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🛶 River & island

Fulchhari Jamuna Char

Wide Jamuna sandbars and a busy river ghat · Gaibandha

🗓️ Best timeOctober–February
⏱️ Time needed3–4 hours
💰 CostFree entry; boat hire extra
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📖 About this place

Fulchhari ghat is a well-known crossing on the Jamuna. From here you can take a boat to the chars where sand and kash flowers stretch to the horizon. Sunsets turn the river brilliant colours. You can see the life of char dwellers up close.

🚌 How to go

From Gaibandha town about 1 hour by bus or CNG, BDT 60–150. Boat hire to the chars is BDT 200–500.

🏨 Where to stay

Gaibandha town hotels at BDT 800–2,500.

🍽️ Food

Fresh fried river fish with rice at ghat stalls.

📍 Nearby attractions

Sundarganj char, Gaibandha town

🛡️ Safety tips

The river is rough in the monsoon; do not board boats without life jackets.

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