Rajshahi, Rajshahi
Rajshahi, on the Padma river in Bangladesh's north-west, is known for its silk, its mangoes and the Varendra Research Museum, and is often called the Silk City.
Rajshahi
Evening walks along the Padma at T-Badh and Padma Garden, with sunsets over the river.
One of the country's oldest museums, with sculpture and relics of ancient Bengal.
The shrine of Hazrat Shah Makhdum Rupos, near the bank of the Padma.
Terracotta temples and a palace of the old Puthia zamindars, around quiet ponds.
A ten-domed mosque from the early 16th century, rich in terracotta decoration.
A large, green campus founded in 1953, with tree-lined roads made for an evening walk.
The ruins of Somapura Mahavihara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The palace of the Natore rajas, set among ponds and old gardens.
A carved stone mosque from the Sultanate era, at the edge of the old capital Gaur.
The ruins of Pundranagara, one of the oldest cities in Bangladesh.
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