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Bangladesh

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK Chalfont St. Peter : 2012Description: 390pISBN:
  • 9781841624099
DDC classification:
  • 915.492045/LEU
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This updated guidebook, with a focus on responsible tourism, offers greater coverage than any other to the Chittagong Hill Tracts where 13 different ethnic groups live, and to the world's largest mangrove forest at the Sundarbans. Personal insights and anecdotes guide trailblazing travellers to those aspects of the country that are almost unknown to visitors - dolphin and whale watching, winter bird-watching in the northern wetlands and golden Bengal's silk and archaeological highlights.

£17.99

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. vii)
  • Part 1 General Information (p. 1)
  • Chapter 1 Background Information (p. 3)
  • Geography (p. 3)
  • Climate (p. 4)
  • Natural history and conservation (p. 7)
  • History (p. 9)
  • Government and politics (p. 21)
  • Economy (p. 22)
  • Development (p. 24)
  • People (p. 26)
  • Language (p. 28)
  • Religion (p. 30)
  • Education (p. 32)
  • Culture (p. 32)
  • Chapter 2 Practical Information (p. 37)
  • When to visit (p. 37)
  • Highlights (p. 38)
  • Suggested itineraries (p. 41)
  • Tour operators (p. 42)
  • Red tape (p. 42)
  • Embassies and high commissions (p. 46)
  • Getting there and away (p. 48)
  • Health (p. 53)
  • Safety and security (p. 65)
  • Women travellers (p. 67)
  • Disabled travellers (p. 68)
  • Travelling with children (p. 69)
  • What to take (p. 69)
  • Money (p. 71)
  • Budgeting (p. 73)
  • Getting around (p. 73)
  • Accommodation (p. 78)
  • Eating and drinking (p. 81)
  • Public holidays and festivals (p. 86)
  • Shopping (p. 91)
  • Arts and entertainment (p. 93)
  • Media and communications (p. 95)
  • Business (p. 97)
  • Cultural etiquette (p. 99)
  • Travelling positively (p. 101)
  • Living in Bangladesh (p. 104)
  • Part 2 The Guide (p. 113)
  • Chapter 3 Dhaka (p. 115)
  • History (p. 116)
  • Getting there and away (p. 117)
  • Getting around (p. 124)
  • Tourist information (p. 128)
  • Where to stay (p. 129)
  • Where to eat (p. 138)
  • Entertainment and nightlife (p. 144)
  • Shopping (p. 148)
  • Other practicalities (p. 152)
  • What to see (p. 154)
  • Day trips from Dhaka (p. 166)
  • Chapter 4 Dhaka Division (p. 177)
  • Bhawal National Park (p. 177)
  • Mymensingh (p. 178)
  • Around Mymensingh (p. 181)
  • Tangail (p. 183)
  • Around Tangail (p. 184)
  • Chapter 5 Sylhet Division (p. 189)
  • History (p. 190)
  • Language (p. 190)
  • Sylhet (p. 191)
  • Around Sylhet (p. 197)
  • Ja'ong (p. 199)
  • Cherrapunjee (p. 200)
  • Sunamganj (p. 201)
  • Srimongol (p. 203)
  • Around Srimongol (p. 217)
  • Chapter 6 Chittagong Division (p. 221)
  • Chittagong (p. 221)
  • Around Chittagong (p. 236)
  • Sitakund (p. 237)
  • Chittagong Hill Tracts (p. 238)
  • Cox's Bazaar (p. 254)
  • Around Cox's Bazaar (p. 263)
  • Teknaf (p. 264)
  • St Martin's Island (p. 265)
  • Noakhali (p. 270)
  • Hatiya Island (p. 271)
  • Nijhum Dwip (p. 273)
  • Comilla (p. 273)
  • Around Comilla (p. 277)
  • Chapter 7 Khulna and Barisal Divisions (p. 279)
  • Khulna (p. 279)
  • Around Khulna (p. 285)
  • Bagerhat (p. 287)
  • Mongla (p. 289)
  • Sundarban (p. 290)
  • Jessore (p. 297)
  • Around Jessore (p. 302)
  • Benapol/Petrapol (p. 303)
  • Kushtia (p. 304)
  • Around Kushtia (p. 308)
  • Barisal (p. 309)
  • Bhola Island (p. 312)
  • Kuakata (p. 314)
  • Chapter 8 Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions (p. 319)
  • Rajshahi (p. 320)
  • Around Rajshahi (p. 325)
  • Puthia (p. 326)
  • Natore (p. 327)
  • Pabna (p. 329)
  • Around Pabna (p. 330)
  • Chapai Nawabganj (p. 332)
  • Bogra (p. 334)
  • Around Bogra (p. 338)
  • Paharpur and Mahasthan: the Buddhist monuments (p. 338)
  • Rangpur (p. 343)
  • Around Rangpur (p. 347)
  • Kurigram (p. 348)
  • Lalmonirhat district (p. 348)
  • Saidpur (p. 351)
  • Around Saidpur (p. 353)
  • Dinajpur (p. 353)
  • Around Dinajpur (p. 356)
  • Thakurgaon (p. 358)
  • Around Thakurgaon (p. 359)
  • Panchagarh (p. 359)
  • Around Panchagarh (p. 360)
  • Appendix 1 Language (p. 363)
  • Appendix 2 Further Information (p. 373)
  • Index

Excerpt provided by Syndetics

"While some people question the need for a guide in a country with so few foreign tourists, this simple fact is what makes the need for a new guide so great. This is doubly true for Bangladesh, whose world reputation takes regular beatings in the world's press when it makes the headlines for catastrophe. To all those who doubt, we now ask you to seek the reality behind the veil, to notice the color hidden in the corners, and to search the beauty hidden inside this friendly region of south Asia whose people may be short on space and material wealth, but who possess hearts of infinite kindness."   "If Bangladesh were a person, she would be a youthful teenager, full of life and energy but with a decidedly emotional temperament to which wisdom or logic could not be easily applied. You would regard her as full of potential and while she seems eager to learn, a scarcity of sensible role models and life opportunities has limited her capacities, thus you couldn't yet be sure who she would be in her adult future. You would watch her struggle vigorously in all that she did, and despite the fact you might conclude that the cards are stacked against her, you could never fault her spirit or her resilience, not for a second. To witness this resilience amongst Bangladeshi people is the single most striking and memorable feature of a visit to the country."   Excerpted from Bangladesh by Belinda Meggitt, Mikey Leung All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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