Lonely Planet Publications 202 Index A accommodation 157-8 activities, see diving, dolphinwatching, snorkelling, whale-watching Adivasis 28, 129, see also individual tribes Agrabad 125 Ahmed, Fakhruddin 24 Ahmed, Iajuddin 14 Ahsan Manzil 52 air travel airfares 170 airlines 169-70 to/from Bangladesh 170-2 within Bangladesh 173-5 Ali, Khan Jahan 89 Ananda Vihara 145 animals 36, 154-5, see also individual animals Sundarbans National Park 93-4, 7 architecture 31-2, see also historical buildings area codes 166, see also inside front Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection 53 arsenic poisoning 38 arts 31-4, see also literature books 33 events 65 nakshi kanthas 33 rickshaw art 34, 54, 66, 165, 5 shankharis 52 Ashraful, Mohammad 14 Asian Art Biennial 65 Atia Mosque 74 ATMs 164 Awami League 21, 24 B baby taxis 178-9 badminton 31 Bagerhat 88-90, 88 000 Map pages 000 Photograph pages Baitul Mukarram Mosque 55 baksheesh 164 Baldha Gardens 54 Bana Vihara 131 Banchte Shekha Foundation 81 Bandarban 134-6 bangla 31 Bangla, see Bengali Bangladesh Freedom Fighters 22 Bangladesh Nationalist Party 23 Bangladesh Tea Research Institute 154 Bangsal Rd 54 Bara Katra 53 Bara Khyang 140 Barisal 97-9, 98 Barisal division 96-9 Baro Bazar Mosque 82 Baro Kuthi 115 bathrooms 166 Baul people 28 bazars, see markets beaches Cox s Bazar 136 Himachari Beach 139 Inani Beach 139 Benapole 82 Bengali 190-6 Bhawal National Park 74 Bibi Begni s Mosque 89 Bicycle St 54 bicycle travel, see cycling birds 36, 77, see also individual species books 37 Sundarbans National Park 93 bird-watching 36 Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary 139 Rangamati 131 Rema Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary 156 Sonadia Island 140 Sunamganj 151 Biswa Ijtema 29, 162 boat hire Dhaka 51 Khulna 85 boat travel 174-6, 179, 7 ferries 174-5 river boats 176 Rocket 66-7, 175, 6 to/from Barisal 97-8 to/from Chittagong 127-8 to/from Dhaka 66-8 boat trips 158 Chittagong 125-6 Mongla 90 Rangamati 131 Sariakandi 103 Bogra 101-3, 101 books 13, 14, see also literature arts 33 birds 37 Chittagong Hill Tracts 28, 29 culture 26, 27, 28, 31 emigration 32 food 40 history 20, 23 Lajja (Shame) 30 tea 40 border crossings 172 Benapole 82 Burimari 113 Tamabil 150 Brahmaputra River 35 brassware 73 British East India Company 20, 47 British Raj 21 British settlement 20-1 Buddhism 19-20, 29 Buriganga River 50 Burigoalini 94 Burimari 113 bus travel 176-7, 179 business hours 158-9 C car travel 177-8 Carmichael College 106 cathedrals, see churches cell phones 165-6 cemetries Christian Cemetery 54 Maynamati War Cemetery 142 WWII Memorial Cemetery 125 Central Shaheed Minar 55 Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) 73 cha 41, see also tea
Index (C-H) 203 Chakma people 28, 129 Chandranath Temple 128 Charpatra Mura 144-5 chars 109 Chhota Sona Masjid 120 child labour 26 children, travel with 159 Chilla of Badar Shah 123 Chitmorong 133-4 Chittagong 123-8, 124 Chittagong division 122-45 Chittagong Hill Tracts 129-36, 7 Bandarban 134-6 books 28, 29 Chitmorong 133-4 history 129 Kaptai 133 permits 129-30 Rangamati 130-3 tours 130 Chota Katra 53 Christian Cemetery 54 Christianity 29 Chunakhola Mosque 89 Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary 139 churches Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection 53 St Paul s Catholic Church 91 cinema 33-4 Citadel, the 103-4 civets 77 climate 12, 159 climate change 170 clothes 65-6,165 Comilla 142-4, 143 consulates 161 costs 12-13, see also inside front courses 159 Cox s Bazar 136-9, 137 crafts 33 credit cards 164 cricket 31 culture 25-34 books 26, 