Bagerhat বাগেরহাট
A mosque city of brick and the mangrove frontier
Bagerhat holds the 15th-century mosque city of Khan Jahan Ali, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of brick domes among ponds and palms. To the south, Mongla and Sarankhola open onto the eastern Sundarbans, with Karamjal, Katka and Kochikhali on most itineraries.
- Sixty Dome Mosque
- Khan Jahan Ali's tomb
- Karamjal
- Katka and Kochikhali
- Shrimp farming
Places
Place Sixty Dome Mosque
ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদA vast 15th-century brick prayer hall, the centrepiece of the Mosque City of Bagerhat.
Place Tomb of Khan Jahan Ali
খান জাহান আলীর মাজারThe domed shrine of Bagerhat's founder, beside a large pond known for its resident crocodiles.
Place Karamjal
করমজলThe easiest taste of the Sundarbans: a boardwalk, deer enclosure and crocodile breeding centre near Mongla.
Place Katka and Kochikhali
কটকা ও কচিখালীDeep-forest sanctuaries by the sea where deer graze in meadows and tiger tracks mark the mud.
Place Nine Dome Mosque
নয় গম্বুজ মসজিদA compact 15th-century mosque with nine domes on the bank of Thakur Dighi, steps from Khan Jahan Ali's tomb.
Place Singair Mosque
সিংগাইর মসজিদA single-domed brick mosque with terracotta work, right across the road from the Sixty Dome Mosque.
Place Dublar Char
দুবলার চরA seasonal fishermen's island at the sea edge of the Sundarbans, covered in drying racks from October to March.
Foods
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳800–1,800
- Good hotel
- ৳2,500–3,800
- Upscale / resort
- No data
Peak season: Sundarbans season (September–March) fills Mongla's few hotels on weekends.
Named hotels (2)
- Parjatan Motel & Youth Inn Bagerhat (BPC) Near Shat Gombuj Mosque, Bagerhat non-AC single 1,800; non-AC double/twin 2,500; AC twin/deluxe 3,000 (suite 5,000)
- Parjatan Hotel Pashur (BPC) Mongla port area non-AC twin 2,500; AC twin/couple 3,800
Where these prices come from
Mid level from 2026 Parjatan rates at Hotel Pashur (Mongla) and Parjatan Motel & Youth Inn (Bagerhat); the budget band is an estimate anchored on Parjatan's 1,800 Tk non-AC single.
Prices come from newspapers, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation website and the hotels' own listings. Call the hotel to check the rate before you book.
Where to eat, and what it costs
This district's meal costs are estimated from nearby districts. Any restaurants listed below have their own sourced prices.
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳800–2,600 per person a day
From a budget hotel and local eateries up to a good hotel and good restaurants. We assume two people share a room, so each pays half the room rate. Travel, tickets and upscale places are extra.
We don't have restaurant prices for this district yet.
Taste these
- Bagda chingri Local hotels in Bagerhat town and Mongla Varies by size, approx. 700–1,200 BDT per kg
- Mud crab curry Hotels near Mongla port and on Sundarbans tour boats
Where these prices come from
Thin data: no sourced eatery prices for Bagerhat or Mongla. Meal costs are set from sourced south-west figures: in a 2023 report, a cheap hotel in nearby Pirojpur served fish or meat meals at 80-85 Tk while other town hotels charged at least 100-150 Tk; Joljog in Jashore sold luchi at 7 Tk and dal or sabji at 15 Tk a plate in 2025. Allowance is made for later price rises.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
