Chapainawabganj চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ
Mango country and the old mosques of Gaur
Chapainawabganj sits in the far west of Bangladesh, where endless mango orchards meet the Bangladeshi side of the medieval capital of Gaur. It is also the home of Gombhira, a witty folk song form, and of the humble but beloved kalai roti.
- Mangoes
- Choto Sona Mosque
- Gombhira songs
- Kalai roti
Places
Place Choto Sona Mosque
ছোট সোনা মসজিদThe 'gem of Gaur', a Sultanate-era stone mosque with exquisitely carved surfaces.
Place Darasbari Mosque and Madrasa
দারাসবাড়ি মসজিদ ও মাদ্রাসাRoofless brick ruins of a great Sultanate mosque and one of Bengal's earliest known madrasas.
Representative photo Place Tahkhana and Shah Niamatullah's Tomb
তাহখানা ও শাহ নিয়ামতুল্লাহর মাজারA Mughal-era retreat beside a large pond, next to a revered saint's tomb and mosque.
Place Kotwali Darwaza
কোতোয়ালি দরজাThe broken southern gateway of medieval Gaur, standing right on the Bangladesh–India border.
Place Kansat Zamindar Bari
কানসাট জমিদারবাড়িA crumbling zamindar palace at Kansat, in the heart of the mango country of Shibganj.
Foods
Food Mangoes of Kansat
কানসাটের আমOne of the country's biggest mango markets, overflowing with Fazli, Langra and Khirsapat in season.
Food Kalai Roti
কালাই রুটিThick flatbread of black gram flour, cooked on clay and eaten with fiery chilli and onion bhorta.
Representative photo Food Amshotto (Mango Leather)
আমসত্ত্বSun-dried sheets of sweetened mango pulp made by village women in Shibganj and sold at Kansat.
Food Shibganj Chomchom
শিবগঞ্জের চমচমThe chomchom of Shibganj, a local sweet known by the name of its town.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳700–1,800
- Good hotel
- ৳1,800–2,800
- Upscale / resort
- No data
This district's price range is estimated from nearby districts. Any hotels listed below have their own sourced prices.
Named hotels (1)
Where these prices come from
Mid level from the 2026 Parjatan Motel Sonamasjid rates on the Parjatan booking site; the budget band for town residential hotels is an estimate.
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 ৳750–2,050 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
- Mangoes of Kansat Kansat bazar in Shibganj and the town market in Chapainawabganj Roughly 60–150 BDT per kg at the market, depending on variety
- Kalai Roti Roadside kalai roti stalls in Chapainawabganj town in the evenings Roughly 20–40 BDT per roti
- Amshotto (Mango Leather) Kansat bazar in Shibganj upazila, and roadside shops around the Kansat mango market
- Shibganj Chomchom Sweet shops at Shibganj bazar, Chapainawabganj
Where these prices come from
Thin data: no sourced restaurant prices were found for Chapainawabganj town; kalai roti breakfast is priced like Rajshahi's (30-50 Tk a piece, 2023). Meal costs are set from sourced 2024-25 north Bengal figures (a full rice-beef-bhorta meal at 130 Tk near Gaibandha, kala bhuna meals at 100-150 Tk in Rajshahi, biryani at 180-200 Tk in Naogaon).
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
