Bangladesh Travel Forum

Hi! I'll have a stopover at Dhaka before catching my next flight to Nepal. The saddest thing is to get in to Nepal I need a visa unfortunately here I couldn't get any travel agencies to process my NEPAL VISA and the Nepal visa can only obtain in embassy/ upon arrival.
Well, I'll stop over at Dhaka about 7 hours is it possible to get my Nepal visa done in Dhaka International Airport since I'll arrive late in Kathmandu?
Thanks!

Hi! I've to a stopover in Dhaka about 10 hours at Dhaka before continue my next flight to Katmandu. I'd like to see Dhaka before my next flight? Do I need to get a visa/ trasit visa just for the 10 hours visit? if yes, how to apply a visa? how much? how the procedure is like? anything nice / places of interest that I can see in 8 hours? is the airport close to town? how much is the cab fares? I don't want to get scam. please enlighten me.
thanks!

I'm planning on visiting Bangladesh from India and I was wondering if anyone has any experience getting a Bangladesh visa in Delhi. How long does it take to process, did you encounter any difficulties, etc.? Also, I plan on crossing into Sylhet at the Tamabil border crossing. Lonely Planet says that border is used mainly by commercial trucking and doesn't get a lot of tourists. Can I expect any hassles from border guards? Should I expect to have to pay boksheesh? Thanks.

Hi,

I have to visit Chittagong once/twice a year and have found the nightlife very boring. I would highly appreciate if anyone could provide some guidance regarding how to get Quality, Safe sex in Chittagong for travelers.

Is it possible to visit the parliament buildings of Dhaka inside? How can I organize such a visit?

My husband and me slept in the circuit house of Jamalpur and I wanted to thanks them for their hospitality.

Could someone give me theyre adress because I can't find it on the net.

On more thank you to all bengali people for their kindness.

Hi..

I have not planned out this trip yet, it will take place in 2009 if it happens.
I might be able to spend only a few days and I am familiar with Mumbai, Chenai, Bangalore, etc - never travelled as far as Kolkata.

Thanks in advance

Our government discourages us from going to the Chittagong Hill Tracts. How is the situation right now?

I have read in the news of the recent loss of lives and I would like to know how to book a flight and where to stay so I may be able to help people with cleanup or whatever is needed.I know nothing about bangladesh other than it is a very poor country and so many people have lost their lives leaving so many more without a simple roof over their head.Thankyou, Susan McGregor.Also eamail me at smcgrego@twcny.rr.com

Hello Fellow VTers,

I need your help here. I have been in contact with a couple of tour operators in Bangladesh to arrange a 19-day trip with a private guide and driver around Bangladesh. I am posting my itinerary to get your opinion of whether it is achievable, will I be driving a lot, am I missing anything, should anything in the plan be omitted. I plan to come from December to December 20th.

Thanks for all your help, suggestions nad critique. Here it is:

Day 1
Arrive Dhaka Airport. Reception and transfer to Sheraton Hotel. Overnight at
Sheraton Hotel.

Day2
After breakfast drive to Sonargaon by A/C Micro. Visit the historical Panam city
and Sonargaon Folk-art Museum and complex. Lunch on the boat and cruise in the
river Buriganga or ***alakhaya. Overnight at Sheraton Hotel.

Day 3
Full day city sightseeing covering SadarghataTerminal, Pink palace, Dhakeshawari
Hindu Temple, Lalbag Mughol Fort, Curzon Hall, Central Shahid Minar and the
distinctive Notational Parliament Building. Lunch at local restaurant. After
lunch drive to Savar to visit National Memorial and the Brass Metal works at
Dhanmarai (If time permits). Overnight at Sheraton hotel.

Day 4
After breakfast drive to Bogra by A/C micro passing through the panoramic Jamuna
Bridge (the 11th longest in the world) via Shirajgonj. Lunch at Naz garden
restaurant. After lunch visit Mohasthangar archaeological sites and the museum.
You can also visit the Vashu Vihara near th Mohasthangarh. Drive Paharpur and
visit the Monastery and the museum. Overnight and dinner at Naz garden hotel.

