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Chuadanga District · Khulna Division · কেরু অ্যান্ড কোম্পানি, দর্শনা
Carew & Co., Darshana travel guide
One of the country's oldest sugar mills and distilleries, founded in 1938, with huge green grounds.
🗓️ Best time to visitNovember–March (cane-crushing season)
⏱ How long it takes1–2 hours
💰 Estimated costFree (entry to the factory needs permission)
History and background
Founded in 1938 by the British entrepreneur Robert Russell Carew, this is the country's largest sugar mill and its only legal liquor producer. The factory, farms and old bungalows make up a green area of about 3,500 acres.
How to get to Carew & Co., Darshana
At Darshana in Damurhuda upazila.
Chuadanga is about 250 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 5–6 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Chuadanga buses from Gabtoli (Royal, Purbasha, Shyamoli), fare ৳600–750.
- 🚆 By train: Sundarban/Chitra Express to Chuadanga station.
Where to stay
The district town has basic and mid-range hotels (roughly ৳800–2,500). Government circuit houses and dak bungalows can be used with permission.
What to eat
Chuadanga date-palm jaggery
Good to know
- Explore the old colony and gardens around the factory
More places to visit in Chuadanga district
- Darshana railway station and border — A border railway station from British times.