Lavish natural beauty and green opulence are its major pride. The splendor of the seas, beaches, rivers, hills, forests and wildlife entice even the most traveled of tourists.

In addition, a resplendent charm is offered by the varied historical, archaeological and cultural sites that stand as sentinels of a majestic past.

Moreover, the uniqueness of present-day Bangladesh with its friendly hospitable people, its tantalizing cuisine, its quaint local customs, wide array of delicately hand-crafted wares, its artistic and cultural happenings are an added bonus. The most noteworthy feature that underpins this extensive range of alluring attractions is the incredibly low cost of being a tourist here. The major tourist spots of Bangladesh are in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Bogra, Cox’s Bazar, Khulna, Comilla, Barisal and Sylhet.

There are many tourist packages that offer different kinds of sightseeing opportunities. You can get cheap deals on flights to Dhaka throughout the year, and once you are there, the cost of living is unbelievably low.

The city of Dhaka was founded in 1608 as the seat of the Mughal viceroys of Bengal and is known across the globe for centuries for its fine muslin (a very thin cloth). It has now grown into a bustling city of over 10 million people and serves as the nation’s capital.

It is known as the City of Mosques. Some of its outstanding ancient monuments are Lalbagh Fort (built in 1678 AD), Paribibi’s Tomb (1678 AD), Bara Katra, Hussaini Dalan, Star Mosque, Satgambuz Mosque (1680 AD) and Dhakeswari Temple.

The Central Shaheed Minar commemorates the martyrs of the historic language movement of 1952. Bahadur Shah Park guards the memorial for the heroes of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.

The National Museum houses an excellent collection of archaeological finds, sculptures and paintings.

Architectural trends, both traditional and contemporary, are reflected in Curzon Hall, High Court and new Supreme Court buildings, Gano Bhavan and Banga Bhavan, Parliament House, Baitul Mukarram Mosque (national mosque), and DIT (presently RAJUK) building.

The National Memorial at Savar, commemorating the martyrs of the liberation war of 1971, stands out with its own uniqueness.

Chittagong is the second largest city of Bangladesh and the busiest seaport in Bangladesh. Its green hills, forests and beaches attract holidaymakers.

Many of the heavy, medium and light industries are located here. These include jute, cotton, textile, automobile, fertilizer, engineering, chemicals, tobacco, timber and tannery industries. The country’s only steel mill and oil refinery are also located here.

Places of interest in and around Chittagong include Shahi Jame Mosque, Chandpura Mosque, Sitakunda Hindu and Buddhist temples, Foys Lake and so forth. The Shahi Jama-e-Masjid and Qadam Mubarak Mosque are two of the most impressive buildings in the city. It is also worth visiting the Ethnological Museum in the Modern City, which has interesting displays on Bangladesh’s tribal people. Cox’s Bazar is one of the major tourist attractions of Bangladesh.

The mesmerizing and longest unbroken beach, stretching about 120 km in the city and only 300 km away from the capital, attracts travelers across the globe.

The magnificent plethora of sights and sounds that can be experienced in Cox’s Bazar is simply fascinating and awe-inspiring.

Rangamati is the center of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which includes Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai Lake.

Rangamati is a favorite holiday resort because of its beautiful landscape, Kaptai lake, colorful tribes, its flora and fauna, the tribal museum in Chakma Raja, the hanging bridge, homespun textile products, ivory jewelry and the tribal men and women who fashion them.

For tourists the attractions of Rangamati are numerous, whether it is experiencing tribal life, fishing, speedboat cruising, water skiing, hiking, bathing or merely enjoying nature as it is.

Witnessing the plenty of waterfalls, panoramic hills and rivers, deep forest and wildlife in the Hill Tracts will be an ever-memorable experience for tourists.

Sylhet is known as “the land of two leaves and a bud” with its terraced tea gardens, rolling countryside, colorful Khasia and Manipuri tribes. Eye-catching orange groves and pineapple plantations, tropical jungles and exotic flora and fauna will attract you.

