Sirajganj সিরাজগঞ্জ
Jamuna riverbanks, Tagore's estate and busy handlooms
Sirajganj stands on the west bank of the mighty Jamuna, crossed here by the Jamuna Bridge. Its villages are among the country's great weaving centres, Tagore once managed his estate from Shahzadpur, and its dairy belt makes the region's famous ghee and sweets.
- Jamuna Bridge
- Handloom weaving
- Shahzadpur Kachharibari
- Enayetpur pantua
- Dairy and ghee
Places
Place Jamuna Bridge
যমুনা সেতুA nearly 5 km bridge across the braided Jamuna, linking the north and west to Dhaka.
Representative photo Place Hard Point Riverfront
হার্ড পয়েন্টA stone-armoured bend of the Jamuna at Sirajganj town, where locals gather at sunset.
Place Rabindra Kachharibari, Shahzadpur
রবীন্দ্র কাছারিবাড়ি, শাহজাদপুরThe estate office where Tagore stayed and wrote during his years as a zamindar.
Representative photo Place Elliott Bridge (Boropool)
ইলিয়ট ব্রিজ (বড়পুল)A pillarless steel arch bridge from the 1890s, the best-loved landmark in Sirajganj town.
Place Shahzadpur Dargah Mosque
শাহজাদপুর দরগাহ মসজিদA fifteen-domed old mosque on the Hurasagar, beside the shrine of Makhdum Shah Dowla.
Place Jamuna Bridge West Eco Park
যমুনা সেতু পশ্চিম পাড় ইকোপার্কA large planted park by the western end of the Jamuna Bridge, for a stroll with river and bridge views.
Foods
Representative photo Food Sirajganj Pantua
সিরাজগঞ্জের পানতোয়াDark, syrup-soaked fried sweets, a Sirajganj speciality tied to the village of Enayetpur.
Food Milk, Ghee and Doi of the Dairy Belt
সিরাজগঞ্জের দুধ, ঘি ও দইFresh milk, ghee and doi from the grazing lands of Shahzadpur and Ullapara.
Food Chalan Beel Shutki at Mohishluti
মহিষলুটির চলনবিলের শুঁটকিSun-dried freshwater fish from Chalan Beel, sorted and sold at the Mohishluti fish depot in Tarash.
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 Sirajganj; 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.
We don't have restaurant prices for this district yet.
Taste these
- Sirajganj Pantua Sweet shops in Enayetpur and Sirajganj town Roughly 300–450 BDT per kg
- Milk, Ghee and Doi of the Dairy Belt Dairy and sweet shops in Shahzadpur and Ullapara Ghee roughly 1,400–1,800 BDT per kg
- Chalan Beel Shutki at Mohishluti The drying yards around Mohishluti fish depot (arot), Tarash upazila, Sirajganj, from October to December
Where these prices come from
Thin data: no sourced restaurant or doi prices were found for Sirajganj. 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.
