Pages

▼

Bangladesh

 Bangladesh Tourism Video
  

Tourism in Bangladesh:

 Jaflong in Sylhet :

Jaflong is a natural tourist spot Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Gowainghat Upazila is located in Sylhet District and situated on the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is just below the ridge. Jaflong is famous for its stone collections and is home to the Khasi tribe.


Jaflong

 

The tourist attractions in the country.

Cox's Bazaar:

Cox's Bazaar is the longest natural unbroken sea beach in the world.

Bangladesh , Bengali: বাংলাদেশ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh) is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India and Burma and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. The capital (and largest city) is Dhaka, located in central Bangladesh. The official state language is Bengali.Bangladesh as a holiday making land exposes to many flamboyant facets. Its tourist attractions are many the historical mosques and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species.In the northern part, comprising the Rajshahi division, there are archaeological sites, including the temple city Puthia in Rajshahi; the largest and most ancient archaeological site, Mahasthangarh in Bogra; the single largest Buddhist monastery, Paharpur in Naogaon; the most ornamental terracota Hindu temple in Bangladesh Kantaji Temple, and many rajbaris or palaces of old zamindars. In the south-western part, mainly the Khulna Division, there is the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world with Royal Bengal Tiger and spotted deer. The historically and architecturally important sixty domed mosque in Bagerhat is a notable site. In the south-eastern part, which is the Chittagong division, there are mainly natural and hilly scenarios like Chittagong Hill Tracts, along with sandy sea beaches. The most notable beach is the longest unbroken sandy sea beach in the world in Cox's Bazaar. In the north-eastern part, Sylhet division, there is a green carpet of tea plants on small hillocks.Six Seasons is a functional team consisting of experienced individual in the beautiful country of Bangladesh whose main function is to promote domestic tourism to the local and foreign guests for both inbound and outbound tour packages.

 ENTRY FORMALITIES

VISAS AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS All foreign visitors to Bangladesh require a visa. Tourist visas are the easiest to obtain.Visa fees vary from nationality to nationality as Bangladesh practices a reciprocal fee system. The visa fee is same for both the Bangladeshi and foreign nationals.Tourist visas can be extended for up to 30 days. Here's a checklist for you to begin your travel smoothly: Passport photocopy Visa page photocopy Photocopy of the page containing your entry stamp One passport photo Visa fee (depends on nationality: UK US$65 for single entry, US$168 for multiple; US US$131 for single/multiple; Canada Tk3,300 for single or Tk6,600 for multiple) While it depends on the visa required, most require a letter from your employer and security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs. NGO visas require a work permit from the NGO bureau. Keep your original paperwork and make photocopies for processing.
Activities
  •     Pohela Boishakh: Bangla New Year [Bangla: বাংলা নববর্ষ Bangla Nôbobôrsho] or Pohela/Poyela Boishakh [পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh or পয়লা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh] marks the first day of the Bangla Calendar.
  •      Language Movement Day, commemorate protests and sacrifices to protect Bangla as a national language. Therefor 21st February is national holiday in Bangladesh.
  •      Ekushey Book Fair, Fair that take place throughout the February month.

  Unique places
  •     Cox's Bazar, Miles of golden sands, towering cliffs, surfing waves, rare conch shells, colorful pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes, delightful sea-food.Having the world's longest (120 kilometers.) beach sloping gently down to the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, Cox's Bazar is one of the most attractive tourist sport in the country.Besides, the longest sea-beach, Cox's Bazar and its adjoin areas have a lot of things to see and places deserve visit by the tourists: Himchari, Inani, Maheskhali, Ramu,Sonadia Island,The Aggameda Khyang.
  •      Kuakata, Kuakata is one of the rarest places which has the unique 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.
  •      Sundarbans, The Sundarbans delta, at the mouth of the Ganges river, is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spreading across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, with the Royal Bengal tiger being the most famous, but also including many birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes.
  •     St. Martin's Island, This small coral island about 10km (6mi) south-west of the southern tip of the mainland is a tropical cliché, with beaches fringed with coconut palms and bountiful marine life.
  •      Lawachara National Park, a tropical forest resident of tropical animals.
  •     Nafa-khum largest water fall of the country. Nijhum Dwip Nijhum Dweep located in the Bay of Bengal under the jurisdiction of the Noakhali District of Bangladesh, was designated in 2001 as the Nijhum Dweep National Park. The park is rich in plant and animal life, as well as being home to plentiful bird-life, while hosting numerous migratory birds.