Day 5
After breakfast drive to Rangpur. Visit the Tajhat Zaminder Palace. Drive to
Dimla Kalibarri via Gangachura and Domar. You can also visit the attractive
Tista Barrage. Drive to Kantajir Mondir and visit the ornamented terracotta
temple. On your way back to Bogra you can visit Rajbari and the beautiful
Ramsagar vast lake where migratory birds can be seen. Dinner and overnight at
Naz Garden hotel at Bogra.



Day 6
After breakfast drive to Rajshahi by A/C microbus. En-route visit the most
spectacular temple city Puthia. Lunch at Chez Razzak hotel. Visit the
spectacular Varendra research museum and the fine silk industry.Evening walk
through the bank of Padma river to enjoy the sunset. Dinner and overnight at
Hotel Razzak/Parjatan.

Day 7
After breakfast drive to Bagerhat via the great Lalon Bridge. En-route you can
visit the wonderful Bagha Mosque. Lunch at wayside restaurant at Kushtia. Reach
Bagerhat afternoon and visit the holy shrine of Khan Jahan Ali and 60 dome
mosque at Bagerhat which is the world heritage site. Reach Mongla and overnight
at Parjatan hotel Passur at Mongla.

Day 8
After breakfast fullday safari tour to Sundarbans forest. Lunch on the boat.
Return Mongla by evening and overnight stay with dinner at Passur hotel.

Day 9
Early in the morning avail the paddle wheel Rocket steamer (if available as
usual weekly routine). Overnight on the 1st class cabin.

Day 10
Early morning reach Dhaka Shadarghat Terminal. After breakfast transfer and
drive to Srimongol by A/C microbus. Reach Srimongol and transfer to hilltop tea
resort. After lunch drive to Baralekha to visit the attractive Madhabkunda
waterfall and some tribal villages. Dinner and Overnight stay at tea resort,
Srimongol.

Day 11
Full day excursion at Srimongol. Visit the tea processing centre. Explore
Lawachara rain forest and the attractive Baikka Beel where thousands of
migratory birds can be seen. Overnight at tea resort at Srimongol.

Day 12
After early breakfast drive to Chittagong via Comilla. Lunch at wayside
restaurant. Transfer to hotel Agrabad. If time permits visit Patenga sea beach.
Dinner and Overnight at hotel Agrabad.



Day 13
After breakfast visit the Chatteshwari Temple, Ethnological Musuem, Foy’s lake.
Lunch at local restaurant and drive to Cox’s Bazar. Transfer to hotel Seagull.
Evening free time to beach and enjoy sunset. After sunset visit the Burmese
conch shell market. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel Sea gull.

Day 14
Early morning you can walk through the beach. After breakfast drive to Teknaf
and avail the cruising vessel Keari Sinbad to reach the attractive Saint Martin
Coral Island which will take 2-3 hours to cross the 29 km water way of Bay of
Bengal. Transfer to Prashad Paradise Abakash. After lunch enjoy the spectacular
sun set in the coral (beach). Dinner (B-B-Q) with sea fish. Overnight at hotel.

Day 15
Early morning explore the adjacent cheredeep which is the most virgin new coral
island and wonderful location for observing living coral, colorful fish, marine
lives, Crabs etc. Return to main land at Saint Martin and after lunch avail the
return cruise vessel to reach Teknaf and onward to Cox’s Bazar by A/C micro.
Overnight at hotel Seagull, Cox’s Bazar.

Day 16
After breakfast drive to Bandarban in the morning. Transfer to hilltop Parjatan
hotel. After lunch jeep drive to Chimbuk hilltop and en-route visit the Murong
tribal villages and attractive Shailopropat and Tripura tribal wayside market.
Overnight at Parjatan hilltop hotel.

