1. Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world’s largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth-largest and the fourth-most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents in 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area.
2. Khulna/Jessore
Khulna is considered the gateway to the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to the Royal Bengal tiger. It is north of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Jessore District officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna District and Satkhira District to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah District and Magura District to the north. Jessore is the capital of the district.
3. Chittagong
Chittagong officially Chattogram, is a major coastal city and financial center in southeastern Bangladesh. The town had a population of more than 8.7 million in 2017, making it the second-largest city in the country. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous District and Division. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. Modern Chittagong is Bangladesh’s second most significant urban center after Dhaka.
4. Sylhet
Sylhet is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate and lush highland terrain. The city has a population of more than half a million and is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh after Khulna, Chittagong and Dhaka. Sylhet is one of Bangladesh’s most important spiritual and cultural centres. Furthermore, it is one of the most economically important cities after Dhaka and Chittagong. The city produces the highest amount of tea and natural gas.
5. Rangpur
Rangpur is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur was declared a district headquarter on December 16, 1769, and was established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh. The municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence of Raja JanakiBallav, Senior Chairman of the municipality. In 1890, the Shyamasundari canal was excavated for the improvement of the town.
6. Cox Bazar
Cox’s Bazar is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in southeastern Bangladesh. It is famous mostly for its long, natural, sandy beaches. It is located 150 km (93 mi) south of the city of Chittagong. Cox’s Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, which translates literally as “yellow flower”. Another old name was “Palongkee”. It has the longest sea beach in the world.
7. Sundarban
Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Baleswar River in Bangladesh’s division of Khulna to the Hooghly River in India’s state of West Bengal. It comprises of closed and open mangrove forests, land used for agricultural purpose, mudflats and barren land, and is intersected by multiple tidal streams and channels. Four protected areas in the Sundarbans are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, viz. Sundarbans West (Bangladesh), Sundarbans South (Bangladesh), Sundarbans East (Bangladesh) and Sundarbans National Park (India).