Best traveling spot in Bangladesh

Travelling is kind of addiction to some people. People of all county love to travel. Generally a tourist always travels to those places where he/she can find peace, can get relaxed, can get close to people, can  know about culture & can have the glimpse of historical places.
Bangladesh  is one of the best countries in all over the world for travelling. This country has various places where people from foreign country can come and have the chance of a great experience of visiting monuments, historical buildings, archaeological sites, wild life sanctuaries, historical places, Mosques, Tombs, Monastery etc.

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Tourist attraction area

The Chittagong Hill Tracts 

Chittagong Hilltracts

This hill tracts is one of the most attraction spot in Chittagong. This hill tracts are about 60 km east of Chittagong and is an  idyllic place for a tour. The region comprises a mass of hills, ravines and cliffs covered with dense jungle, bamboo, creepers and shrubs. This tracts has four valleys which is formed by the Karnaphuli, Feni, Shangu and Matamuhur rivers.

Sea Beaches

Cox's Bazar Sea Beach

View of Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar is one of the most attraction spot for tourists and also it is the longest sea beaches not only in Bangladesh but also in all over the world.The climate of this place is very fine. The Bay of Bengal lies on the south of it. There are good arrangements for the stay of the tourists of different countries of the world.
Besides of longest beach there are also some places where tourists can visit. These places are Himchori, Ramu, Sonadia Island,  St. Martins Island, Teknaf etc.



Hotels:

There are many lavish hotels for tourists like Hotel Ocean Paradise, Seagull Hotel, Hotel Shaibal, Hotel Silver shine etc. 



Communication System:
There are direct bus from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar also air system is available. Again there  are water communication system also available.






Kuakata Sea Beach

Kuakata beach
Kuakata is one of the rarest place which has the beauty of offering the full view of the rising and setting of crimson sun in the water of the Bay of Bengal in a calm environment. It is 70 km from Patuakhali district and 320 km from Dhaka. Kuakata is truely a vigin beach, a sanctuary for migratory for winter birds, sandy beach of blue bay, a series of coconut trees, fishing, towering cliffs, surfing waves everything here touches every visitor's heart.



Parjatan facilities

Parjatan Holiday Homes at Kuakata is an ideal tourist resort having a number of facilities for the tourists.
  • Deluxe Motel 10 twins rooms 
  • Dormitory 30 beds
  • Restaurant 50 seating


Communication system
There exists road communication between Dhaka & Patuakhali districts. There is direct bus of BRTC from Dhaka to Kuakata via Barisal.  Again  Water and air system also exists. 

Archaeological sites

Bangladesh is a country considerably rich in archaeological wealth, especially of the medieval period both during the Muslim and pre-Muslim rules, though most of it is still unexplored and unknown. These historical sites reflects our cultures, our sacrifices, our strengths.

Lalbagh fort

Lalbaghfort
Dhaka is  the capital city of Bangladesh & also the city of Mughals. In hundred years of their vigorous rule successive Governors and princely Viceroys who ruled the province, adorned it with many noble monuments in the shape of magnificent places, mosques, tombs, fortifications and 'Katras' often surrounded with beautifully laid out gardens and pavilions. But among above the finest sof the mughal perod is the Aurangabad fort which is now known as Lalbagh fort. 

Lalbagh fort is situated at the south western part of the city. It encloses an area of  1082' by 800' and in addition to its graceful lofty gateways on south-east and north-east corners and a subsidiary small unpretentious gateway in north. it is also fortified with splendid  monuments, surrounded by attractive garden.




Sonargaon

View of Sonargaon
Sonargaon is one of the oldest capital of Bangladesh and it is 27 km. away from Dhaka. It waas the seat of Deva Dynasty until the 13th century. From then onward till the advent of the Mughals, Sonargaon was subsidiary capital of the Sultanate of Bengal. Tomb of Sultan Giasuddin, The shrins of Panjpirs and Shah Abdul Aila are still intact monumnets among the ancients.






Ahsan Manzil

Ahsan Manzil
Another ancient and attraction place for tourist is Ahsan Manzil. This is situated on the Bank of river Buriganga in Dhaka. The pink majestic Ahsan Manzil has been renovated and turn into a museum recently. It is the home of Nawab of Dhaka a silent spectator of various events. 

