Bangladesh Travel Guide

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Every year thousands of people are leisure travelling around the world wanting to explore and experience different countries and culture. Some may have gone to the same places all over again. Hence, they might want to try something new, some new place to wander. There are lots of good places to go, one of those is the beautiful Bangladesh or in full People’s Republic of Bangladesh located on north-eastern part of South Asia. The place primarily showcases its own culture, heritage and nature and these entice tourists to come and visit. Moreover, Bangladesh is in a delta of great rivers, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna, which were part of the first history of the civilization and also a part of their rich natural region.

The Republic’s capital is the megacity of Dhaka. Why go to Dhaka? It is where you can experience premiere exhibition of their pride as a place that values their culture amidst modernization. Islam is the major religion of Bangladesh. No wonder why this city is branded as the City of Mosque. Many mosques, big or small, grand or simple, are built within the city showing the Bangladeshi’s firm faith in their god Allah. Along with this serene feature of the megacity, trades are prevailing on Dhaka’s old section. Bazaars are fecund and a lot of merchants profit from these. Approximately 413 industries make a fortune in this city, employing women in majority. Moreover, there are 400,000 cycle rickshaw on Dhaka’s streets every day making it the Rickshaw Capital of the World. Any tourist should try to ride a rickshaw when visiting this rewarding locale. They can also ride it to roam around the city. Visitors should also go to Ramna Maidan. It is where the education institutions and government buildings are located. Such landmarks that can be stopped within Ramna Maidan are the National Assembly, the Skyline of Motijheel, Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Ahsan Manjil, Shaheed Minar and the Skyline of Karwan Bazar. When it comes to food, many restaurants, fastfood chains and eateries are widespread along the streets and malls of Dhaka. In there they offer must-try delicious delicacies like Glassey, Hajir Biriani (Haiji’s Biriany), Nanna Biriani, Laban, Borhani and Old Dhaka’s Dhakaiya Bakarkhani.

Bangladesh has the largest eastern part of the Bengal region. Its neighbour countries, India and Pakistan, have the other parts of the section. Mostly Bengali people are into agriculture because of their fertile soil. They also enjoy fishing and tourists should not let pass to taste Hilsa (a kind of Herring) and prawns. They also take pride of the Bay of Bengal where vast reserves natural gas is produced and collected.

Tourist attractions in Bangladesh are one of a kind: these are one of the reasons why tourist must visit their place. Splendid architectures and infrastructure are one of their sceneries. These reflect the history that carved their culture. Tourists must not miss the highlight of Bangladesh: it is the nature and biodiversity. The Republic is rich on its fauna. It has over 500 species of different animals which reside on its extensive forests. Some of these natural resources protected by the Bangladeshi government that can be visited are Chittagong Hill Tracts District, portions of Madhupur Tract and the Sundarbans.