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Mymensingh District · Mymensingh Division · বাংলাদেশ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Bangladesh Agricultural University travel guide
A huge green riverside campus with a botanical garden and an agriculture museum.
🗓️ Best time to visitOctober–March
⏱ How long it takes2–3 hours
💰 Estimated costFree; small museum fee
History and background
The country's leading agricultural university, founded in 1961; a green campus of about 1,200 acres on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra. The botanical garden, agriculture museum, fish farm and riverbank make it lovely to wander.
How to get to Bangladesh Agricultural University
About 4 km from the city.
Mymensingh is about 120 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 3–3.5 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Ena, Soukhin, Alam Asia from Mohakhali; fare ৳250–400.
- 🚆 By train: Tista, Jamuna, Agnibina, Haor Express from Kamalapur; fare ৳150–500.
Where to stay
- Mid-range hotels in town (৳1,000–3,000)
What to eat
Muktagachha monda (the most famous)
Good to know
- Follow the campus rules
- See rare plants in the botanical garden
More places to visit in Mymensingh district
- Shashi Lodge — The 'Rajbari of Mymensingh' built by the Muktagachha zamindar; a statue of Venus and a fountain in front.
- Zainul Abedin Park and Museum — A park on the Old Brahmaputra and a museum of the master painter's work.
- Muktagachha Zamindar Bari — Ruins of the Atani zamindar house; Gopal Pal's monda shop is next door.
- Alexander Castle — The iron-framed 'Iron House' of 1879, now the library of a teacher training college.