Today's renovated Ahsan Manzil a monument of immense historical beauty. It has 31 rooms with a huge dome atop which can be seen from miles around. It now has 23 galleries in 31 rooms displaying of traits, furniture and household articles and utensils used by the Nawab.



Mahasthangarh-The oldest archaeological site


Mahasthangarh
The oldest archaeological site of Bangladesh is on the western bank of river Karatoa 18 km. north of Bogra town beside Bogra-Rangpur Road. The spectacular site is an imposing landmark in the area having a fortified, oblong enclosure measuring 5000 ft. by 4500 ft.with an average height of 15 ft. from the surrounding paddy fields. In Mahasthangarh there is a museum where several antiques, gold ornaments, coin can be seen.






Paharpur- largest Buddhist seat of learning

Paharpur
Paharpur is in the 5 km west of Jamalganj in Rajshahi district where remains of the most important and the largest known monastery south of the Himalayas has been discovered. This 7th century archaeological site basically is a village which covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land. The entire establishment is based on a quadrangular court which is measures 900 ft. externally on each side & highly enclosure wall with 16 ft. thickness and and 12 to 15 ft is its height.

In 1956-57 a small museum  was created where terracotta plaques, images of different gods and goddesses, potteries, coins, inscriptions, ornamental bricks and other minor clay objects can be seen.


Mahasthangarh & Paharpur both are situated nearest town named Bogra. Mahasthangarh is 18 km. and Paharpur is 75 km. away from the town. Bogra is in Rajshahi district.  





Shatt-Gambad Mosque


Shatt-Gambad Mosque
In mid 15th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sundarbans near the sea coast of Bagerhat district by an obsecure saint-General, named Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earliest torch bearer of Islam in the south.

Khan Jahan adorned his city with lots of mosques, tanks, roads and various public buildings. But the most attraction place of Bagerhat is Shatt-Gambad Mosque. The mosque roofed over with 77 squat domes, including 7 chauchala or four-sided Pitched Bengali domes in the middle row. The vast prayer hall, although provided with 11arched doorways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation and light, presents a dark and sombre appearance inside. It is divided into 7 longitudinal aisles and 11 deep days by a forest of slender stone columns, from which springs rows of endless arches, supporting the domes.





Kantanagar Temple

Kanatanagr Temple
The most ornate among medieval temples of Bangladesh is the Kantanagar Temple near Dinajpur town, which was built in 1752 by Maharaja Pran Nath of Dinajpur. The temole is a 50' square three storied edifice rests on a slightly curved raised plinth of sandstone blocks, believed to have been quarried from the ruins of the ancient city of Bangarh near Gangharampur in West Bengal.

Unfortunately these ornate towers collapsed during an earthquake at the end of the 19th century. In spite of this, the monument rightly claims to be the finest extant example of its type in brick and terracotta, 
built by bengali artisans.

Tea estate

Sylhet

View of Sylhet 
Sylhet is the prime attraction for all tourists visiting Bangladesh. It can be also said tea estate. Its rich potentialities became easily attractive and the 18th century Englishmen made their fortune in tea plantation. Laying between the Khasia and the Jaintia hills on the north, and the Tripura hills on the south, Sylhet breaks the monotony of the flatness of this land by a multitude of terraced tea gardens, rolling countryside and the exotic flora and fauna.  Main tourist attraction places of sylhet are The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal, Haripur Gas-field, Tamabil- Jaflong, Temple of Sri Chaitannya Dev, Gour Gobinda Fort, Srimongol, 
Lawacherra Rain Forest etc.

Forest



The Sundarbans

View of Sundarban
The sundarbans also a very beautiful place for tour. This is lies in the south western part of Bangladesh. It is also named as Mangrove forest. It is one of the richest repository of biodiversity with 330 species of mangrove plants, 424 species of wildlifes including 315 species of birds. It is a natural habitat if spotted dear, crocodiles, wild boar, lizards, monkeys, pythons , kind cobras and of course kingly Royal Bengal Tiger.