Kurigram
Rangpur Division

Kurigram Districtকুড়িগ্রাম

Chars of the Brahmaputra and Dharla, and the 'port of Chilmari'.

Best time to visitNovember–March
How many days1 day
Places to see4

Places to see

  1. 1Chilmari port
  2. 2Dharla Bridge & riverbank
  3. 3Munshibari of Ulipur
  4. 4Rowmari liberated-zone memorial

Where to stay

  1. 1Hotels in town

What to eat

  1. 1River fish
  2. 2Crops of the chars

Culture

Chilmari is immortalised in the famous Bhawaiya song 'Oki garial bhai'.

History

Rowmari remained a liberated zone throughout the 1971 war.

How to get there

8–9 hours by bus from Dhaka; trains also run.