Tourism
December 20th, 2009
Located about 320 km. south-west of Dhaka and spread over an area of about 60000 sq, km of deltaic swamps along the coastal belt of Khulna, the Sundarbans is the world's biggest mangrove forest - the home of the Royal Bengal tiger. These dense mangrove forests are criss-crossed by a network of rivers and creeks.
December 1st, 2009
Kuakata Beach is located southwest of Bangladesh. It is the second most famous beaches in the country. It is located some 320 kilometers from the city of Dhaka, the capital city and about 2 kilometers from the village of Lata Chapli. Kuakata beach is 18 km long and 3 km wide. This is the only beach of Bangladesh where you can enjoy both sunrise and sunset. It is the sandy beach of the Bay of Bengal. On the beach there are coconut trees, sand and fantastic opportunities to practice water sports.
***To find out about other Tourist Places within Barisal Division please click on the Aritcale Title Link.
December 1st, 2009
Miles of golden sands, towering cliffs, surfing waves, rare conch shells, colorful Pagodas, Buddhist Temples and delightful sea-food - all this makes what Cox's Bazar is today , the tourist capital of Bangladesh. The World's longest uninterrupted (120 km.) beach slopes here down to the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal against the picturesque background of a chain of hills covered with deep green forests.
