dighi

Cumilla · City and parks

Dharmasagar sits right in the middle of Cumilla town and is very large. It is said to have been…

All year

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

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

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

Muhuri Project

Feni · Rivers and haors

This outing spot surrounds the dam and 40-gate regulator of the Muhuri irrigation project near the…

October – February

Alutila Cave

Khagrachhari · Hills

This natural cave lies under Alutila hill, right at the entrance to Khagrachhari town. It is about…

October – March

Nijhum Dwip

Noakhali · Island

Nijhum Dwip is a char that rose in the Meghna estuary south of Hatiya. It is now a national park…

November – March

Bajra Shahi Mosque

Noakhali · Places of worship

This mosque with three domes stands at Bajra in Sonaimuri upazila. Zamindar Amanullah built it in…

October – March

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

Sajek Valley

Rangamati · Hills

Sajek Valley lies in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila, on a hill ridge about 1,800 feet high…

July – February

Shuvolong Waterfall

Rangamati · Waterfall

In Barkal upazila, Shuvolong comes down a steep hillside right on the shore of Kaptai Lake. It is…

June – October

Rajban Vihara

Rangamati · Places of worship

Rajban Vihara, beside Kaptai Lake in Rangamati town, is a major pilgrimage site for the country's…

October – March

Satchhari National Park

Habiganj · Forest

This mixed evergreen forest lies in the Raghunandan hills of Chunarughat. Seven hill streams cross…

October – March

Lawachara National Park

Moulvibazar · Forest

This evergreen forest in Kamalganj is a key refuge for the endangered hoolock gibbon. At dawn…

October – March