Novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed established this garden retreat in 1997 in Pirujali village. The property contains over three hundred species of medicinal plants, a wooden treehouse built into a banyan tree, and quirky outdoor sculptures of mermaids and prehistoric beasts. Ahmed spent his most productive writing days here and was laid to rest in a peaceful corner under the trees after his death in 2012. Weekdays offer the quietest walk through the groves.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳200 per person; auto-rickshaw from Hotapara junction about ৳150–200
How to get to Nuhash Polli
At Pirujali, about 25 km north-west of Joydebpur. Take a bus on the Mymensingh highway to Hotapara junction, then an auto-rickshaw down the village road for 8 km.
Gazipur town is about 35 km from Dhaka, around 1.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Gazipur guide.
More to see in Gazipur
Photo: Salim Khandoker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bhawal National Park ভাওয়াল জাতীয় উদ্যান
A protected reserve of copper-leafed sal forest forty kilometres north of Dhaka, with shady dirt trails and quiet lakes.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20; car parking about ৳100; paddle boats roughly ৳100–200 per hour
Photo: সিরাজুল লিটন, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bhawal Rajbari ভাওয়াল রাজবাড়ী
The vast colonial palace of the Bhawal zamindars in Joydebpur, centre of the famous Sanyasi Raja inheritance trial.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free to view courtyards; auto-rickshaw from Chowrasta roughly ৳30
Photo: Anik Sarker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sreefaltali Zamindar Bari শ্রীফলতলী জমিদার বাড়ি
A tranquil 19th-century zamindar estate in Kaliakair, split into two ornate wings with ponds and brick archways.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- No official entry fee; bus to Kaliakair roughly ৳60, rickshaw to the estate about ৳30