Forest
Beaches, hills, tea gardens and centuries of history. Find your next trip, then book the bus to get there.
ForestGazipur, DhakaBhawal National ParkA protected stretch of the old Bhawal sal forest beside the Dhaka–Mymensingh highway, with shaded walks, lakes and picnic spots.- ForestBhola, BarishalChar Kukri-MukriA mangrove island at the southern tip of Bhola, a wildlife sanctuary with spotted deer, monkeys and, in winter, flocks of migratory birds on its mudflats.
- ForestBarguna, BarishalHaringhata ForestA coastal forest at the mouth of the Bishkhali and Baleshwar near Patharghata, with walkways through the trees and a quiet beach beyond.
ForestMoulvibazar, SylhetLawachara National ParkRainforest trails and the home of the hoolock gibbon, with a railway line running through.- ForestTangail, DhakaMadhupur National ParkA sal forest on the red-soil Madhupur tract, home to monkeys, birds and the Garo and Koch communities, with walking trails under the trees.
- ForestSherpur, MymensinghMadhutila Eco ParkA Forest Department eco-park in the Garo foothills, with forest trails, a lake and a watchtower looking out over the hills to Meghalaya.
ForestSylhetRatargul Swamp ForestA freshwater forest standing in water for much of the year, explored by small wooden boat.- ForestHabiganj, SylhetRema-Kalenga Wildlife SanctuaryOne of the largest surviving natural hill forests in Bangladesh, on the Tripura border, with long trails, a watchtower and rich birdlife.
- ForestHabiganj, SylhetSatchari National ParkA compact, rich hill forest on the Dhaka–Sylhet road, with marked trails, a canopy watchtower, hoolock gibbons and a Tripura village inside.
ForestBagerhat, KhulnaSundarbans from MonglaThe world’s largest mangrove forest, home of the Bengal tiger: a short boat trip from Mongla to Karamjal, or a few days on a tour boat deep into the eastern Sundarbans.- ForestSatkhira, KhulnaSundarbans from MunshiganjThe quieter western edge of the Sundarbans, reached by boat from Munshiganj in Shyamnagar — mangrove creeks, a forest eco-tourism centre and village life on the forest’s doorstep.
- ForestBarguna, BarishalTengragiri (Fatrar Bon)A coastal mangrove forest and wildlife sanctuary on the Bay of Bengal, often called Fatrar Bon and sometimes the “second Sundarbans”.
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