Lake & River
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- Lake & RiverPirojpur, BarishalAtghar-Kuriana Floating Guava MarketGuava orchards and a floating market on the canals near Swarupkathi, where farmers sell the harvest from small boats in the monsoon.
- Lake & RiverMoulvibazar, SylhetBaikka BeelA protected wetland sanctuary in Hail Haor near Sreemangal, with a watchtower over water lilies, fish and winter birds.
- Lake & RiverGaibandha, RangpurBalasi GhatA Brahmaputra ghat east of Gaibandha town, with wide river views, boats to the chars and across to Bahadurabad, and a lively riverside at sunset.
- Lake & RiverJhalokati, BarishalBhimruli Floating Guava MarketA canal-side market where farmers sell guava and amra from small boats in the monsoon — the best known of the floating markets of southern Bangladesh.
Lake & RiverSylhetBholaganj Sada PathorA wide river bed of pale stones and cold, clear water below the hills.- Lake & RiverFeni, ChattogramBijoy Singh DighiA large, centuries-old tank on the edge of Feni town, named after a local raja, with tree-lined banks for a quiet walk.
- Lake & RiverNetrokona, MymensinghBirishiri and the Someshwari RiverA Garo and Hajong village at the foot of the Meghalaya hills, beside the Someshwari — a river of clear water and wide sandbanks coming down from the hills.
Lake & RiverBandarban, ChattogramBoga LakeA deep, still lake high in the hills of Ruma, ringed by forest and a Bawm village — the starting point for the trek to Keokradong.- Lake & RiverNatore, RajshahiChalan BeelThe largest wetland in Bangladesh, a sea of water in the monsoon and a patchwork of fields, fish ponds and drying racks in winter.
- Lake & RiverChandpur, ChattogramChandpur MoleheadA river point at Boro Station where the Dakatia meets the Meghna, close to the Padma–Meghna confluence — wide water, passing launches and sunsets.
- Lake & RiverKurigram, RangpurChilmari River PortThe old Brahmaputra port of Bhawaiya song, where boats leave for the chars and the far bank across one of the widest rivers in the country.
- Lake & RiverKurigram, RangpurDharla RiversideThe Dharla flows right past Kurigram town; its bridge, embankments and sandbanks are where the town comes to walk, sit and watch the sunset.
- Lake & RiverCumilla, ChattogramDharmasagarA huge old tank in the heart of Cumilla town, dug by a king of Tripura in the 15th century and now the town’s favourite place for an evening walk.
Lake & RiverBarishalDurga SagarOne of the largest old ponds in southern Bangladesh, dug in the time of the Chandradwip kings, with a wooded island in the middle and migratory birds in winter.- Lake & RiverChattogramFoy's LakeA lake among the hills, built in the 1920s, with boating and an amusement park.
- Lake & RiverRajbari, DhakaGoalanda and Daulatdia GhatThe historic river port near the meeting of the Padma and the Jamuna, once the terminus of the railway from Kolkata and still a busy ferry crossing.
- Lake & RiverRajbari, DhakaGodar Bazar Padma RiverbankThe Padma riverbank at the edge of Rajbari town, where locals gather in the evening to watch the sun set over the wide river.
- Lake & RiverMoulvibazar, SylhetHakaluki HaorThe largest haor in Bangladesh, a sea of water in the monsoon and a patchwork of beels full of migratory birds in winter.
- Lake & RiverPabna, RajshahiHardinge BridgeThe great steel railway bridge over the Padma at Paksey, opened in 1915, with the Lalon Shah road bridge beside it — the classic Padma view of north Bengal.
Lake & RiverKishoreganj, DhakaItna–Mithamoin–Austagram Haor RoadAn all-weather road built across the middle of the haors, which in the monsoon runs like a ribbon over open water.
Lake & RiverSylhetJaflongClear water over stones on the Piyain river, with the Khasi hills rising just across the border.
Lake & RiverSirajganj, RajshahiJamuna BridgeThe long road-and-rail bridge across the Jamuna, opened in 1998 and long known as Bangabandhu Bridge — best seen from the riverbank at its Sirajganj end.
Lake & RiverRangamati, ChattogramKaptai LakeThe country's largest man-made lake, with Rangamati's famous hanging bridge.
Lake & RiverSylhetLalakhalThe Sari river, famous for its turquoise-green water, best seen from a boat.
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