Right now it is Late Autumn
The Bangla calendar has six seasons of about two months each. Here is what each one feels like, and where we like to go.
Grishmo
The trees turn red with krishnachura flowers and the markets fill with mangoes and jackfruit.
Go early in the morning, eat mangoes in Rajshahi, and plan cool river or hill trips.
Best in Rajshahi, Rangamati, Sylhet
Plan a summer trip
Borsha
Rivers grow wide, waterfalls wake up, and whole forests stand in water.
Row a boat through Ratargul, sleep on a houseboat in Tanguar Haor, and see the waterfalls of Bandarban.
Best in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Bandarban
Plan a monsoon trip
Shorot
White kash flowers cover the river banks and the sky looks freshly washed.
Watch the clouds roll over Sajek, walk the river chars, and enjoy the festival season.
Best in Sajek, Rangamati, river chars
Plan a autumn trip
Hemonto · Now
The rice is ready, the fields turn gold, and villages celebrate the new harvest.
Start the beach season in Cox's Bazar, see the harvest, and travel before the big winter crowds.
Best in Cox's Bazar, Kuakata, villages
Plan a late autumn trip
Sheet
Fog sits on the rivers in the morning, pitha is sold on every corner, and birds arrive by the thousand.
Take a boat safari in the Sundarbans, visit Saint Martin's, and watch winter birds in the haors.
Best in Sundarbans, Saint Martin's, Tanguar Haor
Plan a winter trip
Boshonto
People wear yellow for Pohela Falgun and the country is full of colour and music.
Walk the tea gardens of Srimangal, join the spring festivals, and see the heritage sites in good light.
Best in Srimangal, Paharpur, Bagerhat
Plan a spring trip
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