27, 28, 31 internet resources 29, 30, 31 Curzon Hall 55 customs regulations 159 cycling 154, 158, 173-4 cyclones 39 D dance 65 Darasbari Mosque 120 Dargah Mosque 89 deep-vein thrombosis 184 dehydration 188 dengue fever 185 Dhaka 46-69, 48, 51, 56-7, 62 accommodation 59-63 attractions 50-9 drinking 65 entertainment 65 food 63-5 history 47 internet access 49 itineraries 49 safe travel 50 shopping 65-6 tours 59 travel to/from 66-8 travel within 68-9 Dhaka botanical gardens 58-9 Dhaka division 70-8 Dhaka University 23, 55 Dhakeswari Temple 54 Dhamrai 73 Dhanbari Nawab Palace 78 Dharmarajikha Buddhist Monastery 55 diarrhoea 187 Dighapatia Palace 118 Dinajpur 109-11, 110 disabilities, travellers with 166-7 diving 141 dolphin-watching 95 drinks 41 driving, see car travel Durga Puja 162 DVT 184 E economy 24, 25-6 elections 24 electricity 157 embassies 161 emigration 27, 32 environment 35-9 environmental issues 37-9 arsenic poisoning 38 cyclones 39 flooding 35, 38 global warming 38 internet resources 38 Madhupur National Park 78 plastic bags 38 ship-breaking yards 128 Ershad, General 14 Ethnological Museum 125 etiquette 29 exchange rates, see inside front F Fairy Hill 125 ferry travel 174-5 festivals 59, 161-2 Biswa Ijtema 29, 162 Dublar Island 92 Durga Puja 59, 162 Eid-ul-Fitr 162 International Mother Language Day 59 Islamic 161-2 Kazi Nazrul Islam 161 Rabindranath Tagore 161 Ramadan 12, 162 Shiva Chaturdasi Festival 128-9 film 33-4 Firozpur 120 flooding 35, 38 folk art 33 folk-art museum 71-2 food 40-5 books 40 customs 42 health issues 188 internet resources 41, 42 language 43-5 football 31 forest reserves, see national parks Foy s Lake 125 G Gabtali Bus Station 67 Ganges River 35 gardens, see parks & gardens Garo people 28, 78 Gaud 120-1 gay travellers 162-3 geography 35 geology 35 Ghani, Abdul 52 Ghuradia 73-4 gibbons, hoolock 36, 154, 156 global warming 38 Goaldi Mosque 72 Gopalganj 82-3 Govinda Temple 117-18 Grameen Bank 27 H Haluaghat 76-8 handicrafts 66, 73, 91, 139, 165 haors 151 hartal (strikes) 160
204 Index (H-M) health 182-9 insurance 182 internet resources 184 women travellers 189 heatstroke 188 hepatitis 185 hiking 158, see also walking Bandarban 134-5 Maheskhali Island 140 Himachari Beach 139 Hindu St 52-3 Hinduism 29, 162 historical buildings Ahsan Manzil 52 Bara Katra 53 Baro Kuthi 115 Dhanbari Nawab Palace 78 Hussaini Dalan 54 Muktagacha Rajbari 77 Natore Rajbari 118 Puthia Palace 117 Rajshahi 115 Sitlai Palace 119 Tagore Lodge 84 Tahirpur Palace 117 Tahkhana Palace 120 Tajhat Palace 106 Uttara Gano-Ghaban 118 history 19-24 books 20, 23 Dhaka 47 internet resources 19, 22 hitching 178 HIV 185 holidays 163 honey 94, 161 hoolock gibbons 36, 154, 156 human rights 24 Hussaini Dalan 54 I Inani Beach 139 indigo 115 influenza 185 insurance health 182 travel 163 internet access 163 internet resources 14-15 cinema 33 culture 29, 30, 31 000 Map pages 000 Photograph pages environmental issues 38 film 33 food 41, 42 health 184 history 19, 22 human rights 24 music 32 newspapers 25 tigers 36, 93 Islam 20, 28, 161-2 Islam, Kazi Nazrul 14, 32 itineraries 16-18, 49, see also planning J Jaflang 150 Jagannath Temple 118 Japanese B Encephalitis 185 Jawnasouk Mountain Vihara 132 Jessore 80-2, 80 jet lag 184 jewellery-making 52 Jor Bangla Temple 119 K kabaddi 31 Kali Temple 106 Kantanagar Temple 111-12 Kaptai 133 Karnaphuli River 125 Kaukhali 99 Khan, General Tikka 22, 23 Khan Mohammed Mirdha s Mosque 54 Khania Dighi Mosque 120 Khashia people 155-6 Khashia villages 155-6 Khodla Math Temple 89-90 Khulna 85-8, 86 Khulna division 79-95 kingfishers 36 Kotila Mura 144 Kuakata 99 Kushtia 83-5 L Lalbagh Fort 53-4 Lalon Shah 85 Lamapara 139-40 language 190-6 courses 159 food 43-5 langurs 77 legal matters 163 lesbian travellers 162-3 Liberation War 22-3 memorial 73 museums 55, 115, 147 literature 32, see also books M Madhabkunda Waterfall 150 Madhabpasa 99 magazines 157 Maghs people 28 Mahasthan 103 Mahasthangarh 103-4 Maheskhali Island 140 mail services 164-5 Mainimati Museum 144 Mainimati Ruins 144-5, 143 malaria 186 Mandi people 28, 78 maps 163 markets Dhaka 66 Dhamrai 73 Haluaghat 76-7 Mymensingh 75 Rajshahi 115 Rangpur 105 Shankharia Bazar 52-3, 7 Marma people 28, 129, 134 Martyrs Memorial Museum 115 Mausoleum for Three Martyrs 55 Mausoleum of Shah Niamatullah Wali 120 Maynamati War Cemetery 142 Mazhar Khan Jahan Ali 89 measures 157, see also inside front medical services 184-5, see also health metric conversions, see inside front mobile phones 165-6 Mograpara 71 monastries, see temples & monastries money 12-13, 163-4, see also inside front Mongla 90-2, 91 Monipuri villages 155-6 monkeys 77, 93 mosque etiquette 29 Mosque of Hazrat Haji Khawja Shahbaz 55
Index (M-S) 205 mosques Atia Mosque 74 Baitul Mukarram Mosque 55 Baro Bazar Mosque 82 Bibi Begni s Mosque 89 Chhota Sona Masjid 120 Chunakhola Mosque 89 Darasbari Mosque 120 Goaldi Mosque 72 Khan Mohammed Mirdha s Mosque 54 Khania Dighi Mosque 120 Qadam Mubarak Mosque 125 Ronvijoypur Mosque 89 Sat Gumbad Mosque 58 Shah Niamatullah Mosque 120 Shahi Jama-e-Masjid 123 Shahzadpur Mosque 119 Shait Gumbad Mosque 89 Singar Mosque 89 Sitara Mosque 53 Mountbatten, Lord 21 Mros people 28 Mru people 129 Muktagacha 77 Mukti Bahini 22 museums Bagerhat Museum 89 Ethnological Museum 125 folk-art museum 71-2 Liberation War Museum 55, 58 Mahasthangarh Site Museum 103 Mainimati Museum 144 Martyrs Memorial Museum 115 National Museum 55 Nawab Syed Abdus Sobhan Chowdhury Memorial Museum 101 Tribal Cultural Institute Museum 130 Varendra Research Museum 113 Zia Memorial Museum 124 music 32, 65 Muslim League 21 mustans 69 Myanmar (Burma) 173 Mymensingh 74-6, 75 N nakshi kanthas 33 Narail 82-3 Nasrin, Taslima 14, 30 National Assembly 58 National Martyrs Memorial 73 National Museum 55 national parks 37 Bhawal National Park 74 Sundarbans National Park 92-5, 7 Nationalist Party 24 Natore 118-19 Nawab Syed Abdus Sobhan Chowdhury Memorial Museum 101 needlework 33 newspapers 25, 30, 157 Nine-Domed Mosque 89 O Old High Court 55 Osmani Museum 147 otter fishing 82-3, 84, 7 owls 36, 77 P paan 42 Pabna 119-20 Paharpur 104-5 Pahartali Lake 125 Painam Nagar 72 Pakistan 21 Panch Pir Dargah 71 parks & gardens Baldha Gardens 54 Dhaka botanical gardens 58-9 Mymensingh botanical gardens 75 Ramna Park 55 Suhrawardi Park 55 Partition 21 People s Republic of Bangladesh 23 Pink Palace 52 planning 12-15, see also itineraries plants 37 plastic bags 38 pollution 38, 187 population 27-8 postal services 164-5 pottery 99 poverty 25-6 Puthia 117-18 Q Qadam Mubarak Mosque 125 R racecourse rally 22-3 radio 31 Rahman, General Zia 14, 23 Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur 14 Raja Vihara 131 rajbaris, see historical buildings Rajshahi 113-17, 114 Rajshahi division 100-21 Ramadan 12, 162 Ramkot 140 Ramna Park 55 Ramnagar 156 Ramu 139-40 Rangamati 130-3, 131 Rangpur 105-7, 105 religion 28-9 Rema Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary 156 restaurants 41-2 rickshaws art 34, 54, 66, 165, 5 rides 59 travel 54, 179 river boats 176 river trips, see boat trips Rocket travel 66-7, 175, 6 Ronvijoypur Mosque 89 Royal Bengal tigers 36, 93 S Sadarbari (folk-art museum) 71-2 Sadarghat (Chittagong) 123-4 Sadarghat (Dhaka) 50 safe travel 160-1 Chittagong Hill Tracts 129 Dhaka 50 hitching 178 Saidpur 108-9, 108 St Martin s Island 141-2 St Paul s Catholic Church 91 Salban Vihara 144 Sariakandi 103 Sat Gumbad Mosque 58 Satchari National Park 156 Savar 73 scams 160-1 Shah Niamatullah Mosque 120 Shahpuri 140-1 Shahzadpur Mosque 119 Shait Gumbad Mosque 89 Shakpura 128 Shankharia Bazar 52-3, 7 shankharis 52 ship-breaking yards 128 Shiva Chaturdasi Festival 128-9 Shiva Temple 117 shopping 165, see also markets clothes 65-6, 165 handicrafts 66, 73, 91, 107, 139, 165
