Jashore

Flower fields, Madhusudan's village and the road to Benapole

Jashore is the busy hub of the south-west, with an airport, the country's main land port at Benapole and the famous flower fields of Godkhali. Literature fans come for Sagardari, birthplace of poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt, while the old town keeps a fine terracotta Shiva temple.

Jashore is famous for

Godkhali flowers Sagardari (Michael Madhusudan Dutt) Benapole land port Date-palm molasses (khejur gur) Jamtala roshogolla

Places to visit in Jashore

Historical

Sagardari (Michael Madhusudan Dutt's Birthplace)

Jashore 2 hrs

The Kapotaksha-side village home of Bengal's great poet, with a museum, gardens and the famous Madhu Mela.

Heritage & Village

Godkhali Flower Fields

Jashore 3 hrs

The flower capital of Bangladesh: endless fields of roses, gerberas, marigolds and gladioli near Jhikargachha.

Archaeological

Chanchra Shiva Temple

Jashore 0.5 hrs

A late-17th-century aat-chala temple covered in fine terracotta, on the edge of Jashore town.

Where to stay

Name	Type	Level	Per night (approx.)
Hotel City Plaza International Jashore town	Hotel	Standard	৳2,500 – ৳7,000