Place

Baburhat Cloth Market

বাবুরহাট কাপড়ের হাট

One of the country's biggest wholesale textile markets, where saris, lungis and gamchas change hands by the bale.

At a glance

Where: Narsingdi district, Dhaka division
From Dhaka: 41 km to Narsingdi by road, 1–2 hours by bus or car
Best time: winter (Dec–Jan), spring (Feb–Mar) and autumn (Aug–Sep)
Time needed: About 2 h

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Narsingdi's Madhabdi and Sheikherchar area grew rich on weaving, and the haat at Baburhat is its trading heart. On market days traders from across Bangladesh crowd its lanes buying saris, lungis, gamchas and grey cloth straight from local mills and looms. It is a working wholesale market rather than a tourist bazaar, which is its appeal. Come to watch the trade and pick up a gamcha or lungi at a fair price.

How to get there

Bus to Narsingdi on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway; Baburhat is beside the highway west of Narsingdi town.

Good to know

Go on a main market day; ask locally which days the haat is busiest.

Common questions

Where is Baburhat Cloth Market?

Baburhat Cloth Market is in Narsingdi district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Narsingdi is about 41 km from Dhaka by road.

How do you get to Baburhat Cloth Market from Dhaka?

First get to Narsingdi, roughly 1–2 hours from Dhaka by bus or car. Then: Bus to Narsingdi on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway; Baburhat is beside the highway west of Narsingdi town.