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Places to visit
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Sada Pathor, Bholaganj
Cold, clear hill water on the Dhalai at Bholaganj, over a stone bed that looters largely stripped in 2024 and 2025.
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Hazrat Shahjalal Dargah
The shrine of the 14th-century Sufi saint who gave Sylhet its name as the spiritual capital.
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Hazrat Shah Paran Dargah
Hilltop shrine of Shahjalal’s nephew, reached by a long stair on the eastern edge of the city.
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Keane Bridge & Ali Amjad’s Clock
The 1930s steel bridge over the Surma and the 19th-century clock tower that face each other.
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Malnichhara Tea Estate
Usually called Bangladesh’s oldest commercial tea garden, dated to 1854 by Banglapedia (some accounts say 1849), minutes from the airport road.
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Lawachara National Park
A tropical forest where western hoolock gibbons call from the canopy and a railway line cuts through.
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Sreemangal Tea Gardens
Rolling estates, the Tea Research Institute and the famous seven-colour tea of Sreemangal.
Restrictions apply
Tanguar Haor
A Ramsar wetland below the Meghalaya hills, with swamp trees, island villages and winter waterbirds.
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Satchari National Park
Named for its seven streams, a hill forest with trails, a canopy tower and a Tripura village.
Ratargul Swamp Forest
One of the few freshwater swamp forests in Bangladesh, explored by small wooden boat.
Panthumai Waterfall
A wide waterfall pours from the Meghalaya hills into the Piyain, seen from a border village.
Jaintiapur Rajbari & Megaliths
Ruins of the Jaintia kingdom and standing stones that once marked royal ceremonies.
Madhabkunda Waterfall
A waterfall of about 50 metres, by the usual count, dropping off the Patharia hills into a pool inside an eco-park.
Hum Hum Waterfall
A hidden waterfall deep in the Rajkandi forest, reached only by a muddy jungle trek.
Hakaluki Haor
The largest haor in Bangladesh by Banglapedia’s account, an inland sea in the rains and a bird refuge in winter.
Madhabpur Lake
A winding reservoir inside the working Madhabpur tea estate, with water lilies of several colours, blue lotus among them.
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Baikka Beel
A protected sanctuary in Hail Haor where winter waterbirds gather, officially closed to visitors since February 2025.
Shimul Bagan
A plantation of silk cotton trees near the Jadukata that turns red with blossom from about mid-February.