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choli - "is a midriff-baring blouse worn in Bangladesh and in some other parts of Asia like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka where the sari is worn."

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Hardcore travelers and "real" adventurers will sure to love the vibe that Khulna exudes. Gauging from the aura of its surroundings, this is Asia's veritable counterpart of the safari in Africa. The mangrove swamps at Sundurban, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, takes the lead role in Khulna's wide side, apart from the thousand of crab farms that swarm in the area.

Smacked in the mouth of Ganges River, Khulna, as the gateway to the Sundarban National Park, draws all sorts of visitors annually to marvel at the largest littoral mangrove forest that mightily spreads its grandeur by the rapids of Ganges. Meaning "beautiful jungle" in Bengali, Sundarban is home to the famous Bengali tiger, Gangetic dolphin and King cobras co-existing with the ubiquitous estuarine crocodile and over a hundred species of fishes and birds.

Also hemmed in Khulna Division is the historical town of Bagerhat, known as the "Historic Mosque City," and famous for housing century-old mosques, with Shait Gumbad Mosque being the most prominent. Visitors can have the chance to meander around Bagerhat's gargantuan Indo-Islamic structures, enigmatic crypt of the kings and consecrated prayer halls.

From Bagerhat mosque-hunting, travelers can proceed to Kushtia, used to be the home of the Nobel laurete Rabindranath Tagore and is now a bustling town: it being one of the most impoverished in Bangladesh despite its prestige is quite paradoxical. A visit to Kushtia entails reading some of Tagore's poetry and appreciating his craft. This is also an opportunity to see some of his paintings and photographs displayed at the Shilaidah Kuthhibari.

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