Barguna

Tengragiri forest and Shubhosondha beach

Tengragiri (Sonakata) eco-park and Shubhosondha beach on the Bay of Bengal. The Rakhine villages at Taltali are a special draw.

Places to visit

• Tengragiri (Sonakata) eco-park — A seaside mangrove forest with deer and crocodile enclosures.
• Shubhosondha beach — A quiet beach lined with casuarina trees.
• Harin Ghata — Forest, deer and an estuary at Patharghata.
• Rakhine villages of Taltali — Rakhine villages with monasteries and looms.
• Bibichini Mosque — A 17th-century mosque at Betagi.

Famous food

• Patharghata hilsa — Fresh hilsa from one of the largest fish landing centres.