Must-see shopping in Dhaka

  • Jatra

    Dhaka

    Charming folk handicrafts and clothes with a funky modern twist. You'll find the best brightly painted toy rickshaws here, and if you've time to order in…

  • Banana seller

    New Market

    Dhaka

    Dhaka’s largest market, and that's saying something. Sells pretty much anything you can imagine. Keen shoppers and browsers could lose a day here (and…

  • Bashundhara City

    Dhaka

    Claiming to be the 12th largest mall in the world, Bashundhara City is worth visiting to experience the middle-class Bangladeshi dream. In the swish…

  • Kumudini

    Dhaka

    Three floors of top-quality traditional Bengali clothing and handicrafts, including some lovely children’s clothes and toys, fabulous embroidery as well…

  • Aranya

    Dhaka

    Traditional hand-woven Bangladeshi garments of superior quality and design. Certainly not the cheapest, but definitely among the most stylish.

  • Bangshal Rd

    Dhaka

    This street in Old Dhaka, and the adjoining Kazi Alauddin Rd, is the place to buy rickshaw parts, rickshaw art or even rickshaws themselves. The art is…

  • Boi Bichitra

    Dhaka

    Dhaka's best bookstore (with seven outlets across the city) stocks a good range of Asian and international bestsellers. There's a good line of magazines…

  • Aarong

    Dhaka

    A good place for all your Bangladesh souvenirs under one roof. Aarong is the biggest name in quality Bengali clothing and handicrafts, and is the retail…

  • Banga Bazar

    Dhaka

    Large, hectic clothing market with seconds, and factory overruns that would otherwise have been heading for European and American brands, providing plenty…

  • Viator

    Dhaka

    The fair-trade handicrafts shop attached to the excellent Viator guesthouse, this place has a selection of trinkets, paintings, textiles and carvings.

  • First Chain Bookshop

    Dhaka

    Large bookshop with good range of English-language books, especially kids books, and music CDs. It has a small cafe and juice bar, and free wi-fi. You can…

  • Folk International

    Dhaka

    A non-profit handicrafts centre, offering a good selection of souvenirs.

  • Aarong

    Dhaka

    Mirpur branch of the retail division of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), which aims to create employment for economically and socially…

  • Prabartana

    Dhaka

    Helping support women in Bangladesh, this quiet shop and cafe sells colourful Bangladeshi clothing and handicrafts.