Rajbari, Dhaka
The Padma riverbank at the edge of Rajbari town, where locals gather in the evening to watch the sun set over the wide river.
Godar Bazar is Rajbari town’s window on the Padma. The river here is wide and strong, and the bank has been reinforced against erosion, which has turned it into a place to walk and sit by the water.
It is not a monument but a living riverside: fishing boats, cargo vessels and, in the evening, families and friends out for tea and the breeze. It is the easiest way to feel the scale of the Padma without leaving town.
Eat a fish curry with rice at a local restaurant in Rajbari town.
Reach Godar Bazar in the late afternoon and walk along the bank.
If the river is calm, hire a boat for a short trip close to the bank.
Watch the sun go down over the Padma with tea from a riverside stall.
October to March, in the late afternoon
A short rickshaw or battery auto-rickshaw ride from the centre of Rajbari town; ask for Godar Bazar.
