Sirajganj

Handloom country on the banks of the mighty Jamuna

Sirajganj guards the western end of the Jamuna Bridge and is the gateway to North Bengal from Dhaka. The district is a major handloom and dairy centre, and its riverside towns give wide views over the braided channels and chars of the Jamuna. Tagore's estate house at Shahzadpur is its best-known heritage site.

Sirajganj is famous for

Handloom sarees and lungis Jamuna Bridge Rabindra Kachharibari, Shahzadpur Milk and dairy products

Places to visit in Sirajganj

Landmark

Jamuna Bridge

Sirajganj 2 hrs

The 4.8 km multipurpose bridge over the Jamuna that ties North Bengal to Dhaka, with riverside viewpoints at its western end.

Museum

Shahzadpur Rabindra Kachharibari

Sirajganj 1.5 hrs

The Tagore family's estate house where Rabindranath wrote many of his early poems and letters, now a museum.

River

Sirajganj Hard Point (Jamuna Riverfront)

Sirajganj 1.5 hrs

A fortified riverbank at the edge of town, popular for sunsets, breezes and boat rides on the Jamuna.

Historical

Hatikumrul Navaratna Temple

Sirajganj 1 hrs

An 18th-century nine-pinnacled brick temple near Ullapara, one of the largest of its kind in Bangladesh.