Culture and Places of Interest
Just 12 km out of Barisal City is the place called Durga Sagar which is a large pond. Serving as a place for holiday trips for the city's residents, it also attracts visitors from other places. This is one of the main place of residence for the migrant birds that comes in winter.
Near Durga Sagar are the ancient ruins of the palace of a local landlord of the British colonial era (called zamindar in Bengali). Anyone can have a view of the palaces of this time by the sight of it. It is only a 15 minutes ride on a non-pollutant three-wheeler called Van from Durga Sagar.
The Bangabandhu Uddan (former Bell's Park) is a place inside Barisal City, right on the banks of River .
South of Barisal city there is beach town Kuakata. There is a motel in Kuakata. Colourful tribal people, Marma lives there.
South-east of Barisal city, over river Kirtonkhola, Shahid Abdur Rab Serniabat Bridge (Dapdapia bridge) was inaugurated recently.
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