Lotkon Narsingdi

Sweet and sour Lotkon (Lotkon) is a favorite fruit of more or less everyone. Narsingdi district has a national reputation for latkon . Shibpur and Morjal upazilas of Narsingdi have the largest number of latcon plantations in Bangladesh. Numerous small and large latkon gardens are noticed on both sides of the road in Chhotabanda village of Shibpur upazila. Starting from the base of the garden trees, thousands of ripe pendants hang across the branches and sub-branches. However, before entering any garden, the permission of the owner must be taken. Most of the garden owners are very sincere and show visitors their gardens with interest. So by talking to the owner of the garden, you can eat the latkon from the tree with your own hands.

Besides, almost all the surrounding villages including Uari Bateswar, Raipur, Jessore, Agarpur, Makalla, Vitikheinkoot, Dakshin Kamalpur, Naukaghata, Lalkhartek, Bhangartek have more or less latkon gardens in Narsingdi. Just ask the locals and they will show you the latkon gardens near the city. And there are stalls selling latkons on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Morjal Bazar in Raipura, Sristigarh Bazar, Kamartek Bazar in Shivpur, Chaitanya Bazar and Gabtali Bazar. If you want, you can buy latkon by bargaining while visiting the latkon market. A tour of Latkon Bagan offers a different experience for the travel enthusiast.

Narsingdi can be reached by train or bus from Dhaka. Various buses plying on Dhaka-Sylhet road from Gulisthan, Abdullahpur or Syedabad in the capital should cross Kanchpur Bridge and alight at Morjal Bus Stand or Srishtigarh. You can visit the nearby latkon gardens by hiring an auto or rickshaw from Morjal or Sristigarh. And by rail, Narsingdi can be reached in 1 hour by trains like Mahanagar Express, Kishoreganj Express and Egarosindur Godhuli from Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka. From Nordingdi station to Velanagar bus stand you can go to Laguna or take a bus to Morjal bus stand and take an auto rickshaw to explore the latkon gardens of Morjal and Uari Bateswar areas.

You can go to Narsingdi from Dhaka and visit all day and come back in the evening. However, if necessary, you can spend the night at Ibrahim Cottage, Circuit House, Rest House of LGED and Dak Bungalow of Zilla Parishad located in Narsingdi district.

Narsingdi district has various food hotels including Falguni Hotel, Baburchi Alamgir Hotel, Bandhu Hotel and Khokon Hotel. Among the popular dishes of Narsingdi are Rasgolla, Lalmohan, Khirmohan and Shahi Jilapi. If you have a chance, you can taste the delicious Malai tea of ​​Velanagar.

Among the places to visit in Narsingdi are Laxman Sahar Zamindar Bari, Balapur Zamindar Bari, Uari Bateshwar and Dream Holiday Park etc.

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