Rajshahi city sits directly on the north bank of the mighty Padma river. The concrete embankment at T-Dam, Boro Kuthi, and Muktamancha offers long paved walkways overlooking the wide expanse of water towards the sandbars. In the dry season, visitors take country boat rides out to the temporary chars, while food vendors along the embankment sell roasted corn, tea, and local sweets as the sun sets over the river.
- Best time
- October to March, especially late afternoon for sunsets
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free access to the promenade; country boat rides ৳200–500 per boat
How to get to Padma Riverfront
Extending along the southern edge of Rajshahi city, easily accessible from Shaheb Bazar, Kazihata, or Boro Kuthi on foot or by rickshaw.
Rajshahi town is about 250 km from Dhaka, around 5.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Rajshahi guide.
More to see in Rajshahi
Photo: Aashaa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Varendra Research Museum বরেন্দ্র গবেষণা জাদুঘর
The country's oldest research museum, housing rare stone sculptures and artefacts from ancient Bengal and the Indus Valley.
- Best time
- Year-round
- Give it
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Admission ৳20 for Bangladeshis, ৳100 for SAARC citizens, ৳200 for other foreign visitors; rickshaw from Shaheb Bazar about ৳30
Photo: Khalidrahman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Puthia Temple Complex পুঠিয়া মন্দির চত্বর
A historic cluster of 19th-century Hindu temples and a royal palace set around large ponds in Puthia.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free entry to temple exteriors; small fee for palace grounds; bus from Rajshahi about ৳40–50 each way
Photo: Porag61, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bagha Mosque বাঘা মসজিদ
A ten-domed terracotta mosque built in 1523 by Sultan Nusrat Shah, famous for its detailed carved motifs.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free entry; direct bus from Rajshahi about ৳60–80 each way
Photo: Nur Asad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bara Kuthi বড় কুঠি
The oldest standing colonial building in Rajshahi, built in the first half of the eighteenth century as a Dutch silk trading post.
- Best time
- Year-round
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free to view from the outside; rickshaw in town about ৳30