Rangamati

Hanging bridge of Rangamati

Bangladesh is a small beautiful country of 8 divisions and 64 districts. Rangamati is one of the important districts of Chittagong division. It is a hilly district, located in the eastern corner of Chittagong city and consists of 10 upazilla. It is the only one district of Bangladesh that connects the two neighbors’ country India and Myanmar. It is bounded by the Tripura state of India on the north, Bandarban district on the south, Mizoram state of India and Chin Pradesh of Myanmar on the east, Khagrachhari and Chittagong districts on the west.

The city of Rangamati is unique because, like other 63 district, city here there is no Riksha. It is the biggest district of the country in the area. Total area of Rangamati is 6996.13 square km. It is so charming place with its beautiful natural scenery, green surroundings, rocks and hilly environment. It is the dwelling place for all tourists, indigenous and alien.

Everywhere in Rangamati is attractive, but some places are special for their unbelievable beauty and popularity. Sajek valley, Turism motel and hanging bridge, Tea Garden, Rangamati Lake, Historical Chakma Rajbari, Buddhist Vihara at Rajban, Shuvolong Water Fall are the most popular place. The other important tourist point is no-Kaba Chara fall, Furaman Hill, Kaptai national forest, Tribal Cultural Institute and Museum, Memorial Sculpture of the War of Liberation, Tomb of Liberation hero Lance Naik Munshi Abdur Rab, Satellite Ground Station at Betbunia, Police Special Training School, Kaptai Lake is in here.

Including Bengali all over 14 Indigenous communities like Chakma, Marma, Santal, Manipuri, tanchangya, Tripura, Bome, Chak, Khumi, Kheyang, lease, Mro, Marian, ponchos is living here for a long time. Total Population of the district is 508182 and most of them are Christian, Muslim and Hindu. Buddhist and other people also exist there. They have made this area different with their ethnic culture and colorful lifestyle from ancient age. Tourists also visit their home and enjoy their social and religious festival. Bijou Sangria Baisabi festivals, Hal Palani festival, Water Festival and Race punnaho are the famous festival of the ethnic groups. Palau Gan, Pahari Lokageeti, Geeti dance, drama, Garaiya dance, Jhum dance, Bamboo dance, Bottle dance are the prevalent folk culture of the district.

Rangamati district was under Sector 1 during the war of liberation. On 27 March 1971, a temporary training camp was established in the playground of the Station Club to locally train the freedom fighters. On 2 April, then Deputy Commissioner Hossain Towfiq Imam distributed a huge amount of money and arms and ammunitions of the freedom fighters from the treasury. On 20 April Lance Naik Munshi Abdur Rauf of 8 East Bengal Regiment destroyed 2 gunboats and one speed boat of the Pak army and drowned to death about one platoon Pak soldiers. Rouf died on 18 April 1971 at Burighat in Chittagong Hill Tracts after causing extensive damage to the Pakistani Army with his machine gun and forcing them to retreat. He was buried at Naniarchor Upazilla in Rangamati District. 

Rangamati is a rich source of beauty and joy, tourist comes here to reduce their anxious of city life and enjoy the tranquility of nature. Every year two million people come to different place of Rangamati. Communication system, transport and infrastructure of these tourist points are developing day by day. The government has taken initiatives to enhance the facilities and gradually it will be the darling destination of tourist all over the world.

Nilachal

Nilachal

Bangladesh is a small evergreen beautiful country located in south Asia. From ancient age, many internationally famous tourist visit here and enjoy the natural beauty of Bangladesh. There are huge natural, beautiful place in Bangladesh. Of all Bandarban is the dearest daughter of nature. It is blessed with Nilgiri, jibon nagor, chumbuk, golden temple, kawkaradong, Sangu River and many other interesting places. Nilachal is also a fantastic tourist destination situated on the top of the mountain that created & maintained by the Bandarban district administration. The view of Nilachal is so spectacular for snapping. Nilachal gives the name of the tourist complex. People consider it as the Darjeeling of Bangladesh. Tourist also calls it the daughter of the nature, daughter of the hill.

After walking about three kilometers towards the city of Chittagong from Bandarban city at the left hand side of the road meandering in a small Nilachal gone. The path is about three kilometers to reach the hill climb.  Places on the descending slope of the mountain slopes. It is very easy to reach the top of the mountain where a fantastic place is waiting for the visitor named Nilachal complex.

Nilachal is the nearest tourist spot from Bandarban city. It is situated in Tigerpara area and about six kilometers from Bandarban town. It is near about 16 hundred feet above of the sea level and perhaps it is the high tourist place in Bandarban district. Surrounded by the imposing peaks of the mountains Nilachal style structures have been constructed in the center. A far cry from another the mountain landscapes differ from each side Monsoon and monsoon clouds later in the game here. A few minutes away from the mountain after a raft of clouds that floated on top of Nilachal. Around cool, soft cover Stroke on stroke. White, soft and smog like cloud comes with a gentle breeze and touch the tourist softly.

