Bangladesh is home to 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of those, there are 2 cultural sites, 1 natural sites and 0 mixed sites. Bangladesh shares 0 of those sites with other countries.
The World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh are:
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Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. -
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
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The Sundarbans
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
