Rajshahi ( রাজশাহী ). A voyage to Rajshahi, Bangladesh - Asia

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It also makes an excellent base from which to dig through the layers of history in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355801">Gaud</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355807">Puthia</a> and <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355804">Natore</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlu6A7QU9hM-EKOoDIKmhO4NxMbCDeVpKS2EhN_FC7YiIIsDBkIjRek1ZfXj-ySd86Q0RO81s78QPRJKgfSFMAetJD0x-e9KAnJ1fkbjoxaPwAy-WRTXWqtXUqL-AZv6vi9sa06jsr6wg/s1600/Rajshahi+24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlu6A7QU9hM-EKOoDIKmhO4NxMbCDeVpKS2EhN_FC7YiIIsDBkIjRek1ZfXj-ySd86Q0RO81s78QPRJKgfSFMAetJD0x-e9KAnJ1fkbjoxaPwAy-WRTXWqtXUqL-AZv6vi9sa06jsr6wg/s320/Rajshahi+24.jpg" width="223" /></a>The river bank by the Padma River affords one of the best river views in the country and, in the late afternoon, a carnival-like atmosphere pervades with people strolling and chatting, children playing and vendors selling ice cream and other snack food.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4II8x5TqARko5Pi9CSmPUvlxwJKJSL_fqx4u7P8mjtLxmziCaKVeRTKAYMO4btS61MdgJznAok9gs5BKMS-5Ujcub3lEoPFW8in8bxFvyNMZiySqI0cUvuIQfh0U4lBYIHKgM6IA337H/s1600/Rajshahi+20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4II8x5TqARko5Pi9CSmPUvlxwJKJSL_fqx4u7P8mjtLxmziCaKVeRTKAYMO4btS61MdgJznAok9gs5BKMS-5Ujcub3lEoPFW8in8bxFvyNMZiySqI0cUvuIQfh0U4lBYIHKgM6IA337H/s200/Rajshahi+20.jpg" width="200" /></a>Looking across the vast flood plain to the opposite bank you’ll see <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=356195">India</a>, where the river is called the Ganges. In the dry season it is sometimes possible to walk across the river bed, which aids the thriving smuggling trade along the border. 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Rajshahi ( রাজশাহী ). A voyage to Rajshahi, Bangladesh - Asia

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Within hours of Cyclone Sidr smashing into southwest Bangladesh, the world’s media and aid organisations were on the move and Bangladesh was about to find herself wrenched back out of obscurity and once again presented to the global community as a classic ‘basket case’ (as Henry Kissinger once described the country) of disaster. The pictures and stories that emerged from Bangladesh at that time portrayed an entire nation on its knees, but this was only a half-truth for within hours of the storm hitting, the majority of the country was back on its feet and operational.This wasn’t the first time that Bangladesh had been dismissed as a no-hope nation, and it probably won’t be the last.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qSd0sC_rHtg/UCjooru7BwI/AAAAAAAAPds/VkThxKejM6g/s1600/Bangladesh++51.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qSd0sC_rHtg/UCjooru7BwI/AAAAAAAAPds/VkThxKejM6g/s320/Bangladesh++51.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U5AptBkJgY8/UCjowUOW_JI/AAAAAAAAPeM/ZaMzcmS9d64/s1600/Bangladesh++56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U5AptBkJgY8/UCjowUOW_JI/AAAAAAAAPeM/ZaMzcmS9d64/s200/Bangladesh++56.jpg" width="200" /></a>But no matter what the opinion of the wider world is, this dynamic country proudly considers itself to be an active participant in an increasingly global community. In defiance of its stuttering development and the weight of historical tragedy that it bears, it is a nation charged with perseverance and promise, and one from which we could all learn a thing or two. For the great irony is that while images of devastation were beamed nightly into Western living rooms and the talk was of an unfolding humanitarian disaster, nobody bothered to say that Bangladesh could make good news. In the years preceding Cyclone Sidr, the country had been quietly doing something considered nearly impossible in richer Western countries – banning all petrol and diesel vehicles from the major conurbations (and, if things go to plan, the entire nation) and replacing them with cleaner alternatives. If striving for cleaner air isn’t enough, they’ve also banned plastic bags and created a flurry of national parks and protected areas. The same holds true for the country’s tourism profile.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_yhHhB2oBw/Ty2yaONBpkI/AAAAAAAABy4/HrqAcfm1_Nw/s1600/bangladesh+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_yhHhB2oBw/Ty2yaONBpkI/AAAAAAAABy4/HrqAcfm1_Nw/s200/bangladesh+7.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fdWcSOy0aFY/Ty2yVmVHeFI/AAAAAAAAByg/mpX5rC297iM/s1600/bangladesh+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fdWcSOy0aFY/Ty2yVmVHeFI/AAAAAAAAByg/mpX5rC297iM/s320/bangladesh+3.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_yhHhB2oBw/Ty2yaONBpkI/AAAAAAAABy4/HrqAcfm1_Nw/s1600/bangladesh+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>The majority of the world considers Bangladesh to be a frying pan–flat country. Yet within this flat framework are primeval swamps in tiger-filled <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355796">Sundarbans National Park</a>, the unseen relics of long-forgotten Buddhist kingdoms in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355777">Rangamati</a>, lush and lurid tea plantations around <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355815">Srimangal</a>, tribal groups with Burmese faces, glorious beaches at Cox's Bazar that stretch for eternity, freshwater dolphins and deep-water whales, and some of the most open-hearted people you will ever have the honour to meet. This is a country where genuine adventure is not just a possibility but a certainty. You can chug down mile-wide, slug-brown rivers on a 19th-century riverboat, fish with otters, and hunt for the world’s deadliest honey. All this in a country whose loftiest peak is as tall as the highest mountain in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360590">Scotland</a>.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fu6RjNVhhUA/UCjoqRdxe4I/AAAAAAAAPd0/kGyg2Wxm3t8/s1600/Bangladesh++52.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fu6RjNVhhUA/UCjoqRdxe4I/AAAAAAAAPd0/kGyg2Wxm3t8/s320/Bangladesh++52.jpg" width="320" /></a>It just goes to show how much the world has to learn about the trendsetting, breathtaking and hard-working country that is Bangladesh.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bangladesh#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><b></b><br /><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> More about Bangladesh </h3><ul><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TTOB-8Uv9-U/Ty2yXEYdwQI/AAAAAAAAByo/qsY5ghE3TpY/s1600/Bangladesh+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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Bangladesh ( গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ ). A voyage to Bangladesh, Asia - Dhaka, Chittagong, Barisāl, Khulna, Bogra, Dinājpur, Sylhet...

