List of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh
This is a list of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh with properties of cultural and natural heritage in Bangladesh as inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list.
World Heritage Sites
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha | Year | Description | Refs |
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat | Bagerhat District, Khulna Division | Cultural: | — | 1985 | |||
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division | Cultural: ,, | — | 1985 | |||
Sundarbans: The Abode Of The Royal Bengal Tigers | Khulna Division | Natural: , | 1997 |
Tentative sites
Member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that the World Heritage Committee may consider for nomination to the World Heritage list. Nominations for the list are only accepted if the site was previously included in the tentative list. As of 2014, following 5 sites are present in the tentative list;Name | Image | Region | Category | Year submitted | Description | Reference |
Halud Vihara | Rajshahi Division | Cultural | 1999 | |||
Jaggadala Vihara | Rajshahi Division | Cultural | 1999 | |||
Lalbagh Fort | Dhaka Division | Cultural | 1999 | |||
Mahansthangarh and its Environs | Rajshahi Division | Cultural | 1999 | |||
The Lalmai-Mainamati Group of monuments | Comilla Region | Cultural | 1999 |