Chandpur sits where the Padma and Meghna merge, a meeting of huge rivers that locals call the three-river confluence. It is the country's best-known hilsa town, with fish landing at the ghats every morning in season. Launches from Dhaka make the trip a pleasant river journey in itself.
- Hilsa fish
- Padma–Meghna confluence
- Molehead at Boro Station
- River launches
- Hajiganj mosque
Places
Place Molehead and the Three-River Confluence
মোলহেড ও তিন নদীর মোহনাA riverside point at Boro Station looking over the vast meeting of the Padma, Meghna and Dakatia.
Representative photo Place Boro Station Fish Landing Ghat
বড়স্টেশন মাছঘাটA noisy, glittering morning market where boats unload silver hilsa straight onto the auction floor.
Place Hajiganj Boro Mosque
হাজীগঞ্জ বড় মসজিদA grand 20th-century mosque with a tall minaret, one of the largest in the region.
Place Rupsha Zamindar Bari and Masjid-e-Noor
রূপসা জমিদারবাড়ি ও মসজিদে নূরA still-lived-in Muslim zamindar house in Faridganj with a 19th-century mosque at its gate.
Foods
Food Chandpur Hilsa
চাঁদপুরের ইলিশThe national fish at its most celebrated: rich, silvery hilsa from the Padma–Meghna confluence.
Food Hilsa Roe (Ilish Dim)
ইলিশের ডিমGolden hilsa roe fried crisp or cooked into a spicy bhuna, a seasonal delicacy in Chandpur.
Food One Minute Ice Cream
ওয়ান মিনিট আইসক্রিমChandpur's own ice cream, sold at the One Minute sweet shop near Kalibari; the usual stop after a hilsa lunch.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳800–2,000
- Good hotel
- ৳2,000–4,000
- Upscale / resort
- No data
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: no sourced room prices were found for Chandpur; bands follow sourced prices in similar district towns (Kushtia, Naogaon, Netrokona, Gaibandha) and Parjatan motel rates.
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
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳850–2,950 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)
- Md. Shahjahan's rice hotel at Boro Station fish ghat Boro Station fish ghat, Chandpur town
- Fried hilsa, large piece (served with hot rice and fried onion and dry chilli) · ৳300/piece
- Fried hilsa, small piece · ৳100/piece
Local eateries 2024 prices · Source
Taste these
- Chandpur Hilsa Restaurants and stalls around Boro Station, Chandpur Varies sharply by size and season; large fish cost far more per kg
- Hilsa Roe (Ilish Dim) Fish restaurants near Boro Station, Chandpur
- One Minute Ice Cream One Minute sweet shop on Press Club Road, near Kalibari, Chandpur town
Where these prices come from
Lunch is based on a 2024 report from the Boro Station fish ghat, where a small piece of fried hilsa costs 100 Tk and a large piece 300-350 Tk at the rice hotels; budget assumes the small piece, mid the large one; breakfast, dinner and snacks are rough estimates from nearby districts.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
