Dhaka
Dhaka is more than just a city, it is a giant whirlpool that sucks in anything and anyone foolish enough to come within its furious grasp.
Dhaka is more than just a city, it is a giant whirlpool that sucks in anything and anyone foolish enough to come within its furious grasp.
Chittagong division contains some of the highlights of Bangladesh.
If Indiana Jones were a real man, then he’d be living in Rajshahi division.
If your idea of adventure is one of unexplored jungle swamps teeming with wildlife as deadly as it is beautiful, then you’ll love Khulna division.
The sticky city of Chittagong (the second-largest city in Bangladesh, with a population of around four million) is the country’s busiest port.
Rub your eyes and blink.
Sylhet is a strange kind of place.
Built on the northern bank of the Padma River, Rajshahi is a frantic and fun university town with enough colour and attractions to entertain for a few days.
Khulna, capital of the province, is a town on the frontier.
Unesco-protected Bagerhat, with its treasure-trove of historical monuments, will send a shiver of excitement down the spines of archaeology buffs.
A great day trip from Dhaka (about 23km) is an excursion to Sonargaon (sometimes known as Old Sonargaon), the country’s first capital.
Rangpur is the best of storybook-exotic Bangladesh, and a better introduction to the wonders of the entire subcontinent it would be hard to find.
Decidedly untypical of Bangladesh topography and culture, the 13,180 sq km of the Hill Tracts comprises a mass of hills, ravines and cliffs covered with dense jungle, bamboo, creepers and shrubs.
Welcome to beach life, Bangladeshi style.
Bogra, a sprawling town with a small heart, serves primarily as a base from which to explore two of the country’s most famous and impressive archaeological sites – Mahasthangarh and Paharpur.
At its core Mongla, 42km south of Khulna, is nothing more than a single, sandy street and it can be hard to believe that the town is actually a major port.
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