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Discover Bangladesh
Keep your eyes peeled for tigers as you cruise silently through the Sundarbans
Visit mist shrouded temples, then watch a game of cricket in the grounds of Puthia Palace
Strike a deal with a boatman and join in the crazed cacophany of life on Dhaka's Buriganga River
Duck as hoolock gibbons swing above your head in tropical Lawacharra National Park
In This Guide
The only guide with in-depth coverage of the entire country
Expanded hiking and national park content, including the best places to see tigers and other wildlife
Unbeatable cultural advice, with an expanded section on travel for women
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights
Keep your eyes peeled for tigers as you cruise silently through the Sundarbans
Visit mist shrouded temples, then watch a game of cricket in the grounds of Puthia Palace
Strike a deal with a boatman and join in the crazed cacophany of life on Dhaka's Buriganga River
Duck as hoolock gibbons swing above your head in tropical Lawacharra National Park
In This Guide
The only guide with in-depth coverage of the entire country
Expanded hiking and national park content, including the best places to see tigers and other wildlife
Unbeatable cultural advice, with an expanded section on travel for women
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a regular traveller to Bangladesh and normally find the Lonely Planet guides very useful. My copy of this edition arrived just before I went out for three months so I took it. I wish I hadn't, the previopus edition with the boat on the cover is much more informative. In the latest edition many places to stay have been dropped out even though they still operate. The author has a strange atitude - not just with his recommendations of places to stay (particularly in Dhaka) but also with warnings about buying conch shell bangles (they come with bad karma).
If you think I am the only one thinking this way, everyone I met in Bangladesh travelling said the same. Save your money and look out for the previous edition secondhand. Mine is not for sale but I do have a copy of the latest edition!!
If you think I am the only one thinking this way, everyone I met in Bangladesh travelling said the same. Save your money and look out for the previous edition secondhand. Mine is not for sale but I do have a copy of the latest edition!!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First of all, I should say that I haven't read previous editions of this book, so I can't say how the latest (6th) one compares. Secondly, I'm sure that there is a certain amount of useful, worthwhile information here regarding places to stay, how to get around and so forth. But to get to it you have to wade through an insidious attitude which frequently borders on condescention towards Bangladeshi people. Consider the following excerpts from the section on Cox's Bazaar:
"Bangladeshis adore Cox's Bazar and all across the country people will ask whether you have been... The beach itself is a lovely, long (very long!), surprisingly clean stretch of sand, but by no stretch of the imagination can it be described as the 'number one natural wonder of the world', which is exactly how Bangladeshis, through an online web vote (which you will be asked constantly to partake in) are promoting it."
"You could also plant yourself in front of a big hotel, where guards... will deal with the crowds of gawkers if they get too intrusive (which they will)."
"Some of the [fishing] boats look uncannily like pirate ships; and given that piracy is on the rise in the Bay of Bengal there's the possibility that they might be!"
So there you have it. Bangladeshis are largely naive, busybody "gawkers", and piracy is apparently droll nowadays. I wish I could say that the quotes are unrepresentative of the book - the author does say, elsewhere, that Bangladeshi people are overwhelmingly friendly (in a bothersome kind of way), and that we really should look past the natural disasters and the dirt and disorganisation - but the other 200-odd pages continue in a similar vein. I for one don't want a guidebook written by someone who feels he's above the locals in this way, and I'm disappointed that Lonely Planet would put their name to it. Tut and indeed tut.
"Bangladeshis adore Cox's Bazar and all across the country people will ask whether you have been... The beach itself is a lovely, long (very long!), surprisingly clean stretch of sand, but by no stretch of the imagination can it be described as the 'number one natural wonder of the world', which is exactly how Bangladeshis, through an online web vote (which you will be asked constantly to partake in) are promoting it."
"You could also plant yourself in front of a big hotel, where guards... will deal with the crowds of gawkers if they get too intrusive (which they will)."
"Some of the [fishing] boats look uncannily like pirate ships; and given that piracy is on the rise in the Bay of Bengal there's the possibility that they might be!"
So there you have it. Bangladeshis are largely naive, busybody "gawkers", and piracy is apparently droll nowadays. I wish I could say that the quotes are unrepresentative of the book - the author does say, elsewhere, that Bangladeshi people are overwhelmingly friendly (in a bothersome kind of way), and that we really should look past the natural disasters and the dirt and disorganisation - but the other 200-odd pages continue in a similar vein. I for one don't want a guidebook written by someone who feels he's above the locals in this way, and I'm disappointed that Lonely Planet would put their name to it. Tut and indeed tut.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a regular visitor to Bangladesh, I'm keen on keeping up to date with the latest that Bangladesh has to offer. I've found previous editions of the Lonely Planet Guides to Bangladesh very informative and well-written.
I was really looking forward to the latest edition of the the guide. However, when I saw how much information it lacked (You can't expect people to have bought previous editions) and the lacklustre writing style, I was compelled to return it ASAP.
I was deeply disappointed with what I read and I strongly suggest to all those who want to buy a guide to Bangladesh to not buy this edition, but try and get hold of a previous edition. The current edition lacks background information and history, and is only half as thick as previous editions.
Bangladesh (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
I was really looking forward to the latest edition of the the guide. However, when I saw how much information it lacked (You can't expect people to have bought previous editions) and the lacklustre writing style, I was compelled to return it ASAP.
I was deeply disappointed with what I read and I strongly suggest to all those who want to buy a guide to Bangladesh to not buy this edition, but try and get hold of a previous edition. The current edition lacks background information and history, and is only half as thick as previous editions.
Bangladesh (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
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Great way to find out about Bangladesh
Another great book by the Lonely planet team, very informative & up to date although was disappointed that they didnt mention my home town Moulvi Bazar- one of the most affluent... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Babs
Nice book
The book seems nice, hope the information is valid when I get there in two weeks time. The history an description of culture looks good, and proobably is good if it keeps up to the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Hans Olav Kvaal Hygen
Bangladesh
Not enough maps. No recent editions published though the contact numbers for guides/tours into the mangrove etc. still accurate. Read more
Published 20 months ago by SC
Lonely Planet Bangladesh
Standard guide from Lonely Planet- good history and lots of info on the best things to see if you are short on time.
Published 22 months ago by KateL
Good but not fulfilling at all
I bought this with some particular interest before my recent travel to Bangladesh. The book gave enough information about different historical and tourist locations. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2009 by Mr. Mezbaur Rahman
Bangladesh
Bought as a present for husband who made a visit to Bangladesh. Interesting pre-visit info and like all guide books is more relevant during/after you have visited. Good buy.
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by Mrs. M. C. Reader
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