Khulna Travel Guide: 7 Best Tourist Places to Visit in Khulna City – 2020

The third largest division in Bangladesh is Khulna division. Khulna is the center of Khulna division. According to the city size position Khulna is the 10^th largest city in Bangladesh. The district is reachable in every way such as bus, rail or air. There are numbers of tourist attraction in Khulna. One of the most potential and emerging district in southern division is Khulna district.  Top 7 best tourist places to visit in Khulna city in 2020 are presented below.

 

1. Sundarban – The World’s Largest Mangrove Forest

The top most places must to list first in selecting tourist spot in Khulna is Sundarban. Sundarban is the largest mangrove forest in the world. Sundarban situated in 5 districts (Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Patuakhali and Barguna). The major part of Sundarban is in Khulna district. Khulna is famous for this mangrove forest. All on a sudden everybody recognize Khulna only by saying about Sundarban. The literal meaning of Sundarban is “beautiful forest”. Sundarban also known as “Badaban”. The name of Sundarban came from the sundori tree, which is copious in the jungle.

Sundarban is mostly famous for the dwelling of Royal Bengal tiger. Roar of Royal Bengal tiger can hear frequently in the jungle. Those who like adventure and exploring the nature, visiting Sundarban can be a ideal place for them. Moreover you can see lots of monkeys openly roaming around you in the jungle, will enjoy the chirping of birds and will see the folks of dear. Moreover Sundarban is famous for collecting bee honey. The scenic beauty of Sundarban causes the main attraction of the tourists. There are several tourists points in Sundarban, so that the visitors can enjoy the scenic beauty.

2. Khan Jahan Ali Bridge

Khan Jahan Ali Bridge widely known as “Rupsha Bridge” is one of the important tourist attraction in Khulna City. The bridge is 4.80 km away from the main city of Khulna. The bridge is over Rupsha River and therefore locally named as Rupsha Bridge. Actually the bridge named after famous saint Khan Jahan Ali who is famous for spreading Islam in this region. Khan Jahan Ali Bridge is literally the gateway of Khulna because Khulna is connected to the southern district of Bangladesh through this Bridge.

This bridge is one of the main tourist attractions of Khulna city because of its immense beauty. The bridge is almost 1.6 km long and offers a beautiful walking view at all the time. It holds speechless beauty in the evening when all the lights of the bridge are on. So, if you visit Khulna, don’t forget to visit this beauty.

 

3. Shahid Hadis Park

Another well established traditional tourist attraction in Khulna is Shahid Hadis Park. The location of the park is in the middle of Khulna city. The inauguration of the park held in 1884 with a view to entraining the people. By the flow of time it becomes one of the tourist attractions in Khulna city. If you talk about the visiting place in Khulna than you must to talk about it. At the outset of the establishment the name of the park was “Khulna Municipality Park”. Later in 1969 the park was named after Sheikh Haddisur Rahman Babu who killed in the procession against Aiyoub Khan in 1969.

 

At the beginning the condition of the park was not up to the mark, but later it became upgraded and modernized and made structural changes within the park. Following the structure of Dhaka central Shahid Minar, a similar structural type of Shaheed Minar has been built within the park.

 

Moreover a modern fountain has been built in the park which is one of the tourist’s attractions. A mini bridge is connected around the fountain which increases the beauty thousand times more. Visitors   can enjoy different color of the fountain water during the evening time. Many people do their morning and evening jogging walk round in this park. Moreover different cultural program held in this park ground. It’s one of the recreational centers for the people of Khulna city.

 

4. Rabindra Complex

Rabindra complex which is well-known as the in-laws house of the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindra complex is situated at Phultala, in Dakkhin Dihi Village. This is a historical landmark tourist attraction in Khulna. It was the residence of Beni Madhab Roy Chowdhury, who was the father in-law of Rabindranath Tagore.  

 

This complex is a two storied building, built by Rabindranath’s brother in law. The complex architecture was built by following the English architectural style.  Though this tourist spot is a little far from the city. But this tourist spot will offer you the historical knowledge and beauty, for sure. Before 2006, it was not regarded as a historical tourist’s attraction. Under the observation of Department of Archeology this complex declared as a historical visiting site for the tourist in 2006.

 

5. Bonbilash Zoo

The common name of Bonbilash Zoo which gets more fame to the local is Gilatala Zoo. Bonbilash zoo is located near the Shiromoni Railway Station and more specifically besides Jahanabad cantonment.  This zoo is 14 km away from the Khulna city. As it besides the Jahanabad cantonment, many people knew it as Jahanabad Zoo.

 

As there are not much more tourist spots in Khulna city, the zoo is another favorite tourist spot for the tourists. Many people visit the zoo during the weekend or at their holiday. It is one of the popular tourist attractions in Khulna city. Though it is situated a far away from the chaos and noise of Khulna city, if offers you the best amusement.

The zoo is most popular both for the adults and the children’s because thinking about the children’s, the authority established a sisu park besides the zoo. So, this is a popular visiting site not only for the adult people but also for the children’s of Khulna city.

6. Gollamari Memorial Monument, Khulna

A significant witness of liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 is Gollamari Memorial Monument. This monument is located in Gollamari, Khulna. This is a historical landmark of liberation war and mass killing in Khulna. In 1971 a large number of people became killed in this place. This place is the evidence of brutal act of Pakistan genocide during our liberation war in 1971.

 

This place was not so developed as a historical visiting site at the very early years. Later a developed and modernized structural architectural memorial monument built in this place. At present it is a well known visiting place in Khulna.

 

7. Khulna Museum

Another visiting place listed in Khulna is Khulna museum. The museum located at Mojid Soroni Road, Sonadanga, Khulna which is at the central of Khulna city besides the public hall place. The museum is enriched with many rare picture of the liberation war of Bangladesh. The museum established in 1998. The museum is a source of gathering knowledge about the past and collection of different unique resources.

 

There are different statue in the museum specifically Shiva statue, old times households materials, ornaments, different tools and guns used by the landlords etc. the museum decorated well during different national occasions. To attract the tourists, museum authority takes different praiseworthy steps such as welcoming the children’s with flowers and chocolate and free entry charge for the children at holiday. In terms of measuring volume, this museum positioned third in Bangladesh. This museum is maintained by the National Museum and Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh.