Rajshahi's evening promenade along the Padma: walkways, lawns and food stalls, boats out to the river islands, and wide sunsets.
The embankment along the Padma is where Rajshahi goes to watch the sun go down. Padma Garden has paths, lawns, sculptures and fountains; further along, T-Badh — named after its T-shaped spur — juts out into the river and gives the widest views.
In the evening the walkways fill with families and students, and vendors sell tea and street food. Boatmen take visitors out to the sandbanks and islands in the river. Weekday evenings are calmer than weekends.
Not every stretch of the bank is a built promenade, so keep away from crumbling edges, especially after dark.
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About 120 km of unbroken sand running south from Cox's Bazar town — the longest natural sea beach in Asia. Free, and open all day.
Kolatoli, Cox's Bazar
Every day: Open all day
Free entry
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Humayun Ahmed's country estate at Pirujali: the writer's ponds, sculptures, cottages and gardens, and his grave.
Pirujali, Gazipur
Every day: Daylight hours
৳200
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The easiest way into the Sundarbans: a Forest Department station on the Pashur river with deer and crocodile breeding, a 1.2 km mangrove trail and a watch tower.
Karamjal, Khulna
September – May: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, every day
From ৳23
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