🚍 Journey
Start the journey from Dhaka to Chittagong, the main seaport and second-largest city of Bangladesh.
Chittagong lies beside the Bay of Bengal, serving as a gateway for international trade.

🏛️ En-route Stop – Mainamati (Comilla)
Visit Shalban Buddhist Monastery, an ancient archaeological site (7th–8th century).
Features:
Large central shrine.
115 monastic cells around a spacious courtyard.
Offers insight into ancient Buddhist culture & architecture in Bangladesh.

⚓ Arrival in Chittagong
Explore the Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard – one of the world’s largest ship-recycling sites.
Here, massive ships are dismantled manually.
Contributes significantly to the Bangladesh economy, supplying steel and employing thousands.

🛍️ Evening Experience
Visit the Ship Breaking Product Market.
Browse through unique items from ships:
Decorative pieces.
Ship parts.
Lights, furniture, and more.

🏨 Overnight Stay
Stay in Chittagong city.

🕔 Early Morning – Fishery Ghat
Begin the day early at Fishery Ghat, the largest wholesale fish market in Bangladesh.
Highlights:
Massive trawlers unload tons of fresh fish such as hilsa, shrimp, and tuna.
Trade spreads across 220 bazaars and six warehouses.
Market operates through four busy jetties.
Bustling activity involving fishermen, fish traders, ice keepers, and tea vendors.
Established nearly 200 years ago by the Portuguese, making it one of Chattogram’s oldest trade hubs.

🌿 Morning – Vegetable Wholesale Market
Next, explore the Chittagong wholesale vegetable market, lively during the morning rush.
A great place to witness:
Farmers and vendors bargaining.
Fresh vegetables being loaded and distributed across the city.
The authentic local market culture.

🎖️ Midday – Chattogram War Cemetery
Visit the Chattogram War Cemetery, a site of history and reflection.
Key facts:
Established by the British Army after World War II.
Holds 731 Commonwealth graves, including British, Indian, Canadian, and Japanese soldiers.
Features: orderly rows of graves, brick chapels, and lush gardens with 40+ species of trees and flowers.
A memorial chapel lists the names of 6,500 missing naval personnel.
A peaceful site, ideal for history enthusiasts and quiet reflection.

🕌 Afternoon – Bayezid Bostami Shrine
Visit the Bayezid Bostami Shrine, one of the city’s most spiritual landmarks.
Background:
Dedicated to Bayezid Bostami, a Persian Sufi saint (804 CE).
Although he never visited Chattogram, local legends connect him to the site.
Believed to be a place of spiritual blessings and meditation.
Pilgrims and visitors come seeking peace and divine grace.

🏛️ Evening – Central Railway Building (CRB)
End the day by exploring the Central Railway Building (CRB).
Built in 1897, it is one of Chattogram’s oldest colonial-era buildings.
Still functions as the main office for the Bangladesh Railway’s General Manager.
The architectural charm reflects the British colonial heritage of the city.