Places in Sylhet
Volaganj (Bholaganj) / Sada Pathor
A former slate-stone quarry site known for white stones in clear river water.
Panthumai Waterfall
A waterfall on the Piyain River, mostly on the Indian side but viewable from the Bangladeshi bank.
Tamabil Land Port
Bangladesh's land port and border crossing opposite Dawki, Meghalaya (India).
Hazrat Shah Jalal Mazar Sharif
The shrine of 14th-century Sufi saint Shah Jalal, Sylhet's most important pilgrimage site.
Hazrat Shah Paran Mazar
The shrine of Shah Jalal's nephew and companion, a few kilometers from the city center.
Malnicherra Tea Estate
One of the oldest tea estates in the Indian subcontinent, a few minutes from Sylhet airport.
Lakkatura Tea Garden
A roughly 3,200-acre tea garden near Sylhet's Osmani Airport, easily reached from the city.
Hason Raja Museum, Sylhet
A museum in Zinda Bazar dedicated to the mystic-poet zamindar Hason Raja.
Ali Amjad's Clock
The oldest clock tower in Bangladesh, on the bank of the Surma River.
MAG Osmani Museum
General M.A.G. Osmani's ancestral home, now a museum on the Liberation War commander-in-chief.
Jaintia Rajbari (Jaintiapur Rajbari)
The ruined palace of the former Jaintia Kingdom.
Satchari National Park
A multi-tiered rainforest home to the western hoolock gibbon, Bangladesh's only ape.