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In crowds and traffic, watch your belongings and take care crossing roads.
- In crowds, keep bags in front and watch phone and wallet.
- Cross roads carefully; don't look at your phone while doing it.
- At night, use lit, busy streets.
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Archaeological siteNaogaon district· Rajshahi Division
পাহাড়পুর বৌদ্ধবিহার (সোমপুর মহাবিহার)
A vast Buddhist monastery built under the Pala king Dharmapala in the 8th century and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Over a hundred monks' cells surround a towering central shrine with terracotta plaques; there is a site museum too.
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Last updated: 07/10/2026
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In Badalgachhi upazila, reached by road from Jamalganj (Joypurhat) or Naogaon town.
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Fruit
Large orchards have spread across the Barind uplands of Sapahar, Porsha and Niamatpur in recent decades, making Naogaon one of the country's major mango-growing districts.
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