Famous Food and Products of All 64 Districts of Bangladesh: What Each District Is Known For

When you come back from a trip to any district in Bangladesh, everyone asks: "What famous thing did you bring back?" Almost every district has a food or product it's known for: sweets in one, doi in another, fish, fruit or handwoven cloth elsewhere. This post gives the complete list of famous foods and products of all 64 districts, by division. First the stories of a few of the best known, then the full list.

A few famous across the country

Bogura doi

Thick, sweet yoghurt set in clay pots, the first thing that comes to mind with Bogura. Doi from the town's old shops is sent all over the country.

Cumilla rasmalai

Small rasgullas soaked in thickened milk. Matribhandar's rasmalai in Cumilla is the most famous; many people buy some as they pass Cumilla on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway.

Natore kachagolla and Tangail chomchom

Natore's kachagolla is a soft sweet made from chhana, called "golla" (ball) although it isn't round. Tangail's Porabari chomchom, reddish brown and juicy inside, is one of the country's best-known sweets.

Old Dhaka kacchi and bakarkhani

Mutton kacchi biryani in fragrant rice and crisp bakarkhani with morning tea are the two symbols of Old Dhaka's food. A full day plan is in Old Dhaka in one day.

Khulna's chuijhal

Mutton or beef cooked with the stems of the chui vine, pungent and unlike anything else; the most famous dish of the Khulna–Bagerhat–Jashore region.

Chattogram's mezbani beef

Beef cooked with special spices for large feasts, with kala bhuna alongside. In Chattogram, a mezban is a tradition as much as a meal.

A few more

Mangoes from Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi's kalai ruti, Sylhet's meat with satkora, Sreemangal tea, Chandpur hilsa, Muktagachha's monda in Mymensingh, Kushtia's sesame khaja, Narayanganj's jamdani and Rangpur's shatranji.

The full list: 64 districts

Tap a district name to open its guide, with places to see, transport and costs too.

Dhaka division

• Dhaka: 🍛 Old Dhaka kacchi biryani, 🥨 Bakarkhani bread, 🧣 Dhakai muslin
• Faridpur: 🌾 Jute, the golden fibre, 🧅 Onion
• Gazipur: 🍈 Jackfruit
• Gopalganj: 🐟 Wetland fish
• Kishorganj: 🧀 Austagram cheese, 🐟 Haor fish
• Madaripur: 🍯 Date palm jaggery, 🍬 Rasgulla
• Manikganj: 🍯 Jhitka's Hajari jaggery
• Munshiganj: 🥔 Potato, 🥛 Patkhir (milk sweet), 🍬 Bhagyakul sweets
• Narayanganj: 🥻 Jamdani sari
• Narsingdi: 🟡 Latkan (Burmese grape), 🍌 Sagar banana
• Rajbari: 🐟 Padma hilsa
• Shariatpur: 🌾 Jute, 🐟 Padma–Meghna hilsa
• Tangail: 🍮 Porabari chomchom, 🥻 Handloom sari, 🍍 Madhupur pineapple

Chattogram division

• Bandarban: 🍍 Hill pineapple and banana, 🎋 Bamboo chicken
• Brahmanbaria: 🍬 Chhanamukhi sweet
• Chandpur: 🐟 Hilsa
• Chattogram: 🍖 Mezbani beef, 🐟 Shutki (dried fish), 🍪 Bela biscuit
• Cox's Bazar: 🐟 Shutki (dried fish), 🦐 Sea fish and prawns, 🫙 Burmese pickles
• Cumilla: 🍮 Rasmalai, 👕 Khadi cloth, 🏺 Bijoypur pottery
• Feni: 🍬 Khandal sweets
• Khagrachhari: 🟠 Hill turmeric, 🧵 Pinon-hadi (hill dress)
• Lakshmipur: 🌰 Betel nut, 🥥 Coconut, 🫘 Soybean
• Noakhali: 🥛 Buffalo-milk yoghurt, 🌰 Betel nut, 🥥 Coconut
• Rangamati: 🧵 Hill handloom cloth, 🐟 Kaptai Lake fish

Sylhet division

• Habiganj: 🍃 Tea, 🐟 Haor fish
• Moulvibazar: 🍵 Sreemangal tea and seven-layer tea, 🌲 Barlekha agarwood attar, 🍍 Pineapple
• Sunamganj: 🐟 Haor fish and dried fish
• Sylhet: 🍃 Tea, 🍋 Satkora (citrus), 🧺 Shital pati (cool mat), 🍊 Orange

