The northern most district of the country offers a number of attractions to the visitors. The Ramsagar (great sea) lake with rest houses is a good picnic spot having facilities for fishing and rowing in a serene and quiet green countryside atmosphere.
Kantaji temple, the most moat among the late medieval temples of Bangladesh is situated near Dinajpur town. It was built by Maharaja Pran Nath in 1752 A.D.
Paharpur Largest Buddhist seat of learning
Paharpur is a small village 5 km. west of Jamalaganj Railway station in the greater Rajshahi district where the remains of the most important and the largest known monastery south of the Himalayas has been excavated. This 8th century archaeological find covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land. The entire establishment, occupying a quadrangular court, measuring more than 900 ft. and from 12ft. to 15ft. in height with elaborate gateway complex on the north, there are 45 cells on the north and 44 in each of other three sides with a total number of 177 rooms. The architecture of the pyramidal cruciform temple is profoundly influence by those of SouthEast Asia, especially Myanmar and Java. It had taken its name from a high mound, which looked like Pahar or Hillock. A site museum built recently houses the representative collection of objects recovered from the area. The excavated findings have also been preserved at the Varendra Research Museum at Rajshahi.
Sundarbans Home of the Royal Bengal Tiger
Located near Khulna about 320 km. west of Dhaka. Here in the south, spread over an area of about 6000 sq. km. of deltaic swamps along the coastal belt of Khulna is the biggest mangrove forest, Sundarbans (beautiful forest) - the home of the Royal Bengal Tiger. These dense mangrove forests are crises - crossed by a network of rivers and creeks. One find here tides flowing in two directions in the same creek and often tigers swimming across a river or huge crocodiles basking in the sun. Other wildlife in this region are cheetahs, spotted deers, monkeys, pythons, wild bears and hyenas.
KUAKATA
A rare scenic beauty spot on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh in the district of Patuakhali. It has a wide sandy beach from where one can get the unique opportunity of seeing both the sunrise and sunsetting. It is located at a distance of 70 km. from the district headquarters of Patuakhali. Access to the area is difficult.
Shilaidaha Kuthibari
Shilaidaha Kuthibari - carries memory of the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore who made frequent visits to this place and used to stay in connection with the administration of his jamindari and enriched Bengali literature through his writings during that time. It is located at a distance of about 20 km. from Kushtia town.
Sagardari
Sagardari - the birth Place of modern Bengali poet Michael Madhusudhan Datta who first introduced sonnet in Bengali poetry. Located at a distance of about 90 km. from Jessore town.
Mujibnagar Memorial - located at a distance of about 7 km. from the town of Meherpur. First provisional revolutionary Government of Bangladesh was declared here on the 14 April, during the liberation war, in 1971. A monument has been built to commemorate this occasion.
Natore Place of Dighapatiya Rajbari
About 40 km. from Rajshahi by road is Natore, an old seat of Maharajas with a beautiful palace, now serving as the Uttara Ganabhaban (President's Official residence of the northern region). It was residence of the Dhigapatiya Raj. It is situated amid well-kept grounds, surrounded by a fine moat. The buildings are modern. These include a well-equipped guesthouse, an imposing gateway and a fine garden decorated with statues of white marble.
Shahjadpur Kuthibari - about 75 km. from Pabna town. It is also a historical place connected with the frequent visits of poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Sylhet Land of two leaves and a bud
Next to the Hill Tracts, greater Sylhet is the widely hilly district in the country. Nestled in the picturesque Surma Valley ambits scenic tea plantations and lush green tropical forests, it is a prime attraction for all tourists. Its terraced tea gardens, eye-soothing orange groves and pineapple plantations and hills covered with tropical, forest form a beautiful landscape. The Sylhet valley has a good num ber of haors, which are big natural wetlands. During winter these haors are vast stretches of green land, but in the rainy season they turn into a turbulent sea.
Tamabil-Jaflong: Situated amidst splendid panorama, Tamabil is a border outpost on Sylhet-Shilong road, about 55 km. away from Sylhet town. Besides enchanting views of the area one can also have a glimpse of the waterfall across the border from Tamabil. Jaflong is also a scenic spot nearby amidst tea gardens and rare beauty of rolling stones from hills.
Other places of tourist attraction in Sylhet include Moulavibazar, Jaintiapur, Madhabkunda and Haripur gas field.