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Historical Places
Mughal river fort of about 1650 across the Shitalakshya from Narayanganj, with a tall gun platform that once watched for pirates.
Bandar, Narayanganj
Every day: Daylight hours
No fee published.
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Historical Places
A small, perfect single-domed mosque of 1519 from Sultan Husain Shah's reign, in a village near Panam Nagar — with a carved black-stone mihrab.
Sonargaon, Narayanganj
Every day: Outside prayer times
Free entry
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Tourist Spots
A 3,690-acre safari park in the Bhawal sal forest at Sreepur: a bus safari past lions, tigers and bears, bird aviaries and a butterfly park.
Sreepur, Gazipur
Wednesday – Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
From ৳50
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Some 5,000 hectares of sal forest north of Dhaka, with picnic spots, lakes and forest walks — the classic winter picnic outing from the capital.
National Park, Rajendrapur, Gazipur
Every day: Dawn to dusk
৳20
DetailsThe palace of the Bhawal Raj at Joydebpur — seat of one of Bengal's largest estates, and of the famous "sannyasi raja" mystery.
Joydebpur, Gazipur
Office days: Seen from the grounds
Free entry
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Historical Places
Bangladesh's first Liberation War sculpture, raised at Joydebpur crossing in 1973: a freedom fighter with a rifle and a grenade.
Joydebpur, Gazipur
Every day: Open air, any time
Free entry
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Libraries
One of the country's oldest libraries, begun before 1866 by the Natore royal family — about 34,000 books, in a new building opened in March 2026.
Miyapara, Rajshahi
Hours: Not published — check locally
Membership details are not published online.
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Libraries
A literary society founded in 1936 by the Shah Jalal Dargah gate, with more than 42,000 books, rare manuscripts and Sylhet Nagri texts.
Dargah Gate, Sylhet
Thursday: Weekly literary meeting
Membership details are not published online.
DetailsKhulna's historic public library, founded in 1897: about 30,000 books and a research reading room built around one scholar's collection.
Officepara, Khulna
Hours: Not published — check locally
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