Sylhet tea is consumed across the world. The tea gardens in the area produce millions of kilograms of tea every year, mostly for export. The district is also known for its delicious pineapples and oranges.

Maulvi Bazar, Chaftak, Jaflong and Fenchuganj are some of the other interesting places to visit in Bangladesh. It is also known as the land of the famous Muslim saint Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA), the great torchbearer of Islam to this region.

Sylhet is also well known for its wide variety of exquisite handcrafted products made out of cane and bamboo. Sylhet is linked to Dhaka by rail, road and air.

Srimongol, one of the districts in Sylhet, is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh, having the main tea center in the country. For miles and miles in all directions, the visitor can see the tea gardens spreading like a green carpet over low lying land and sloping hills. A visit to a tea plantation in Sylhet, especially in Srimongol, is a memorable and everlasting experience.

Situated amidst splendid panorama, Tamabil is a border outpost on the Sylhet-Shilong Road, about 55 km away from Sylhet town. Besides enchanting views of the area, one can also catch a glimpse of rolling stones across the border from Tamabil.

Jaflong is a scenic spot nearby with tea gardens and beautiful rolling hills. Madhabkundu Waterfall is a three-hour drive located in the southeast of Sylhet and about three kilometers from Dakhinbagh Railway station, which attracts a large number of tourists from home and abroad every year.

Some may find wild elephants here. Other tourist attractions in the Sylhet area include Moulvibazar, Jaintiapur, and the Haripur gas field. The most attractive tourist spot in Comilla is Mainamati, about eight kilometers west of the town among the range of low hills known as the Mainamati-Lalmai ridge.

It is famous as an important center of Buddhist culture from the seventh to the 12th centuries; the buildings excavated here were made wholly of baked bricks. Nearby is a museum housing the finds excavated here, which include terracotta plaques, bronze statues, a bronze casket, coins, jewelry and stapes embossed with Buddhist inscriptions. Khulna, located about 320 km southwest of Dhaka, is the country’s third biggest city. It serves as the gateway to the port of Mongla and the Sundarbans.

A journey by paddle steamer from Dhaka to Khulna along the southern river system through the green countryside is an unforgettable experience. About 322 km from Khulna are the popular tourist attractions of Khan Jahan Ali’s 60-domed ancient mosque (1459 A.D.) and his mausoleum at Bagerhat.

In the south, spread over an area of about 6000 sq. km of deltaic swamps along the coastal belt of Khulna, is the Sundarbans, home of the Royal Bengal Tigers.

Sundarbans is a virgin forest, which until recently owed, nothing to human endeavor and yet nature has laid it out with as much care as a planned pleasure ground.

Here, land and water meet in many novel fashions. Wildlife presents many a spectacle.

You may come across a Royal Bengal Tiger swimming across the streams or crocodiles basking on the riverbanks. For the botanist, the lover of nature, the poet and the painter this land provides a variety of wonders for which they all crave. Rajshahi Division is situated in the northwest part of Bangladesh, which contains a large number of archaeological sites and locations. Rajshahi is famous for silk fabrics, mangoes and lichis. About 40 km away by road is Natore, an old seat of Maharajahs with a beautiful palace. Barishal city stands beside the Kirtonkhola river. The area is dissected by rivers. Here also lies the most important river port in the south.

Just 10 km outside Barisal at Madhobshah is the lake and bird sanctuary. Kuakata is a scenic beauty spot in the district of Patuakhali with a wide sandy beach — an ideal vantage point to watch the sunrise and set. Lots of boats and ships pass through this river.

The city is famous for sweets, coconuts, nuts, jute and so forth. Kuakata is in the Patuakhali district. One can go Kuakata from Barisal by bus, car or by boat.

The scenic beauty of Kuakata is very attractive. Every year thousands of tourists from home and abroad used to come to Kuakata, attracted just by its beauty. Relish the fascinating beauty of sunset and sunrise on the two corners of the same horizon of the Bay of Bengal.