Narsingdi নরসিংদী
An ancient city on the Old Brahmaputra and busy looms
Narsingdi sits between the Meghna and the Old Brahmaputra, a district of weavers, banana groves and lotkon orchards. Its great surprise is Wari-Bateshwar, the excavated remains of a fortified trading town around 2,500 years old.
- Wari-Bateshwar ruins
- Handloom and textile markets
- Sagar bananas
- Lotkon fruit
Places
Place Wari-Bateshwar
উয়ারী-বটেশ্বরExcavated remains of a walled trading town from around 450 BCE, among the oldest urban sites in Bangladesh.
Representative photo Place Baburhat Cloth Market
বাবুরহাট কাপড়ের হাটOne of the country's biggest wholesale textile markets, where saris, lungis and gamchas change hands by the bale.
Representative photo Place Meghna Riverside, Narsingdi
মেঘনা নদীর পাড়, নরসিংদীWide views over the Meghna, with country boats and sand-cargo vessels drifting past at sunset.
Place Dream Holiday Park
ড্রিম হলিডে পার্কA big family theme park and water park at Panchdona on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway, with a resort for overnight stays.
Representative photo Place Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Memorial Museum
বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ মতিউর রহমান স্মৃতি জাদুঘর ও গ্রন্থাগারA memorial museum and library at the ancestral village of Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman, one of the seven Bir Sreshthos.
Foods
Food Lotkon
লটকনTangy-sweet yellow fruit with translucent segments, Narsingdi's signature monsoon fruit.
Representative photo Food Narsingdi Sagar Bananas
নরসিংদীর সাগর কলাSweet, fragrant sagar and amritasagar bananas from the district's large banana belt.
Food Nakshi Pitha
নকশি পিঠাRice-flour cakes carved with fine folk patterns, a winter craft said to have started in Narsingdi.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳1,000–2,500
- Good hotel
- ৳2,500–10,000
- Upscale / resort
- ৳10,000–20,000
This district's price range is estimated from nearby districts. Any hotels listed below have their own sourced prices.
Peak season: Resorts charge more on Friday–Saturday and public holidays.
Where these prices come from
Mid and upscale follow Prothom Alo's May 2026 survey of resorts around Dhaka (mid/budget 2,500–10,000; premium above 10,000); no Narsingdi-specific prices were found, and the town residential-hotel band is an estimate.
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 ৳850–5,800 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 (1)
- Kacchi Bhai Narsingdi 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
- Lotkon Bazaars in Shibpur, Belabo and Narsingdi town Approx. 60–150 BDT per kg in season
- Narsingdi Sagar Bananas Local haats across the district
- Nakshi Pitha Village homes and winter pitha fairs around Narsingdi, especially at Poush Sankranti
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.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
