Boi Bichitra

Dhaka


Dhaka's best bookstore (with seven outlets across the city) stocks a good range of Asian and international bestsellers. There's a good line of magazines and periodicals (we're talking GQ, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar here), as well as reference books and manuals. The Gulshan outlet also sells toys for kids and some choice stationery.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dhaka attractions

1. Gulshan Central Mosque

0.18 MILES

Gulshan's main mosque, this is a striking white example of 1960's futurism, with rocket-like minarets and a geometric prayer hall evoking the optimism of…

4. Zia Uddyan

2.87 MILES

Park near Bangladesh's National Assembly, home to the lakeside mausoleum of Zia Rahman, former prime minister of the country who was assassinated in 1981.

5. National Assembly Building

2.98 MILES

In 1963 the Pakistanis commissioned Louis Kahn, a world-renowned American architect, to design a regional capitol for East Pakistan. Due to the liberation…

6. Ramna Park

3.53 MILES

One of Dhaka's largest green areas – a great escape if the traffic is getting too much. The Mughals first set aside the area for recreation; the British…

7. National Museum

3.75 MILES

The excellent National Museum, sprawling over several floors, begins with the geological formation of Bangladesh, whisks you through a rundown of the…

8. Suhrawardi Park

3.81 MILES

Beginning near the Old High Court and stretching all the way to the National Museum, Suhrawardi Park covers an enormous area. This was once a racecourse,…