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05/17/09

HOW TO TRAVEL WITHIN BANGLADESH

Major cities i.e. Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Jessore, Saidpur, Barisal and Cox's Bazar are connected by air with Dhaka. These destinations are served by Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG Airlines.

Click here for city to city distance chart
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RAIL>>>
The Bangladesh Railway provides an efficient service to places of interest such as Chittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Bogra, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Kushtia starting from Dhaka. The Inter-city Express service runs between Dhaka and most major cities fares are cheap.
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For further details please contact Bangladesh Railway, Dhaka.
Phone : 880-2-409686, 880-2-413137.
Web: www.railway.gov.bd
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BUS / COACH SERVICE>>>
Road transport in Bangladesh is predominantly private sector affair. Rates are among the cheapest in the world. Express and non-stop services are available to principal towns and cities from Gabtoli, Saidabad and Mohakhali bus terminals in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) also maintains a country-wide network of bus services. Recently BRTC introduced Dhaka-Calcutta-Dhaka direct daily bus service via Benapole, Jessore (a 360km journey one way).
For details please contact BRTC Dhaka.
Phone : 880-2-9555553, 880-2-9333803.
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RIVER>>>
The landscape of Bangladesh is dominated by about 250 rivers, which flow essentially north-south. Country made boats are the most widely used carriers on the rivers of bangladesh. These carry the bulk of passengers and merchandize in the rural area. Mechanized water transport is mainly operated by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), which runs ferry and launch services on the main routes. There are also services run by private companies. Journey by Rocket Steamer from Dhaka (Sadarghat) to Khulna, the gateway to the Sundarbans is a rewarding experience even though the journey time is approximately 28 hours.
For details please contact BIWTC, Dhaka.
Phone: 880-2-9551589, 880-2-9555031-33.
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With thousand of years of history behind it, Bangladesh has had a rich and varied existence. She made her debut centuries ago as a green land of prosperity where the fine Muslin cloth was woven. Turks, Moguls, Afghans, Armenians, Arabs, Portuguese had already visited Bengal, when the English finally established their suzerainty over her in 1757. During the British rule, with its medley of people, varied topography and diversity of life, perhaps few areas received less attention than the area which now comprises modern Bangladesh. Geography seemed to relegate it to the back waters of isolation. The tourist, the builder and the investor seemed to take little notice of this land crisscrossed by rivers and inhabited by hospitable, simple and friendly people having a bent of mind for songs, music and other forms of cultural activities. After partition of the Indian Subcontinent in 1947, when the area that now forms Bangladesh became a part of Pakistan, the people of Bangladesh were subjected to a system of economic exploitation, cultural and political subjugation forcing Bangladeshis to rise in rebellion which resulted in the emergence of the People's Republic of Bangladesh as a free and sovereign nation in 1971 after nine month-long war of liberation.

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