Two Haors in One Trip

Bangladesh is a water-rich country. There are innumerable rivers, canals and haors in this country. And who doesn't know, these beel-haors are filled with water during the rainy season. If you want to see their real form, you have to go in the rainy season. Surrounded by water, waves like the sea and small haor islands in the distance — all these will fascinate the mind.

Mar 23, 2021
 

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Bangladesh is a water-rich country. There are innumerable rivers, canals and haors in this country. And who doesn't know, these beel-haors are filled with water during the rainy season. If you want to see their real form, you have to go in the rainy season. Surrounded by water, waves like the sea and small haor islands in the distance — all these will fascinate the mind. Haor is a vast area, which is flooded during the rainy season, with waves like the sea. Again in winter it becomes dry and open desert. Somewhere crops are cultivated, where cattle graze. There are many haors in Bangladesh. The most famous are Hakaluki Haor and Tanguar Haor. You can see these two haors in this rainy season on this trip.

Hakaluki

Hakaluki Haor is spread over five upazilas of Moulvibazar and Sylhet districts. This haor of about 60,000 acres has been created by combining 238 beels and rivers. In the rainy season, it can be easily called sea as it is not haor. This haor is rich in biodiversity and has many species of fish. Many birds take refuge in the high places of the haor, which are submerged in the rain. And during the winter, thousands of migratory birds flock to the haor. There is some talk about naming Hakaluki. It is known that many years ago, out of fear of the army of Maharaja Omar Manikya of Tripura, the cookie leader of Baralekha,

Hangar Singh, hid or hid in a vast area covered with jungle and mud in such a way that over time the area became known as 'Hangar Luki'. Is. Again, many oppose this view. According to them, a king named 'Aka' and his kingdom were completely buried in an earthquake about two thousand years ago. Over time, this submerged lowland is called 'Akaluki' or Hakaluki. There are a few more common ones, but none are entirely factual.

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How to go

Google map: here The best way to get to Hakaluki is to take the Upban Express, which leaves for Sylhet at 9:50 pm. You have to get off at Maizgaon station. This is the station just before Sylhet. The rent will be 340 rupees. Hakaluki can be reached in two ways from Maizgaon. Through Fenchuganj Bazar: After getting off at Maizgaon, you can reach Fenchuganj Bazar by walking about one kilometer along a road surrounded by trees. It would be nice to walk in the morning. If you wait a bit again, you will get a battery-powered autorickshaw. Fenchuganj market in 10 minutes. Al Mumin will sit in the restaurant as soon as he goes down to the market. Freshen up there, wash your hands and face, have breakfast and go to the boat dock in front. From here, get on the boat for the rest of the day. If it is a large group (10/15 people) give a trawler with big six. Rent can be three to four thousand rupees per day (of course do damadami). Buy some food and water, because you won't find haor or any shops. This time Kushiyara crossed the river in a boat and walked around Haor. Kushiyara can take about 40 minutes to pay.

Through Gilachhara Bazar: To save 40 minutes of Kushiyara river, you can take a battery powered rickshaw directly from Maizgaon to Gilachhara Bazar. Haor starts from here. But the problem is that big boats are not available here. The boat has to be brought from the Fenchuganj market. The people here are very hospitable. They will take you home and let you use the toilet.

What to see: The whole haor is worth seeing. Huge waves like the sea, water and water all around. Far away villages. You can go to any such village. You can spend the whole afternoon and come back in the afternoon.

Village Islampur: Islampur village is a prosperous village in Haor. It will take about two hours to reach here from Fenchuganj. You can go to a house in the village and request to cook. They will. If you want to stay the night, you can stay at their house. Besides, there is a school called Islampur Government Primary School. You can stay on his floor. And there is no point in being on the roof of the boat.

Required Phone Number: Liton: 0171-0994099 The boy works as a guide in Sylhet area. If you tell him first, the boat will fix it. The cost is to pay some more. If necessary, Liton will spend the whole tour.

Tanguar Haor

Tanguar Haor is located in Sunamganj district. This haor covers an area of ​​about 100 sq km. Tangua is the second largest freshwater wetland in Bangladesh. To the locals it is also known as Ninety Kanda and Six Bills. This includes the Ramsar site. More than 30 springs from the Meghalaya mountain range have merged in this haor.

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Tanguar Haor is a safe habitat for various birds. Apart from Bangladeshi species, migratory birds from distant Siberia also inhabit this haor in winter. About 51 species of birds roam in it. Among the rare migratory birds are the Palaces eagle, a large gray kingstock. Local species include vultures, pankauri, purple kalem, dahuk, balihans, gangchil, buck, stork etc. In addition, there are 200 species of fish, of which Mahashol is very famous. When the water dries up in winter, about 24 billerpadars (kanda in the local language) wake up and only the inner part of the kanda has the original beel, and in the dried part the local farmers cultivate rabi crops and boro paddy.

How to go

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If you want to go to Tangua, you have to go to Sunamganj first. If you want to stay in Hakaluki, you have to go to Sylhet first by CNG auto from Maizgaon. After that by bus to Sunamganj in two hours. From Baithakhali Bridge in Sunamganj, you have to go to Laguna and Tahirpur, 35 km away by motorcycle. Motorcycles will be rented for 150 to 200 rupees per person. Tanguar Haor started from Tahirpur. And from Dhaka you will go to Sunamganj directly by Shyamoli Paribahan bus. Rent 500 rupees. Go down to Tahirpur for breakfast and take dry food and water. Then rent a boat for the whole day. The rent will be three to six thousand rupees (depending on the size).

After that walk around Haor all day, take a bath, visit Bagni Border and Barikka Tila and come back. You can also go to Tekerghat abandoned limestone project. It is best to spend the night somewhere in Haor. There is a guesthouse in Tahirpur for spending the night. It is better to go by booking before contacting. You can also spend the night in a boat near the shore. A boy named Belal works as a guide there. If you talk to him, he will arrange a boat and food. His number is 0172-3091352

Caution

Must take with life jacket on haor trip. Another thing is that there is a lot of lightning in Haor. So don't forget to stay on the roof of the boat when the lightning starts. Take a position under the boat.

Writer : Sayka Arifin Orpita

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