Bangladesh
is Located in the north-eastern part of South Asia. The majestic
Himalayas stand some distance to the north, while in the south lays the
Bay of Bengal. There is West Bengal border on the west and in the east
lie the hilly and forested regions of Tripura, Mizoram (India) and
Myanmar. These picturesque geographical boundaries frame a low lying
plain of about 1,47,570 square kilometer criss-crossed by innumerable
rivers and streams. Mighty rivers are the Padma (Ganges), the
Brahmaputra (Jamuna) & the Meghna and the Karnafuli.
Bangladesh
offers many tourist attractions, including archaeological sites,
historical mosques and monuments, longest natural beach in the world,
picturesque landscape, hill forests and wildlife, rolling tea gardens
and tribes. Tourists
find the rich flora and fauna and colorful tribal life very enchanting.
Each part of the country offers distinctly different topography,
flavors and food. It is home to the Royal Bengal Tigers, freshwater pink
dolphins, historical temples made of red earth.
Some of the better known tourist attractions are: Srimangal, where miles of tea gardens are located, Mainamati, Mahasthangarh, Paharpur for archaeology, Rangamati, Kaptai and Cox's Bazar for sight seeing, and the Sundarbans for wild life and the greatest Mangrove forest of the world, and Foy's Lake for scenic beauty. To know more about the tourism of Bangladesh, please click here.
