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Moulvibazar travel guide
Sreemangal, the tea capital; a district of tea gardens, rainforest and waterfalls.
⭐ Famous food and products of Moulvibazar
📜 How Moulvibazar got its name
In 1810 Moulvi Syed Qudratullah set up a market on the bank of the Manu River. The Moulvi's market (bazar) gave the name Moulvibazar.
How to get to Moulvibazar
Moulvibazar is about 200 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 4–5 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Sreemangal/Moulvibazar buses from Sayedabad (Hanif, Shyamoli, Ena), non-AC ৳500–650.
- 🚆 By train: Parabat/Joyontika/Upaban from Kamalapur to Sreemangal, fare ৳300–900 (the most comfortable).
Places to visit (7)
Evergreen rainforest; hoolock gibbons, monkeys and a railway through the forest.
Green tea gardens to the horizon, the Tea Museum and tea workers' life.
The country's best-known waterfall, falling from about 200 feet.
A lake among tea-garden hillocks, where blue lotuses bloom in summer.
A waterfall deep in the Rajkandi forest; for adventure lovers.
A sanctuary in Hail Haor; a watchtower for winter migratory birds.
One of the country's biggest haors; hundreds of thousands of birds in winter.
What it costs
৳2,000–5,000 per person per day (depending on the resort)
Where to stay
- Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf (luxury)
- Dusai Resort & Spa
- BTRI/Parjatan tea resort
- Many cottages and guesthouses in Sreemangal (৳1,500–4,000)
What to eat
Nilkantha's seven-layer tea, Khasia paan, hill pineapples