Day 17
After breakfast drive to Rangamati, the hill capital city. Reach Rangamati and
avail the cruising boat to have the wonderful lake cruise through the expanses
of Kaptai lake and you can have lunch with tribal food at the lake side hill
top restaurant. Overnight at Parjaton hotel.

Day 18
Drive back to Dhaka via Chittagong by starting late morning. Lunch at wayside
restaurant. Reach Dhaka by evening. Overnight at Sheraton hotel.


Day 19
Transfer to Dhaka Airport and depart Dhaka.


Thanks for your help.

Nathan

Hi all,
I have read that there is flooding in Bangladesh and that food and water is in short supply. I have also read that there is a state of emergency. Should I indefinately postpone the trip or is it safe for tourists?
Thanks for the advice,
Andrew

Hi all,
What is the best way to travel from Dhaka to Kathmandu? I understand flying is the easiest but is it possible (and more interesting) to travel overland via India? I am keen to do as much train travel as possible to see the land and meet the people.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Andrew

Hi VTers,
I am hoping to visit Bangladesh in December and have seen pictures on the internet of the ship breaking beaches near Chittagong. Has anyone got any information on how to get to where the ships are and who I need to speak to to get permission?
Thanks,
Andrew

Hello,
I'm flying from Kuala Lumpur to Delhi with Biman Air and will have a few hours transit (connwcting flight, also with Biman)in Dhaka. I would like to take this opportunity to have a Dhaka city tour. My questions are, do I have to apply for visa or only transit visa, and do I need to pay a stopover fees ? How much is it ? Advices welcomed. TQ.

Hi -

I'm planning to visit Bangladesh in January and was interested in taking the Rocket Steamer. Can anyone tell me how I can go about booking these tickets? Do I need to buy them in Dhaka or can I go over the net?

Also, the Bangladesh government says I need a travel itinerary in order to apply for a visa. What does this mean, a simple list of places you will travel? Do they want proof of a round trip ticket? I really want to visit and hope I won't encounter any trouble trying to obtain a visa. Any help, advice or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks!!!!!

Ei je or sala malekum everybody,

We come to visit Bangladesh in decembre for only two weeks and i wanted to ask you if my following programme is possible :

01/Dhaka-Comilla-Chittagong and back
02/Rocket Steamer from Dhaka. Stop in Chandpur and Barisal
03/2 days in Kuakata
04/2 days in the Sundarbans
05/Bagerhat by boat
06/Khulna by boat
07/Jessore by road or train
08/Faridpur by road
09/Rashjahi by train
10/Bogra
11/Mymensingh and back to Dhaka

Otherwise could you give me other ideas of visit.
I'm looking also for rooms in charming old guest houses.

Thank you for reply. Marie

Hi,

What is the offical language in Bangladesh? Is there is any other language widley spoken?

Does English is widley spoken or understood? Do you think a person can survive only with English there? Will the people would be capable of helping me since i only know English in communicating with them

Who is the number 1 ranking mobile phone service provider or best service provider.
01. Can u give their names
02. What is their rental for Post Paid Services (Monthly Rental)
03. What is the per Call/SMS charges during peak and off peak hours for
a) local
b) International (for Sri Lanka)

Can u also tell me bout internet connections like ADSL and dialup and their rates.. The applying process and eveything...?

Tks



Rupesh Selvaraj

hi to all VTs...
me n my husband will be in dhaka by early next month (july).
then i need your help to let me clear things up.

1. how's dhaka? i mean, how's the enviroment? how's the people?
2. what should we do in dhaka? we might be there for 3/4 days only.
3. where is the places that we must go? how to go to the places?
4. is it difficult to find a MUSLIM foods?
5. where is the best place to shop? to shop cotton clothes,saree and souvinier.
6. how about nightlife?

till then for now...i'm waiting for your reply.

thank you;
awazhadi

Hi,

All of you VT'ers are doing a great job to all the travelers around the world.

