Kishoreganj কিশোরগঞ্জ
Haor roads, inland seas and the great Sholakia Eid
Eastern Kishoreganj is haor country: in the rains, huge wetlands swell into inland seas dotted with village islands. The district also holds the country's largest Eid congregation at Sholakia and the memory of the medieval poet Chandrabati.
- Nikli and Mithamoin haors
- Sholakia Eidgah
- Pagla Mosque
- Haor fish and duck
Places
Place Nikli Haor
নিকলী হাওরAn embankment road runs into a wetland that becomes a vast sheet of water in the monsoon.
Representative photo Place Itna–Mithamoin–Austagram Road
ইটনা-মিঠামইন-অষ্টগ্রাম সড়কAn all-weather road built across the middle of the haor, with water stretching away on both sides.
Place Pagla Mosque
পাগলা মসজিদA riverside mosque in Kishoreganj town famous for its donation boxes that fill with crores of taka.
Place Egarosindur: Shah Mahmud Mosque and Isa Khan's Fort Site
এগারসিন্দুর: শাহ মাহমুদ মসজিদ ও ঈসা খাঁর দুর্গA historic village on the Old Brahmaputra with Mughal-era mosques and the site of a Baro Bhuiyan fort.
Place Qutub Shah Mosque, Austagram
কুতুব শাহ মসজিদ, অষ্টগ্রামA five-domed 16th-century brick mosque in the middle of the deep haor country.
Representative photo Place Shahidi Mosque, Kishoreganj
শহীদী মসজিদ, কিশোরগঞ্জA three-storey mosque with a towering minaret in the middle of Kishoreganj town, near the Sholakia Eidgah.
Foods
Food Haor Fish
হাওরের মাছFreshwater fish such as boal, ayre and small mixed fish, cooked simply in haor-side kitchens.
Food Haor Duck Curry
হাওরের হাঁসের মাংসRich, spicy duck curry made from free-ranging haor ducks, a winter favourite with chitoi pitha.
Representative photo Food Austagram Paneer
অষ্টগ্রামের পনিরHand-pressed fresh cheese from the haor village of Austagram, made for some three centuries.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳700–1,800
- Good hotel
- ৳1,800–4,000
- Upscale / resort
- ৳8,000–15,000
This district's price range is estimated from nearby districts. Any hotels listed below have their own sourced prices.
Where these prices come from
Estimate for town hotels and Nikli guesthouses (no sourced prices); upscale reflects the President Resort at Mithamain, reported by Dhaka Post at roughly 8,000 and up per night (figure not fully verified).
Prices come from newspapers, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation website and the hotels' own listings. Call the hotel to check the rate before you book.
Where to eat, and what it costs
This district's meal costs are estimated from nearby districts. Any restaurants listed below have their own sourced prices.
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳700–2,750 per person a day
From a budget hotel and local eateries up to a good hotel and good restaurants. We assume two people share a room, so each pays half the room rate. Travel, tickets and upscale places are extra.
Restaurants and dish prices (2)
- Akash Sweetmeat Kastul bazar, Austagram
- Hot rasmalai, small plate (afternoons) · ৳50/plate
Local eateries 2023 prices · Source - Kacchi Bhai Kishoreganj town branch
- Basmati kacchi biryani · ৳330/plate
- Special mutton tehari · ৳270/plate
- Plain polao with chicken roast and borhani · ৳320/plate
- Borhani · ৳80/glass
Good restaurants 2026 prices · Source
Taste these
- Haor Fish Local eateries at Nikli bazar and the haor ghats
- Haor Duck Curry Bazaar eateries in Nikli, Itna and Mithamoin
- Austagram Paneer Paneer makers in Austagram, especially around Dattapara; also sold in Kishoreganj town About 700–1,000 BDT per kg
Where these prices come from
No district-specific meal survey found; budget figures follow reported rice-hotel prices outside Dhaka (fish or meat meal 80-150 Tk, rice-bhorta-dal breakfast 20-50 Tk, 2023-2026) and mid figures follow the town's sit-down restaurants and chains where known. Haor trips usually eat at bazaar hotels in Nikli or on hired boats, at similar budget prices.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
