Kusumba Mosque
Naogaon · Places of worship
Kusumba Mosque in Manda upazila was built in the mid-16th century in the Bengal Sultanate style…
October – March
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.
- Dhaka
- Faridpur
- Gazipur
- Gopalganj
- Kishoreganj
- Madaripur
- Manikganj
- Munshiganj
- Narayanganj
- Narsingdi
- Rajbari
- Shariatpur
- Tangail
- Bandarban
- Brahmanbaria
- Chandpur
- Chattogram
- Cumilla
- Cox's Bazar
- Feni
- Khagrachhari
- Lakshmipur
- Noakhali
- Rangamati
- Habiganj
- Moulvibazar
- Sunamganj
- Sylhet
- Barguna
- Barishal
- Bhola
- Jhalokathi
- Patuakhali
- Pirojpur
- Bagerhat
- Chuadanga
- Jashore
- Jhenaidah
- Khulna
- Kushtia
- Magura
- Meherpur
- Narail
- Satkhira
- Bogura
- Joypurhat
- Naogaon
- Natore
- Chapainawabganj
- Pabna
- Rajshahi
- Sirajganj
- Dinajpur
- Gaibandha
- Kurigram
- Lalmonirhat
- Nilphamari
- Panchagarh
- Rangpur
- Thakurgaon
- Jamalpur
- Mymensingh
- Netrokona
- Sherpur
Dighapatia Palace (Uttara Ganabhaban)
Natore · History and heritage
The palace belonged to the rajas of Dighapatia. Today it is the official northern home of the head…
November – February
Natore Rajbari (Rani Bhabani's Palace)
Natore · History and heritage
Natore Rajbari, built up in the 18th century, is tied to the memory of Rani Bhabani, who ruled a…
November – February
Chhoto Sona Mosque
Chapainawabganj · Places of worship
Chhoto Sona Mosque stands in the old Gaur area of Shibganj; it was raised when Sultan Alauddin…
November – February
Hardinge Bridge, Paksey
Pabna · History and heritage
Trains still cross the red steel Hardinge Bridge, though it opened back in 1915. This stretch of…
October – March
Puthia Rajbari and Temple Complex
Rajshahi · History and heritage
At Puthia a palace shares its pond-ringed grounds with a cluster of old temples. The large Shiva…
November – February
Bagha Mosque
Rajshahi · Places of worship
The mosque is the work of Sultan Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah and dates from 1523. It stands at Bagha on…
October – March
Chalan Beel (Tarash side)
Sirajganj · Rivers and haors
Chalan Beel spreads over Sirajganj, Pabna and Natore together. It is the biggest beel in…
July – October
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
Balashi Ghat
Gaibandha · Rivers and haors
Balashi Ghat, beside the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, is the best-known river landing in Gaibandha. From…
October – March
Chilmari River Port
Kurigram · Rivers and haors
Chilmari port on the Brahmaputra is known all over Bengal through bhawaiya folk songs. From Ramna…
November – March
Tin Bigha Corridor and Dahagram-Angarpota
Lalmonirhat · Village life and culture
Dahagram-Angarpota is joined to the Bangladesh mainland by the Tin Bigha Corridor in Patgram…
November – February
Teesta Barrage
Lalmonirhat · Rivers and haors
The barrage spans the Teesta in Hatibandha upazila, at a place called Doani. The irrigation scheme…
October – March
Nilsagar
Nilphamari · Rivers and haors
Nilsagar is a very large old pond; local people also call it Birat Dighi or Binna Dighi. It lies…
November – February
Chini Mosque of Saidpur
Nilphamari · Places of worship
Founded in the 19th century in the Islambagh area of Saidpur town, this mosque is covered all over…
All year
Tetulia and Banglabandha Zero Point
Panchagarh · Rivers and haors
From the old dak bungalow at Tetulia the snow-covered peak of Kanchenjunga is visible, though not…
October – December
Tajhat Palace
Rangpur · History and heritage
Tajhat Palace, the best-known building in Rangpur, went up at the start of the 20th century. It…
October – March
Suryapuri Mango Tree of Baliadangi
Thakurgaon · Village life and culture
This Suryapuri mango tree covers about 2.5 bighas all by itself. It stands in Harinmari village of…
All year
Shashi Lodge
Mymensingh · History and heritage
This palace in the town of Mymensingh dates from the start of the 20th century. Maharaja…
October – March
Zainul Abedin Museum and the Brahmaputra Riverside
Mymensingh · City and parks
This museum keeps the paintings and sketches of the master painter Zainul Abedin, along with…
October – March
Bijoypur China Clay Hills
Netrokona · Hills
Small white hills ring the china clay quarries of Bijoypur, in Durgapur upazila. In places the…
October – March
Someshwari River
Netrokona · Rivers and haors
Upstream, the Someshwari lies in Meghalaya; it arrives from the Garo Hills there. It then runs…
November – March