My company (IT) is sending me to Bangladesh to take care of the operations for next 6 months time. My budgets are minimum and I have to go around to visit lots of customers in the Dhaka itself. I have some questions hope some one can answer them in detail...

01.What is the minimum cost of living?
02.How much does breakfast/lunch/dinner would cost you? How to identify a good and hygenic resturent
03.How much is rickshaw and auto-rickshaw would cost around do they charge you per kilometer or just standard rate which we can bargain on?
04.What is the cost of Taxi / Cab like car
05.Is there are hospitals, dispensaries and pharmacy (drug store) to get medicines
06.Does we need take care of ourselves regarding malaria or any other particular disease

Pls quote the prices in Taka
Lots of Tks



Rupesh

Hey VT dudes,

I am looking for a nice, clean, cheap private flat to rent with all modern amenities from end of July 2007, for a period of one month.

I stayed at Ambrosia hotel in Dhanmondi before - it was cheap but not very clean and the service was a little non-existent. So I am looking for a cheap alternative.

Please, please can you help?

Many thanks.

Shuvra

I am hoping to fly from Myanmar...Yangon or Mandalay...to Bangladesh. I would prefer to land in Chittagong but Dhaka is okay too.
Does anyone know if there are any flights direct from Myanmar to Bangladesh or will it be easier and cheaper to fly back to Bangkok and then fly to Bangladesh?
Thanks heaps for any help.

My plan is to go from Kolkatta to Darjeeling in late July. I know its rainy season, but...When I look on the map it totaly makes sense to travel trough Bangladesh. I know it would be faster trough India, but how extra much time would it approximatly take and does it make sense?

Thax a lot for any help!

Ole

Well, I am planning to have my internship in Bangladesh(for 6 months) However I need some information about this country, such as the cost of living, transportation, the weather, safety, places to visit…….etc By the way my internship will be in the capital

MY AGING MOTHER WISHES TO GO AND SEE HER VILLAGE jALUKATI IN BARISAL.PLEASE SEND ME DETAILS OF GOING THERE FROM KOLKATA WITH LODGING INFORMATION.

My ancesters are from Maheshpur village in Bangladesh.I am the great grandson of Bagha Jatin , the great freedom fighter.My father is his daughter's son.I want to go to Bangladesh to see our ancestral village and also see Bagha Jatin's birthplace.PLEASE SEND ME DETAILS OF GOING TO THOSE PLACES WITH TRAVELLI

hi,

We are unmarried couple. Like to have some private time together. which hotel are allowing Bangladeshi unmarried couple to say over night? at dhaka or other place?

Thank you for your kindness.

Hi everyone,
Is it possible for the unmarried couple to stay together in a room in Bangladesh? How is the minimum cost of accomodation and what is the cheapest flight fare from Bangkok? Please share the experience of any asian VTer about your travel time which is for asian important to know it beforehand.
Thank you alot in advance, Zin

I just noticed that Qatar Airways has a good deal from Washington to Dhaka ($1,300).

Unfortunately, I'm even more pressed for time than I am for money.

I looked at the schedule, and I could be in BD for exactly one week, from a Friday morning to a Friday morning.

Can I squeeze, in this amount of time:
-Sonargaon
-Dhaka to Khulna "Rocket"
-Bagherat and a bit of the Sundarbans
-A couple of old abandoned Rajbaris

Your reply will be much appreciated.

I'll be traveling in Bangladesh for about 2 weeks in late june. I understand the monsoon will just be starting. Where in bangladesh can i find the least amount of rain and what are some tips for traveling during this time?

Is it possible for me to travel through the route of Sylhet (bangladesh)-meghalaya (india)-darjeeling (india)-saidpur(bangladesh)-dhaka (bangladesh).

Would it be possible for me to enter at any point of meghalay and thn roam around for 2/3 days and thn setout for darjeeling and thn come back to bangladesh.