A country · 120 places · 7 regions

Bangladesh, all of it.

120 curated places across 7 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Sundarbans, Bangladesh
Sundarbans · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Dhaka Division, Rajshahi Division, Chattogram Division and Sylhet Division — read below as chapters, with 3 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Dhaka Division · 31 places

Dhaka Division

An unfinished seventeenth-century Mughal fort complex in old Dhaka set within formal gardens. Its highlights include the tomb of Pari Bibi, a mosque, and the governor's audience hall.

Somapura Mahavihara, Bangladeshvia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Rajshahi Division · 17 places

Rajshahi Division

The extensive ruins of one of the largest Buddhist monasteries south of the Himalaya, dating from the eighth century. Its central cruciform shrine and terracotta plaques mark it as a major seat of learning.

✦ November to February · $

Chapter III · Chattogram Division · 14 places

Chattogram Division

A tranquil garden cemetery commemorating Commonwealth soldiers who died in the region during the Second World War. Its neat rows of headstones sit among manicured lawns in the port city.

Bisnakandi, Bangladeshvia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter IV · Sylhet Division · 14 places

Sylhet Division

A stony river confluence at the foot of border hills where several streams meet over beds of smooth pebbles. Seasonal waterfalls tumbling down the distant slopes add to the view.

✦ June to September · $

Every place in Bangladesh

120 places, one country.