Operated by the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation, this riverfront facility on the Bishkhali river handles catches from hundreds of coastal fishing trawlers. Activity peaks between 6:00 and 9:00 in the morning as boat crews unload heaps of silver Hilsa, pomfret, and giant sea catfish for rapid wholesale auctions. Ice-crushing mills, basket weavers, and salt merchants line the perimeter in non-stop motion. Arrive at daybreak to see the boats arrive and wear waterproof footwear.
- Best time
- August to December
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free to visit; bus from Barguna town roughly ৳80–100 each way
How to get to Patharghata Fish Harbour
About 42 km south-west of Barguna town. Regular buses and shared microbuses run from Barguna to Patharghata town in about 1 hour 15 minutes; the BFDC ghat is right by the river.
Barguna town is about 255 km from Dhaka, around 5.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Barguna guide.
The harbor is slick with wet mud and fish scales; wear closed rubber shoes with good grip.
More to see in Barguna
Photo: Miraz Al Bashar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary টেংরাগীরি বন্যপ্রাণী অভয়ারণ্য
A coastal mangrove reserve on the Bay of Bengal in Taltali, with wooden trails, spotted deer, wild boars and muddy tidal creeks.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Forest entry roughly ৳30; return transport from Taltali about ৳250–350 by motorbike
Photo: Farhan Al Mostakim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bibichini Shahi Mosque বিবিচিনি শাহী মসজিদ
A single-domed 17th-century Mughal mosque built by saint Shah Niamat Ullah atop an artificial hillock in Betagi.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from Betagi bazaar about ৳40–60 each way
Taltali Rakhine Settlement তালতলী রাখাইন পল্লী
Historic indigenous Rakhine hamlets in Taltali with traditional raised timber houses, Buddhist temples, and handloom weaving.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- No entry fee; transport from Barguna about ৳100–150 by bus or shared tempo