Tourism in Bangladesh

Activities for tourists include angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, yachting, beachgoing and sea bathing.

[3] In the southwestern part, mainly the Khulna Division, there is the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world with the royal Bengal tiger and spotted deer.

In the northeastern part of the Sylhet division, there is a green carpet of tea plants on small hillocks.

Kaptai lake, the hanging bridge and Pablakhali reserve forest are some of the notable locations to visit in Rangamati.

Part of the seashore is built-up with concrete walls, and large blocks of stones have been laid to prevent erosion.

One can perceive of the country's architectural beauty, ethnic traditions and archaeological inheritance through having a glimpse of the heritage park.

Replicas of major structures of the country include Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (parliament building), National Memorial of Savar, Ahsan Manzil, Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, Paharpur Monastery, Kantajew Temple of Dinajpur, Lalbagh Fort and Sona Masjid.

This commemorative museum houses the late President Ziaur Rahman's mementos and personal belongings.

It is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya, overshadowed by subtropical mountains and rainforests.

For long the fort was considered to be a combination of three buildings (the mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the Diwan-i-Aam), with two gateways and a portion of the partly damaged fortification wall.

Ahsan Manzil is a wonderful ancient building, located on the bank of the river Buriganga, in old Dhaka at Kumartoli, Islampur area.

The Language Movement gained momentum, and after a long struggle, Bengali was given equal status with Urdu.

To commemorate the dead, the Shaheed Minar was designed and built by Hamidur Rahman, a Bangladeshi sculptor.

At present, all national, mourning, cultural and other activities held each year, regarding 21 February, have been centred around the Shaheed Minar.

Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban was used for the first time on 15 February 1982 as the venue for the eighth (last) session of the second parliament of Bangladesh.

In addition with that, in the Autumn, the skyline of this region includes Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain peak for a short span of time before Winter.

Therefore, Domestic tourist gathers from different parts of the country in autumn season (October- November) to see the views of the Himalayas and tea gardens.

Serially from top: Nawabganj National Park, Sura Mosque, Nayabad Mosque, Sitakot Vihara, Kantajew Temple Somapura Mahavihara in Paharpur, Badalgachhi Upazila, Naogaon District (25°1'51.83"N, 88°58'37.15"E) is among the best known Buddhist viharas in the Indian Subcontinent and is one of the most important archaeological sites in the country.

The village Mahasthan in Shibganj thana of Bogra District contains the remains of an ancient city which was called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapura in the territory of Pundravardhana.

[32][33][34] A limestone slab bearing six lines in Prakrit in Brahmi script, discovered in 1931, dates Mahasthangarh to at least the 3rd century BC.

The mosque is a richly decorated monument built of bricks with stone plinth, lintels and pillars.

As a mangrove forest, Gongamati, like the Sundarbans, offers some protection against tidal surges, however it too is threatened by logging and deforestation.

[38] Originally known as Khalifatabad and nicknamed the "mint town of the Bengal Sultanate",[39] the city was founded in the 15th century by the warrior saint Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan.

[40] The historic city has more than 50 Islamic monuments which have been found after removing the vegetation that had obscured them from view for many centuries.

The site has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 under criteria (iv), "as an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble which illustrates a significant stage in human history",[41] of which the Sixty Pillar Mosque (Shat Gombuj Masjid in Bengali), constructed with 60 pillars and 77 domes, is the most well known.

The vast majority of these creatures currently dwell in an area of land that is approximately 150,000 square kilometres (58,000 sq mi) in size.

The dhole, also called the Asiatic wild dog, is now endangered by habitat, prey-species loss, and human persecution.

Notable animal species that have disappeared from Bangladesh are the one- and two-horned rhinoceros, the gaur, the banteng, swamp deer, nilgai, Indian wolf, wild water buffalo, marsh crocodile and common peafowl.

Some of the other famous tourist beaches are: The islands of Bangladesh are scattered along the Bay of Bengal and the river mouth of the Padma.

While muslin of ancient Dhaka has gone into history, other products such as contemporary paintings, wood works, shital pati (mats that feel cool), bamboo decoration pieces, cane and conch shell products, gold and silver ornament, cotton, silk, gold, silver, jute, reed, brass ware, traditional dolls and leather goods also receive deep appreciation of the lovers of arts and crafts now and over the past centuries.