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

  Built on the northern bank of the Padma River, Rajshahi is a frantic and fun university town with enough colour and attractions to enter...

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