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BANGLADESH Travel Guide

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Bangladesh is known as The People Republic of India located in south Asia and surrounded on all three sides by India, Myanmar .Dhaka is the capital and largest city of the country and the word Bangladesh is derived from the word Vanga. Bangladesh is a beautiful country with exotic beaches, hills, forests and other natural areas, coupled with modern facilities.

IMPORTANT PLACES TO BE VISITED:

  • DHAKA:Dhaka is the capital of the country and considered as the most powerful city in Bangladesh with many historic significant places around the city.The most important attractions of Dhaka are the Mughal fort complex Lalbagh, palace of Dhaka Nawab families Ahsan Manzil ,monuments remembering the brave warrior fights
  • SYLHET: Sylhet is the city of Hazrat Shah Jalal which is beautiful and the modern city that set in the banks of river Surma. It is the richest tourist attraction place in Bangladesh and other tourist destinations are Kean Bridge, Tamabil Jaflong, Sri Mahalakshmi temple in Joinpur, Sree Mangal, Lawacherra Rain Forest etc
  • RAJSHAHI: It is considered as the city of silk which produces silk all over the globe and where specialized silk fabrics are sold out.Barendra Museum is an important tourist destination which has many world famous collections
  • RANGAMATI : Rangamati sits on the bank of kaptai lake and also known for its blue and green waters along woodlands around the place.The main attraction of the place is hiking and golden statue of Buddha Dhatu Jadi

FEATURES OF BANGLADESH:

  • Bangladesh is also called as the playground of season because comparing to other country it has six seasons namely Grismo,Barsha,Sharat,Hemanto Sheet and Bashonto
  • The country is full of lush greenery and many waterways,Padma,Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile alluvial plains and it is travelled by boat
  • The country is officially known as the People’s Republic of Bangladesh means Country of Bengal in local language
  • On the southern coast is the mangrove forest shared by India which is home to royal Bengal Tiger and world’s largest river delta
  • Coxa Bazar the longest unbroken sea beach is located in the Bangladesh and Saka Haphong the highest peak with 1052 metre in south eastern region
  • Mahasthangarh is the oldest city in the country and the hilly region of north portion has many monuments which are similar to Europe
  • Muslim is the majority of the population occupied with more than 1000 people per square kilometre
  • Taka is the currency of the country and in Bengali it means currency and it’s a part of Indo European language country
  • Bangladesh is a tropical country located on the delta of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas
  • The residents of Bangladesh is known as Bangladeshi and more than half the population are ethnic groups called Bengalis and tribes inhabited in Chittagong Hill
  • Eighty eightypercent of the population are Sunni Muslims making the country a world’s largest Muslim countries and the remaining portions are Hindu, Buddhist ,Christians