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

SiteImageLocationCriteriaArea
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YearDescriptionRefs
Historic Mosque City of BagerhatBagerhat District, Khulna Division
Cultural:
1985
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at PaharpurNaogaon District, Rajshahi Division
Cultural:
,,
1985
Sundarbans: The Abode Of The Royal Bengal TigersKhulna 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;
NameImageRegionCategoryYear submittedDescriptionReference
Halud ViharaRajshahi DivisionCultural1999
Jaggadala ViharaRajshahi DivisionCultural1999
Lalbagh FortDhaka DivisionCultural1999
Mahansthangarh and its EnvironsRajshahi DivisionCultural1999
The Lalmai-Mainamati Group of monumentsComilla RegionCultural1999