 Religious
  •      Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal(Rh) Hazrat Shah Jalal was buried in Sylhet.The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal has become a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of devotees who come to the shrine in their droves from all over the country. Not far from the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal, is the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran, who is believed to be Hazrat Shah Jalal’s nephew.
  •      Mosque City of Bagerhat, The Mosque City of Bagerhat is a formerly lost city, located in the suburbs of Bagerhat city in Bagerhat District, in the Khulna Division .The historic city, listed by Forbes as one of the 15 lost cities of the world, has more than 50 Islamic monuments.
  •     Kantojiu Temple,buil in 1702, a nava-ratna (nine-spired) style hindu temple.
  •     Dhakeshwari Temple , built in 12th century, a hindu temple.
  •     Hoseni Dalan, a Shia shrine built in the 17th century.
Ancient Ruins
  •      Wari-Bateshwar ruins, built in 450 BC , 2500 years old ancient fort city Somapura Mahavihara,Somapura Mahavira (Great Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery situated in the Rajshahi District in the north of Bangladesh.Covering almost 27 acres of land,
  •     Somapura Mahavira is one of the largest monasteries south of the Himalayas. The design is considered to be greatly influenced by Buddhist architecture found in Java and Cambodia.
  •      Mainamati Mainamati an isolated ridge of low hills in the eastern margins of deltaic Bangladesh, about 8 km to the west of Comilla town is a very familiar name in BAngladesh's cultural heritage. A landmark of our ancient history, it represents a small mass of quasi-lateritic old alluvium.The ridge, set in the vast expanse of the fertile lower Meghna basin, extends for about 17 km north-south from Mainamati village on the Gumti River to Chandi Mura near the Lalmai railway station
 Middle Age
  •      Sonargaon,Sonargaon (Bengali: সোনারগাঁও; also transcribed as Sunārgāon was the administrative center of medieval Muslim rulers in East Bengal.
  •     Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort or Fort Aurangabad, an incomplete Mughal palace fortress at Dhaka on the river Buriganga in the southwestern part of the old city.The fort was considered to be a combination of three buildings (the mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the Diwan-i-Aam), two gateways and a portion of the partly damaged fortification wall.
  •      Ahsan Manzil, Ahsan Manzil was previously the official palace of the Dhaka Nawab family and is currently a museum preserving the culture and history of the area.Ahsan Manzil is considered to be one of the most noteworthy architectural monuments in Bangladesh.
  •      Bara Katra, Bara Katra an architectural relic of Dhaka city. It is situated to the south of Chawk Bazar close to the bank of the river buriganga.The Katra enclosed a quadrangular courtyard with 22 rooms on all of its four sides. British architecture Curzon Hall a hundered years old biritsh style town hall. Northbrook Hall a hundred and fifty years old Biritsh style town hall.
Modern
  •   Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, a 150 feet tall beautiful 7 isosceles triangular pyramid shaped structures built on the honour for who sacrificed their lives at Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
  •      Bangladesh National Museum Located in the suburb of Shahbag, in the city of Dhaka, is the biggest museum in Bangladesh. Its staggering collection of over eighty five thousand pieces are beautifully preserved.The massive four storey building is not only home to large exhibition halls, but to a conservatory laboratory, library, three auditoriums, photographic gallery, temporary exhibition hall and an audio-visual division.
  •      Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Building of Bangladesh, located in the capital Dhaka. It was created by architect Louis Kahn and is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world. It houses all parliamentary activities of Bangladesh.
  •      Shaheed Minar,Is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to commemorate those killed during the Language Movement demonstrations of 1952.All national, mourning, cultural and other activities occurred each year regarding 21 February is centered around the Shaheed Minar. 
  • Bhashani Novo Theatre

 Festivals

  •      Eid ul-Fitr Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan  
  •      Durga Puja Hindu festival to the goddess Durga  
  •      Eid-ul-Azha,Another islamic festival. 

Shopping

 Bangladesh is indeed a shoppers' paradise with a rich tradition in handicrafts at throw away prices. While muslin of ancient Dhaka has gone into history, other products such as contemporary paintings, wood works, shital pati , bamboo decoration pieces, cane and conch shell products, gold and silver ornament, cotton, silk, gold, silver, jute, reed, brassware, traditional dolls and leather goods also receive deep appreciation of the lovers of arts and crafts now and over the past centuries. In addition, Bangladesh is famous for pink pearl.Riffles Square, Jigatala Bashundhara City Mouchak Market New Market Pink City, Gulshan 2.

Hotels and restaurants
  •     Dhaka Hotel Ruposhi Bangla 5 star (former Pan Pacific Sonargaon and Intercontinental)
  •     Hotel Sheraton *****
  •     Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel Dhaka 5 star
  •     The Westin Dhaka *****
  •     Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort - 5 star
  •     Hotel Sarina ****
  •     BEST WESTERN La Vinci Hotel 3 star  Tropical Daisy ***  
  •     Babylon Gadren Service Apartments 3 star
  •     Hotel Sweet Dream 1 star
Chittagong
  •     The Peninsula Chittagong 4 star
  •     Well Park Residence 4 star
  •     Hotel Agrabad 4 star
  •     Asian SR Hotel 3 star
  •     Hotel Saint Martin
  •     Hotel Meridian
  •     Hotel Golden Inn
 Cox's Bazar
  •     Prasad Paradise *****
  •     Seagull Hotels Limited 5 star
  •     Hotel Sea Palace Limited 5 star
  •     Hotel Sayeman 2 star
  •     Hotel Coral Reef 3 star
  •     NITOL Bay Resort 3 star
  •     Uni Resort 3 star
  •     Motel Upal 3 star
  •     Hotel Silver Shine Pvt. Ltd 3 star
  •     Hotel S.K.International 1 star
  •     Hotel Holiday 1 star  

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJune 2, 2012 at 5:07 AM

    onek sundor idea, mone hosse vhalo hobe

    ReplyDelete