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Dhaka Division has 13 districts. Pick one to start exploring.
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A quiet 18th-century church in Armanitola, ringed by the graves of Armenian merchants — a breather in the middle of Old Dhaka's bustle.
The 'Pandit's homestead' in Bajrayogini village, remembered as the birthplace of the Buddhist scholar Atish Dipankar Srijnan, now marked by a memorial. There is little to see, but history lovers find it worth the detour.
The 19th-century palace of the Bhawal zamindars in Joydebpur, famous for the 'Bhawal Sannyasi' case. It now houses government offices, so it is usually seen from outside.
A small museum and library at Ramnagar, Raipura, in memory of Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman, one of the seven Bir Sreshtho of the 1971 war.
A 16th-century Shiva temple by the Phuleshwari river near Kishoreganj town, tied to the memory of Chandrabati, remembered as the first woman poet in Bangla. A quiet spot.
The old palace of the Dhanbari nawabs and the ornate mosque beside it. Part of the palace is now run as a private resort; the mosque is open for prayer.
A centuries-old family compound at Dhanuka in Shariatpur town, where Kali, Durga and Manasa temples, a nahabatkhana (music gallery) and an old Sanskrit school building still stand. Neglected and decaying, but full of history.
An old settlement by the Old Brahmaputra in Pakundia, associated with Isa Khan's battle against the Mughals. The 17th-century Sadi Mosque and Shah Mahmud Mosque still stand.
In the monsoon, farmers grow seedlings and vegetables on floating beds of water hyacinth and aquatic plants — an old technique of these low-lying lands. You can drift between the beds in a small boat.