Ruins of Buddhist site in Bangladesh set to draw tourists

DHAKA - A site in Bangladesh bearing unique architectural features has been jointly unearthed by a team of archaeologists from Bangladesh and China, unlocking both cultural and tourism potential.

The site contains the remains of the Buddhist town and temple of Nateshwar, the present-day location of the Bikrampur area in Bangladesh's Munshiganj district, 30 kilometers south of the capital Dhaka. The site is home to the remains of the temple and city thought to be 1,000 years old.

The ruins, which are still being excavated by the team of Bangladeshi and Chinese archaeologists, are among several major recent archaeological discoveries in Bangladesh.