Did you know?
Bangladesh is sometimes called “the playground of seasons” because it has six –
not four – separate seasons, which it calls grismo (summer), barsha (rainy),
sharat (autumn), hemanto (cool), sheet (winter), and bashonto (spring).
More than half of Bangladesh’s population is composed of farmers.
Despite the prevalence of farmers in Bangladesh, its export earnings come mainly
from the garments industry.
To make sure that your stay is going to be
pleasant and that you won’t experience cyclones and other disastrous weather
disturbances, it is best that you
time your visit to Bangladesh during the cold
season, from the months of December to March.
What to do in Bangladesh
Go on a safari adventure
Get your fill of the safari experience at the Chittagong Hill districts and
within the vicinity of Sundarbans. Many tourists in the country would want to
see the Royal Bengal Tiger, which can now only be found in a few countries, one
of which is Bangladesh.
Rather than going to Bangladesh’s touristy sites, why not visit the parts of
Bangladesh that not even the Bengalis themselves frequent?
Experience the thrill of getting up close and
personal with animals in their natural habitats, not in man-made animal houses,
behind a zoo’s iron bars.
Check out eco-attractions
Check out the tea plantations in Sylhet, the
three hill districts in Chittagong Hill Tracts, and the Sundarbans with the
largest mangrove forest in the world. Bangladesh has lots of rivers and
rivulets, islands, wildlife, and forests for you to visit.
If you’re lucky, you might even meet some locals
in the rural areas of the country. That would be a good chance to see firsthand
how the Bengali people truly live.
Ride in an auto rickshaw
The auto rickshaw is a famous Asian mode of transport that is also very
prominent in Bangladesh. Your experience of touring the country will not be
complete if you don’t get to ride in one.
There are two kinds of auto rickshaw
that are used in the country: The first one is the classic yellow type, which is
usually modified with musical chimes and flashing lights, which serve as
decorations for the vehicle.
The other type of auto rickshaw is the fourstroke
auto rickshaw, which is bigger than the first kind. This type of auto rickshaw
usually comes in the color of mucky green.
Attend fairs and festivals
The people in this country love fairs and festivals, and understandably so.
These are frequently colorful events, feasts for the eyes.
The biggest non-religious festival in the country
happens during the first day of the Bengali New Year. This is called the Pahela
Boishakh. This festival is celebrated not only in Bangladesh but also in West
Bengal and communities such as Tripura and Assam. The observance of this
festivity is now very popular in many cities. It starts early in the morning,
with people gathering along the bank of a lake to be able to watch the sun as it
rises. As the sky brightens, artists render songs to welcome the coming of the
new year.
The event is a colorful one because the locals
like to wear their traditional Bengali attire when they attend it. For young
women, the attire is composed of white saris with red-colored borders. They wear
accessories such as flowers and bangles. For men, they wear white pants and
tunics.
New Dhaka Jamatkhana seen as a symbol of confidence in Bangladesh
With a history spanning more than six decades in Bangladesh, the Ismaili
community sees the new Jamatkhana as a symbol of renewed hope and confidence in
the future of their country. It will be “a place of peace and tranquility,
filled with a spirit of humility and prayer,” said Mawlana Hazar Imam at the
building’s foundation stone laying ceremony in May 2008, “a place where men and
women in this pluralist country can help strengthen those common bonds which
reflect our common challenges and which will shape our common destiny.” Read more
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