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title: "Barishal travel guide"
description: "The 'Venice of Bengal': rivers and canals, the Durga Sagar tank, the Guthia Mosque and floating guava markets nearby, reached overnight by launch from Dhaka."
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# Barishal (বরিশাল)

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The 'Venice of Bengal': rivers and canals, the Durga Sagar tank, the Guthia Mosque and floating guava markets nearby, reached overnight by launch from Dhaka.

The 'Venice of Bengal': rivers and canals, the Durga Sagar tank, the Guthia Mosque and floating guava markets nearby, reached overnight by launch from Dhaka.

## Where to stay

- [Hotel Grand Park Barishal](https://luxurybangladesh.com/hotel/hotel-grand-park-barishal/) — 4-star hotel, from $45/night (indicative)

![Barisal River Port is located on the bank of Kirtankhola river in Bangladesh. It's the second largest river port in the country followed by ](/media/luxurybangladesh/web/barisal-river-port-and-kheyaghat-bangladesh-f76406a212-md.webp)
*Photo: Lonely Explorer / CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barisal_River_Port_and_Kheyaghat,_Bangladesh.jpg*