Places to visit

Every place has a best season. The bars show which months each one is at its best.

15 results

Darker = better month to visit
Bisnakandi
Best right now
Jaflong & Gowainghat

Bisnakandi

Layers of hills meet in a fan of cold, clear water flowing over smooth stones.

Sada Pathor, Bholaganj
Best right now
Companiganj & Bholaganj

Sada Pathor, Bholaganj

Cold, clear hill water on the Dhalai at Bholaganj, over a stone bed that looters largely stripped in 2024 and 2025.

Tanguar Haor
Restrictions apply
Sunamganj & Tanguar Haor

Tanguar Haor

A Ramsar wetland below the Meghalaya hills, with swamp trees, island villages and winter waterbirds.

Niladri Lake
Best right now
Sunamganj & Tanguar Haor

Niladri Lake

A blue lake in an old limestone quarry at Tekerghat, with green hills rising behind.

Barikka Tila
Best right now
Sunamganj & Tanguar Haor

Barikka Tila

A grassy hill above the Jadukata river with sweeping views of Meghalaya.

Jaflong
Jaflong & Gowainghat

Jaflong

The Piyain river runs over beds of stone below the Khasi hills and the Dawki bridge.

Ratargul Swamp Forest
Jaflong & Gowainghat

Ratargul Swamp Forest

One of the few freshwater swamp forests in Bangladesh, explored by small wooden boat.

Panthumai Waterfall
Jaflong & Gowainghat

Panthumai Waterfall

A wide waterfall pours from the Meghalaya hills into the Piyain, seen from a border village.

Lalakhal
Jaintiapur & Lalakhal

Lalakhal

The Sari river turns a deep turquoise between tea-covered banks in the dry season.

Utma Chhara
Companiganj & Bholaganj

Utma Chhara

A quiet hill stream full of rounded boulders, far from the Sada Pathor crowds.

Madhabkunda Waterfall
Moulvibazar

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
Sreemangal

Hum Hum Waterfall

A hidden waterfall deep in the Rajkandi forest, reached only by a muddy jungle trek.

Hakaluki Haor
Moulvibazar

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
Sreemangal

Madhabpur Lake

A winding reservoir inside the working Madhabpur tea estate, with water lilies of several colours, blue lotus among them.

Baikka Beel
Closed to visitors
Sreemangal

Baikka Beel

A protected sanctuary in Hail Haor where winter waterbirds gather, officially closed to visitors since February 2025.

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