Points of interest in and around Dhaka



Sonargaon
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 29
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Narayanganj-12
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Archaeological, Natural Beauty, Folklore Museum.
Facilities: Hotel Facilities of Dhaka 8 Narayanganj may be used.
Moinamoti
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 96
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Comilla-8
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Archaeological, World War II Cemetry, Natural Beauty hillocks.
Facilities: Hotel Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Foy's Lake
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 249
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Chittagong-4
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Air, Rail.
Attraction: Natural Beauty of Artificial Lake and Hills.
Facilities: Hotel, Motel Facilities of Chittagong may be used.
Patenga
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 278
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Chittagong-14
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Air, Rail.
Attraction: Sea Beach.
Facilities: Hotel, Motel Facilities of Chittagong may be used.
Mahamuni
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 292
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Chittagong-28
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Air, Rail.
Attraction: Archaeological.
Facilities: Hotel, Motel Facilities of Chittagong may be used.
Kaptai
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 328
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Rangamati-40
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Hydro electric power station, Lake view speeding boat, Natural Beauty.
Facilities: Hotel, Rest House, Guided Tour.
Rangamati
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 340
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Rangamati-0
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Natural Beauty of Hilly Town, Tribal Folk life.
Facilities: Hotel, Motel, Rest House, Guided Tour.
Chandranath Temple
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 227
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Chittagong-37
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rail.
Attraction: Archaeological.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
World War II Cemetry
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 249
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Chittagong-0
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rail, Air.
Attraction: Cemetry of 700 soldiers and Hill Top Natural Beauty.
Facilities: Hotel, Motel, Rest House, and other Urban Facilities.
Cox's Bazar
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 415
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Cox's Bazar-0
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Air.
Attraction: World's longest Sea Beach, Miles of golden sands, surfing waves,
Buddhist temples and tribes, colorful pagodas,
Picturesque background of chains of hills covered wih deep forest.
Facilities: Hotel, Motel, Rest House, Recreation Facilities, Guided Tour.
Himchari
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 430
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Cox's Bazar-8
Transport: Taxi, Boat.
Attraction: Natural Beauty Folk Life.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Sylhet
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 290
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Sylhet-0
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rail, Air.
Attraction: Natural Beauty of Hills including Tea Garden.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Jaflong
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 214
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Sylhet-10
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rail, Air.
Attraction: Tea Garden, Rare beauty of rolling stones from Hills, Waterfalls.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Madhabkunda
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 214
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Moulvibazar-70
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rail.
Attraction: Natural Beauty, Water falls.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Mahastan Garth
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 246
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Bogra-11
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rail.
Attraction: Oldest archaeological site in Bangladesh of 3 B.C., A place of
sancity for Hindus.
Facilities: Tourist Motel, Guided Tour.
Paharpur
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 268
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Jaipurhat-17
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Archaeological.
Facilities: Tourist Motel, Guided Tour.
Palace of Natore
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 308
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Natore-0
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Archaeological.
Facilities: Tourist Motel, Hotel, Guided Tour.
Shait Gumbuj Mosque
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 370
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Bagerhat-0
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Archaeological.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Ramsagar
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 422
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Dinajpur-8
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Archaeological.
Facilities: Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Kuakata
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 394
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Patuakhali-75
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Steamer, Launch.
Attraction: Scenic beauty with sandy beach, opportunity of seeing both
the sunrise and sunset.
Facilities: Rest House, Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Hiron Point (Nilkamal), Sundarban
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 458
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Mongla-75
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Steamer, Launch.
Attraction: Scenic beauty of Sundarban the largest mangrove forest in the
World, Opportunity of seeing Royal Bengal Tiger,
Spotted Deer, Monkey, Corcodiles, varieties of Birds, etc.
Facilities: Rest House, Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Katka (Sundarban)
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 458
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Mongla-100
Transport: Bus, Taxi, Steamer, Launch.
Attraction: Scenic beauty with sandy beach, opportunity of seeing both the
 sunrise and sunset.
Facilities: Rest House, Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Mujibnagar
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 273
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Meherpur-7
Transport: Bus, Taxi.
Attraction: Oath taking place of the First Government of Bangladesh, Natural Beauty.
Facilities: Rest House, Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
St. Martin's Island
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 502
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Cox's Bazar-100
Transport: Steamer.
Attraction: Natural Beauty.
Facilities: Rest House, Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.
Kutubdia
Distance from Dhaka in km.: 445
Nearby town and its distance in km.: Cox's Bazar-43
Transport: Steamer, Launch.
Attraction: Sea Beach, Natural Beauty.
Facilities: Rest House, Facilities of Nearby Town may be used.

©ISHTIAQUE AHMED, 1995