Travel in Bangladesh

Bangladesh
Country in Asia

Bangladesh is a country in South Asia.

Bangladesh has international border with India to the west, north, and east. There is a small border with Myanmar to the southeast. The Bay of Bengal is located in the south, where Sundarban forest and many other beaches are located. Bangladesh is home to much of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, covering an area of 6,000 square km in the southwest. The forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cox's Bazar, the world's longest uninterrupted beach, is located in the southeast. Kuakata Beach, from the same point, you can watch the sunset and sunrise, is located in the south end of the country.

Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet). Divisions are divided into 64 districts. District is divided into city or town and sub-districts. Dhaka is the largest city and Capital of Bangladesh.

Sompur Mahavihara in Paharpur of Naogaon district, is one of the best known Buddhist Viharas or monasteries in the Indian subcontinent. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. The mosque City of Bagerhat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in Bagerhat district. It has 360 mosques.

Total Area: 147,570 square km.
Currency: Taka (sign - ৳, code - BDT, short form - Tk).


The name of 10 most traveled cities in Bangladesh are given below.

* Bagerhat
     (Sundarban, Largest Mangrove Forest in the world)

* Bandarban
     (Hill Tracts - Hiking, Waterfalls, Lakes)

* Chattogram
     (Hill Tracts - Beaches, Hiking, Waterfalls, Lakes)

* Cox's Bazar
     (Longest sea beach in the world)

* Dhaka
     (Capital of Bangladesh)

* Khagrachari
     (Hill Tracts - Hiking, Waterfalls, Lakes)

* Moulvibazar
     (Tea Gardens, Waterfalls, Lakes)

* Patuakhali
     (Kuakata Beach - enjoy Sunrise and Sunset from the same beach)

* Rangamati
     (Hill Tracts - Hiking, Waterfalls, Lakes)

* Sylhet
     (Tea Gardens, Waterfalls, Lakes)



Districts in Bangladesh according to division are listed below with traveling information.

Dhaka Division

Dhaka is an administrative division and located in the center in Bangladesh.
Dhaka Division borders every other division in the country except Rangpur Division. It is bounded by Mymensingh Division to the north, Barisal Division to the south, Chittagong Division to the east and south-east, Sylhet Division to the north-east, and Rajshahi Division to the west and Khulna Divisions to the south-west.
Dhaka Division consists of 13 Districts. District are divided into city, subdistricts and Unions. Dhaka City in Dhaka District is the capital of Bangladesh.

Traveling information of the districts in Dhaka Division are listed below.

* Dhaka
* Faridpur
* Gazipur
* Gopalganj
* Kishoreganj
* Madaripur
* Manikganj
* Munshiganj
* Narayanganj
* Narsingdi
* Rajbari
* Shariatpur
* Tangail

Sylhet Division

Sylhet Division is the northeastern division of Bangladesh.
Sylhet Division is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, Chittagong division to the southwest and Dhaka division and Mymensingh division to the west.
Sylhet Division is divided into 4 districts. Sylhet city is the headquarter of the division

Traveling information of the districts in Sylhet Division are listed below.

* Habiganj
* Moulvibazar
* Sunamganj
* Sylhet

Chattogram Division

Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division is the largest southeastern division of Bangladesh.
Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest sea beach in the world.
Chattogram Division is divided into 11 districts. Chattogram city is its head quarter.

Traveling information of the districts in Chattogram Division are listed below.

* Bandarban
* Brahmanbaria
* Chandpur
* Chattogram
* Cumilla
* Cox's Bazar
* Feni
* Khagrachhari
* Lakshmipur
* Noakhali
* Rangamati

Barishal Division

Barisal Division, officially known as Barishal Division is located in the south-central part of Bangladesh.
Barishal Division is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west.
Barishal Division is subdivided into 6 districts. Districts are divided into 42 sub-districts and unions. Barishal city is its headquarter.
Barishal Division is home to Kuakata beach is the main tourist spot in the division. It is one of the two sea beaches in South Asia where both sunrise and sunset at sea can be seen.

Traveling information of the districts in Barishal Division are listed below.

* Barguna
* Barishal
* Bhola
* Jhalokati
* Patuakhali
* Pirojpur

Khulna Division

Khulna Division is the second largest division of Bangladesh. It is located southwest part of the country.
Khulna division borders to West Bengal State in India to the west, the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka division and the Barishal division to the east, and has a coastline on the Bay of Bengal to the south.
Khulna Division consists of 10 districts. Districts are subdivided into 59 sub-districts. Khulna City in Khulna district, is the headquarters and largest city in the division.
The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is in the southern part of the division. The city Bagethat is the UNISCO World Haritage site. Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore spent most of his life in Kushtia.

Traveling information of the districts in Khulna Division are listed below.

* Bagerhat
* Chuadanga
* Jashore
* Jhenaidah
* Khulna
* Kushtia
* Magura
* Meherpur
* Narail
* Satkhira

Rajshahi Division

Rajshahi Division is the division of Bangladesh is located center-west of the country.
Rajshahi borders to Khulna division to the south, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions to its east, Rangpur division to its north and West Bengal state of India to its west.
Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts. Districts are subdivided into city and sub-districts. Rajshahi district is the capital of the division.
The Division is home to Somapura Mahavihara in Paharpur, Naogaon is Buddhist monasteries was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

Traveling information of the districts in Rajshahi Division are listed below.

* Bogura
* Chapainawabganj
* Joypurhat
* Naogaon
* Natore
* Pabna
* Rajshahi
* Sirajganj

Rangpur Division

Rangpur Division is the division of Bangladesh is located northwest part of the country.
Rangpur borders to Rajshahi and Mymensingh division to the south. Indian state, West Bengal to the west, North and East.
Rangpur division consists of 8 districts. Districts are subdivided into city and sub-districts.

Traveling information of the districts in Rangpur Division are listed below.

* Dinajpur
* Gaibandha
* Kurigram
* Lalmonirhat
* Nilphamari
* Panchagarh
* Rangpur
* Thakurgaon

Mymensingh Division

Mymensingh Division is the division of Bangladesh is located north-center part of the country.
Mymensingh Division borders to Sylhet Division to the east. Dhaka Division to the south. Rajshahi and Rangpur to the west. India to the north.
Mymensingh division consisting of 4 districts. Mymensingh city is the heardquarter.

Traveling information of the districts in Mymensingh Division are listed below.

* Jamalpur
* Mymensingh
* Netrokona
* Sherpur

More About Bangladesh

Bangladesh is the second largest economy in South Asia after India. The country has surpassed India in terms of per capita income.
Bangladesh's large Muslim population makes it the third largest Muslim majority country in South Asia and the fourth largest in the world after Indonesia, Pakistan and India.
It hosts one of the world's largest refugee populations due to the Rohingya genocide.
BRAC, the world's largest international NGO, is based in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is gradually transforming into a green economy. Currently, it has the largest off-grid solar energy program in the world.

Information for Bangladeshi Citizens

The following posts are all written in Bengali. If you have already changed the language, switch back to the original language to view these posts.

* How to apply for new passport or renew passport

* List of Visa free countries for Bangladesh

* How to endorse-dollar in passport

* NOC format for visa

* What to do to get Indian visa

* What to do to get Nepali visa

* Different routes to travel from Dhaka to India

* Different routes to travel from Bangladesh to Nepal


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