Lonely Planet Publications 206 Index (S-Z) shopping continued rickshaw art 54, 66, 165 shrines Charpatra Mura 144-5 Mausoleum for Three Martyrs 55 Mosque of Hazrat Haji Khawja Shahbaz 55 Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal 147 Shrine of Lalon Shah 83-4 Shrine of Shah Paran 150 Singar Mosque 89 Sitakunda 128-9 Sitara Mosque 53 Sitlai Palace 119 snakes 73-4 snorkelling 141 soccer 31 solo travellers 165 Somapuri Vihara 104 Sonabaria Shyam Sundar Temple 82 Sonadia Island 140 Sonargaon 71-3, 71 sport 31, 65 spotted deer 74, 77, 78, 93 Srimangal 152-4, 152 strikes 160 Sufism 28 Suhrawardi Park 55 Sunamganj 151-2 Sundarbans National Park 92-5, 7 Sundarbans Tiger Project 93 Sundari tree 93 Supreme Court 55 surfing 136, 158 sustainable travel 13, 14 swimming 59 Sylhet 147-50, 148 Sylhet division 146-56 T Tagore Lodge 84 Tagore, Rabindranath 14, 32, 84, 161 Tahirpur Palace 117 Tahkhana Palace 120 Tajhat Palace 106 Tamabil 150-1 Tangail 74 Taras Rajbari 119 taxis 179 tea 41, 156, 6 Bangladesh Tea Research Institute 154 books 40 estates 150, 154-5 Teknaf 140-1 Telepara Forest Reserve 156 telephone services 165-6 television 31 temples & monastries Bana Vihara 131 Chandranath Temple 128 Dhakeswari Temple 54 Dharmarajikha Buddhist Monastery 55 Govinda Temple 117 Jagannath Temple 118 Jawnasouk Mountain Vihara 132 Jor Bangla Temple 119 Kantanagar Temple 111-12 Kotila Mura 144 Lamapara 140 Ramu 140 Salban Vihara 144 Shiva Temple 117 Somapuri Vihara 104 Sonabaria Shyam Sundar Temple 82 tempos 179-80 terrorism 160 Thakurgaon 112-13, 112 theft 160 tigers 36, 93 time 166 tipping 164 toilets 166 Tomb of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah 71 tourist information 166 tours, see also boat trips Chittagong Hill Tracts 130 Sundarbans National Park 94-5 train travel 68, 180-1 travel to/from Bangladesh 169-73 travel within Bangladesh 173-81 trekking, see hiking, walking Tribal Cultural Institute Museum 130 tribal people, see Adivasis tribal villages 155-6 Tripura people 129 TV 31 U Unesco-listed sites 88, 93 Uttara Gano-Ghaban 118 V vacations 163 vaccinations 182-3 Varendra Research Museum 113 vegetarian travellers 42 visas 167 W waders 36 Wajed, Sheikh Hasina 14 walking, see also hiking Lowacherra National Park 155 Madhupur National Park 78 Satchari National Park 156 water 38, 188 waterfowl 36 weather 12, 159 weaving 33, 73 websites, see internet resources weights 157, see also inside front whale-watching 95 wildlife, see animals, plants women in Bangladesh 29-30 women travellers 167-8 health 189 swimming etiquette 136 WWII Memorial Cemetery 125 Y Yunus, Muhammad 27 Z zamindar 21 Zia, Begum Khaleda 14, 23 Zia Memorial Museum 124 Zinda Pir Mosque 89 Lonely Planet Publications. To make it easier for you to use, access to this chapter is not digitally restricted. In return, we think it s fair to ask you to use it for personal, non-commercial purposes only. In other words, please don t upload this chapter to a peer-to-peer site, mass email it to everyone you know, or resell it. See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above - Do the right thing with our content.