Rajshahi division

• Bogura: 🥣 Doi (yoghurt), 🍪 Mahasthan's kotkoti
• Chapainawabganj: 🥭 Mangoes (Fazli, Langra, Gopalbhog), 🫓 Kalai roti
• Joypurhat: 🥔 Potato, 🍬 Sugar
• Naogaon: 🍚 Rice, 🥭 Mango
• Natore: 🍬 Kachagolla
• Pabna: 🧈 Ghee, 🍬 Para sandesh, 🧵 Handloom saris and lungis
• Rajshahi: 🥭 Mango, 🧣 Silk sari, 🫓 Kalai roti
• Sirajganj: 🧵 Handloom saris and lungis, 🥛 Baghabari milk

Rangpur division

• Dinajpur: 🍒 Litchi, 🍚 Kataribhog rice
• Gaibandha: 🍬 Rosmonjori
• Kurigram: 🌽 Char maize, 🥜 Peanuts
• Lalmonirhat: 🌽 Maize
• Nilphamari: 🥔 Potato
• Panchagarh: 🍃 Lowland tea
• Rangpur: 🥭 Haribhanga mango, 🧶 Shataranji rugs
• Thakurgaon: 🥭 Surjapuri mango

Khulna division

• Bagerhat: 🦐 Shrimp, 🥥 Coconut
• Chuadanga: 🍃 Betel leaf, 🍬 Carew sugar
• Jashore: 🍯 Date palm juice and jaggery, 🌸 Godkhali flowers, 🧵 Jashore stitch
• Jhenaidah: 🍃 Betel leaf
• Khulna: 🦐 Shrimp, the white gold, 🌶️ Meat with chui jhal, 🍯 Sundarbans honey
• Kushtia: 🍬 Tiler khaja (sesame sweet), 🍦 Kulfi malai, 🧵 Kumarkhali handloom
• Magura: 🍬 Rasgulla
• Meherpur: 🍬 Sabitri and Roskadamba sweets, 🥭 Mango
• Narail: 🍯 Date palm jaggery
• Satkhira: 🍬 Satkhira sandesh, 🥭 Himsagar mango, 🦀 Crab, 🍯 Sundarbans honey

Barishal division

• Barguna: 🐟 Patharghata hilsa, 🐟 Shutki (dried fish)
• Barishal: 🫒 Amra (hog plum), 🍚 Balam rice
• Bhola: 🥛 Buffalo-milk yoghurt, 🐟 Hilsa, 🌰 Betel nut
• Jhalokati: 🍐 Guava, 🧣 Gamchha (cotton towel)
• Patuakhali: 🍉 Watermelon, 🧵 Rakhine handloom cloth
• Pirojpur: 🍐 Swarupkathi guava, 🥥 Coconut

Mymensingh division

• Jamalpur: 🧵 Nakshi kantha (embroidered quilt)
• Mymensingh: 🍬 Muktagachha monda, 🐟 Farmed fish
• Netrokona: 🍬 Balish mishti (pillow sweet)
• Sherpur: 🍚 Tulshimala rice, 🥣 Chhanar payesh

Where to find the real thing

• Look for well-known old shops: many shops trade on a famous sweet's or doi's name. Ask locals which is the genuine, long-established one.
• Match the season: mangoes are best in June–July, lychees in May–June, date-palm jaggery and pitha in winter, hilsa in the monsoon.
• Before carrying it home: doi and syrupy sweets spoil quickly; on long journeys take dry sweets or well-packed items.
• Handmade products: buy jamdani, nakshi kantha, shitalpati or shatranji directly from artisans or trusted shops.

Questions and answers

Which district is famous for what?

Bogura for doi, Cumilla for rasmalai, Natore for kachagolla, Tangail for Porabari chomchom, Rajshahi for mangoes and Khulna for chuijhal, for example. The full list of 64 districts is above.

What are the most famous sweets of Bangladesh?

Tangail's chomchom, Natore's kachagolla, Cumilla's rasmalai, Muktagachha's monda and Bogura's doi are among the best known; in winter, Jashore's date-palm jaggery is famous too.

Why is Bogura doi famous?

For its thick, sweet taste from being set in clay pots in a particular way. A few old shops in town have made it for many years.

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