Madaripur মাদারীপুর
Date-palm gur, khirpuri and the Arial Khan river
Madaripur is a river district on the Arial Khan and the Padma, a land of date palms, wetlands and old Hindu landlord estates. It is known across Bangladesh for its winter khejur gur and its milky khirpuri sweet.
- Khejur gur
- Khirpuri
- Shakuni Lake
- Padma at Shibchar
Places
Place Shakuni Lake
শকুনী লেকA long tree-lined lake in the middle of Madaripur town, where locals stroll in the evening.
Place Khalia Rajaram Temple
খালিয়া রাজারাম মন্দিরA terracotta-decorated temple and zamindar house of Raja Ram Rai in Rajoir upazila.
Place Padma Riverside at Shibchar
শিবচরে পদ্মার পাড়Wide Padma views from the south bank, with the Padma Bridge stretching across the water.
Place Madaripur Museum
মাদারীপুর মিউজিয়ামThe district's first museum, opened in 2023 in the old treasury building on the north bank of Shakuni Lake.
Representative photo Place Pranab Math, Bajitpur
প্রণব মঠ, বাজিতপুরA temple and ashram at the birthplace of Swami Pranabananda, founder of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha.
Foods
Representative photo Food Madaripur Khirpuri
মাদারীপুরের ক্ষীরপুরিA rich sweet made from slowly reduced milk, the town's signature mishti.
Food Madaripur Khejur Gur
মাদারীপুরের খেজুরের গুড়Golden date-palm molasses, sold as soft patali cakes and runny jhola gur through the winter.
Food Shibchar Ghat Hilsa
শিবচর ঘাটের ইলিশFried Padma hilsa with rice at the old ferry ghat eateries of Shibchar.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳600–1,500
- Good hotel
- ৳1,500–3,000
- Upscale / resort
- No data
This district's price range is estimated from nearby districts. Any hotels listed below have their own sourced prices.
Where these prices come from
Estimate: no sourced room prices were found for Madaripur; bands follow sourced prices in similar small district towns (Kushtia 500–2,000, Meherpur 500–2,000, Naogaon 500–3,000).
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 ৳650–2,200 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.
Restaurants and dish prices (1)
- Jibon Mistanna Bhandar Old court area, Madaripur town
- Khirpuri · ৳30/piece
- Khirpuri · ৳650/kg
Local eateries 2025 prices · Source
Taste these
- Madaripur Khirpuri Established sweet shops in Madaripur town Approx. 600–700 BDT per kg
- Madaripur Khejur Gur Village makers and winter haats around Madaripur
- Shibchar Ghat Hilsa Ghat-side eateries near Kathalbari, Shibchar
Where these prices come from
No district-specific meal survey found; budget figures follow reported rice-hotel prices outside Dhaka (fish or meat meal 80-150 Tk, rice-bhorta-dal breakfast 20-50 Tk, 2023-2026) and mid figures follow the town's sit-down restaurants and chains where known.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