From here visitors can see the total glance of Bandarban town and a vast landscape. Sangu River that flows by the side of the Bandarban town also can be seen from far away standing here. In the rainy season, visitors can be thrilled walking through the clouds. They can touch it like as dreamed a sweet dream . Visitors can watch a golden twilight in the evening and also enjoy an evergreen moonlight in the moonlit night. During the winter season, it is awesome in the foggy morning.

On the way to Nilachal, visitors can see some tribal villages with their raw natural expression and unique culture. Bandarban district administration initiative to build a pleasant tourist resort in recent years, a new one has been added. Recently, a few new places have been created at Nilachal for tourists. The house next to the ticket, Amethyst hangs from the bottom of the few in the waiting room has been created gradually. The resort at Nilachal Named Nilachal Scape Resort is an additional attraction. General tourists are allowed to sunset. However, the space is open around the clock for resort guests.

Notable among these is the Nebula and Valentine points. So from now on as well as sightseeing tourists will have the chance to live the night. However, the beauty of the original Nilachal is much more than imagination. From here, one can better enjoy the beauty of the mountains.

The Bichanakandi

Bangladesh has always been a darling child of nature. Everywhere, especially the north-eastern district of Bangladesh is gifted with the numerous picturesque sceneries. It has green tea gardens, magnificent subtropical hills and numerous rivers and wetlands. Some of the most popular tourist destinations of Bangladesh are scattered in or around Sylhet. Bichanakandi a great gifts of nature is one of them. It’s a beautiful village located in the Goainghat Upazilla of Sylhet just near the Indian border. During the holidays, people from all over the country come to indulge themselves with fascinating natural beauties of Bichanakandi.

A stream coming from a waterfall located in India comes down rushing through the mountains and it kisses the Goain River gently, at a narrow stretch which is adorned with stones of different sizes and shapes. This gorgeous meeting point has become known as Bichanakandi. This is where many layers of the Khasi Mountain meet at a single point from both sides. Flowing from above a high fall adding to its charm is dark clouds hugging the mountain in the rainy season. And flowing underneath towards Bholaganj is a branch of the Piyain. Along the stream flowing from high up in the mountain come huge boulders that are deposited and mined in Bisnakandi.

The road to Bichanakandi itself is a treat. The path is like a snake. From Sylhet city to Bichanakandi there are a lot of beautiful fields, agricultural landscape, a stretch of highlands are mind blowing. In the way of Bisnakandi tourist have to pass through one curve after the other. Each curve on the path offer the splendid beauty of classical Bangladeshi landscape with cows and oxen grazing in idyllic emerald green fields, with an uncanny backdrop of mountains of massive scales.

People were made up for by the never-ending stretch of green hills punctuated with multiple waterfalls on that side of the border towards the right. Although it seemed within a walking distance, the mountains were indeed much further away. It Curse the Brits under our breaths for leaving the beautiful mountains off the map of Bangladesh. They will get so engrossed with the surrounding sceneries. They will find it rather short-lived before there step your foot on the white rocks of Bichanakandi. The water was cool and clean as we meandered our way through. Every curve, every turn was a scenic beauty. What are bound to impress anybody are the enormous mountains. It’s like a giant, intricate painting with the minutest of details.

Rocks narrow the flow of water and there were quiet and few fellow tourists splash water and take pictures. It led to shallow water, where one can sit and even lie down; it was like a bathtub of rocks. The border was just a hundred yards or so away. A wooden bridge connects this lowland to an elevated ground on the other side of the stream that thankfully was within the

Bangladeshi border, and was used as grazing land for cattle. During heavy rains the water level reaches the higher land. This place redefined the word serenity.

The rainy season the perfect time to visit the beautiful Bisnakandi that coalesce the charms of high mountains, sinuous rivers, graceful falls and dancing clouds. The boat ride, which takes a little over an hour, on the sinuous river with lush green mountains on both sides, is an unforgettable experience for visitors. Breathing in the cool breeze, lungs will be full of fresh mountain air and eyes nourished with captivating beauty of massive green mountains just within touching distance. Here one can enjoy the green-to- blue transitions of nature. Layers of mountains lay one after another, slowly changing their colors from darker shades of green to lighter shades of blue. Those layers from both side converging and at the place where they meet, there’s a lovely little waterfall, the waterfall that feeds the stream that runs through Bichanakandi. It’s an ethereal setting, sure to take your breath away. You’ll be delighted to discover that nature has more shades of colors to offer than the pastel-color box of your childhood!

Bichanakandi has only very recently become a tourist attraction. Massive mountains from the Bichanakandi welcome tourist from all around as they proceed further into the hidden depths of Sylhet. These mountains are the footsteps of the Mighty Himalayas that stretch across more than half of the continent. They seem to be beckoning, but always staying just a little further evasively. It is becoming more Tourist Attraction place day by day. As we explore these natural jewels of our country, we have to take necessary step immediately.