Shariatpur, Dhaka
The southern end of the Padma Bridge, the country’s longest, where the riverbank at Jajira gives wide views of the bridge stretching across the Padma.
The Padma Bridge opened in June 2022. About 6 km long, it carries a road on its upper deck and a railway below, and links Mawa in Munshiganj on the north bank with Jajira in Shariatpur on the south.
Before it, the Padma could only be crossed by ferry and launch, often with long waits. The bridge has changed travel to the whole south-west, cutting hours off the journey from Dhaka.
The riverbank near the Jajira end has become a popular place to see the bridge, the river and the boats that still work beneath it.
Take a bus from Dhaka across the Padma Bridge, or come from Shariatpur town.
Eat fried hilsa with rice at a restaurant near Jajira.
Walk to the riverbank near the bridge and watch the river and the boats.
Watch the sunset over the bridge, then head back.
November to February, in the late afternoon; the monsoon for a full river and hilsa
From Shariatpur town, about an hour by bus or CNG to Jajira. From Dhaka, buses cross the bridge itself; ask to be dropped near the Jajira end.