In late 2007 a rumbling occurred deep in the tropical waters of the Bay of Bengal. Within hours of Cyclone Sidr smashing into southwest Ba...

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Baitul Mukarram Mosque

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAVAUSFV4KbLpoTMJwMKbFDWky_aD03IMSGhXoYsKizcgvkLSPGwUNnVHL7DssILHPBjnF4bSEJyf56nyoRPphUVpiILl-lqVaysIdaTsVlogIOpSjZNDM7EffS1U_3uvzvCX3CNK6Ik/s1600/Baitul+Mukarram+Mosque..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAVAUSFV4KbLpoTMJwMKbFDWky_aD03IMSGhXoYsKizcgvkLSPGwUNnVHL7DssILHPBjnF4bSEJyf56nyoRPphUVpiILl-lqVaysIdaTsVlogIOpSjZNDM7EffS1U_3uvzvCX3CNK6Ik/s640/Baitul+Mukarram+Mosque..jpg" width="640" /></a><b>Baitul Mukarram Mosque</b> is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located in the heart of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.<br />The mosque was founded in the 1960s. Has a capacity of 30,000 people, and being 10. The biggest mosque in the world, but still get too full of mosques every Muslim worship. Because of this, the government of Bangladesh has decided to add an extension (dilation) of the mosque.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSLr2BSEoyHXf2S3B5VggzndfuhoIik62l4ExArwkuJEFnMP3ODTht9MyQtTg3PO-Oc2EYazT10zgOU2-K45NeVcRYYDJ42T2UtkD_q4yzMCxk01-FvwjHvcddF5ch1_WI1SWhXgTpB8/s1600/Baitul+Mukarram+Mosque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSLr2BSEoyHXf2S3B5VggzndfuhoIik62l4ExArwkuJEFnMP3ODTht9MyQtTg3PO-Oc2EYazT10zgOU2-K45NeVcRYYDJ42T2UtkD_q4yzMCxk01-FvwjHvcddF5ch1_WI1SWhXgTpB8/s640/Baitul+Mukarram+Mosque.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOluYwfUGs-BBjqAjDhyhZx2_z-E3ma18f0nyMV8KI3LGcrVFIrjuAtBi_nj_b4WQ-pIU5lufGOChhAv2vL5nJ3UHd8yzHDM4XZQCuo8m3C5H1uLLSb-uYmKkVxsDpYANBWO4AOdVxPU/s1600/baitul_mukarram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOluYwfUGs-BBjqAjDhyhZx2_z-E3ma18f0nyMV8KI3LGcrVFIrjuAtBi_nj_b4WQ-pIU5lufGOChhAv2vL5nJ3UHd8yzHDM4XZQCuo8m3C5H1uLLSb-uYmKkVxsDpYANBWO4AOdVxPU/s640/baitul_mukarram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSn8R6otKFdnjIHcdlimgu7CJsN86J6N0EgMD5dz78pPdb4teMID2f_Cmp62AfufuqWok5NYWGRhutKcR0fLsyXHBnBC-7Fm2bhLhIJZaTwE3ITCHMY5G3Zd5-Zny15y6UbwH-KNBgnKI/s1600/Baitul-mukarram-mosque-Dhaka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSn8R6otKFdnjIHcdlimgu7CJsN86J6N0EgMD5dz78pPdb4teMID2f_Cmp62AfufuqWok5NYWGRhutKcR0fLsyXHBnBC-7Fm2bhLhIJZaTwE3ITCHMY5G3Zd5-Zny15y6UbwH-KNBgnKI/s640/Baitul-mukarram-mosque-Dhaka.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Baitul Mukarram Mosque

Baitul Mukarram Mosque is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located in the heart of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was found...

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