Pabna পাবনা
Padma bridges, litchi groves and old riverside temples
Pabna lies on the north bank of the Padma, where the century-old Hardinge Bridge and the newer Lalon Shah Bridge cross to Kushtia. The town has graceful temples and the childhood home of actress Suchitra Sen, while Ishwardi's orchards are known for litchis.
- Hardinge Bridge
- Ishwardi litchi
- Jor Bangla Temple
- Suchitra Sen's house
- Handloom and hosiery
Places
Place Hardinge Bridge
হার্ডিঞ্জ ব্রিজA mighty steel railway bridge over the Padma, opened in 1915 and still carrying trains.
Place Jor Bangla Temple (Gopinath Temple)
জোড়বাংলা মন্দিরA mid-19th-century temple shaped like two thatched village huts joined together, in brick.
Place Suchitra Sen's Ancestral House
সুচিত্রা সেনের পৈতৃক বাড়িThe childhood home of Bengali cinema's great star, now open as a small memorial.
Place Taras Bhaban
তাড়াশ ভবনThe town palace of the Taras zamindars in the middle of Pabna, with a grand columned entrance.
Representative photo Place Shitlai Rajbari
শীতলাই রাজবাড়িAn 18th-century zamindar house beside a large tank in rural Chatmohar.
Foods
Food Ishwardi Litchi
ঈশ্বরদীর লিচুJuicy, red-skinned litchis from the orchards of Ishwardi, one of the country's main litchi areas.
Representative photo Food Pabna Ghee
পাবনার ঘিFragrant clarified butter from the dairy villages of the Pabna–Sirajganj milk belt.
Food Kori Pal's Doi
কড়ি পালের দইSought-after doi from a signless village sweet shop at Arambaria Bazar, Ishwardi.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳800–2,000
- Good hotel
- ৳2,000–4,000
- 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 Pabna; bands follow sourced prices in similar district towns (Kushtia, Naogaon, Netrokona, Gaibandha) and Parjatan motel rates.
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 ৳800–2,650 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)
- Kori Pal's sweet shop Arambaria Bazar, Ishwardi upazila, Pabna (no signboard)
- White sweets (sada misti) · ৳260/kg
Local eateries 2026 prices · Source
Taste these
- Ishwardi Litchi Orchards and roadside sellers around Ishwardi in May–June Sold by the hundred; roughly 250–500 BDT per 100 depending on variety and timing
- Pabna Ghee Trusted sweet and dairy shops in Pabna town Roughly 1,400–1,800 BDT per kg for pure ghee
- Kori Pal's Doi Kori Pal's sweet shop, Arambaria Bazar, Ishwardi upazila, Pabna White sweets about 260 BDT per kg
Where these prices come from
Thin data: only one sweet-shop price was found for Pabna. 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.
