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Writer's pictureNazmul Hassan
May 14, 20190 min read

A dive into the waterfalls


A dive into the waterfalls Jawaharlal Nehru once said, "We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." Bangladesh has an abundance of natural wonders, like the world's longest sea beach Labonee Point in Cox's Bazar, a wildlife treasury in the Sundarbans, the Khoiyachora waterfall, the hanging bridge of Rangamati, and exquisite view of Sajek valley. Recently, the Archaeology Adventure Club of Comilla University arranged a long tour to Sylhet, one of the most scenic parts of Bangladesh. Located in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, here you will find endless tea plantations. This place is also known as the tea capital of the country. To add to its charm, this city on the bank of Surma River was home to many Sufi saints. Thus, not only for its never-ending green tea gardens, but Sylhet is also famous for Sufi Hazrat Shah Jalal's Mazar Sharif along with other the Ali Azmal clock, which is known as the Big Ben of Bangladesh, and it's beautiful stone stock on the banks of Jaflong. The Hakaluki hour, Jaflong waterfall, Ratargul Swam forest, Bichnakandi, Sufi Shahporan's Darjah, Moulivibazar tea Garden and Srimongal's Lawachara wildlife sanctuary adds to the list of travel locations in this tea capital. Coming back to our journey, we went to Comilla Railway station at midnight to board the Sylhet Paharika Express Train. After 5 hours in the morning, we finally arrived at our destination. The first blow of fresh morning air took away our tiredness in an instant. We had breakfast near the station, where club member Kazi Kamrul Hassan was elected as our tour manager. Without further delay, we set off to experience the green terrain of this new city. We rented an auto (local name leguna) for the full day and started our trip by visiting the Ratargul Swamp Forest, known as the 'Amazon of Bangladesh', Ratargul Swamp Forest is only one swamp forest in Bangladesh. There are 22 water swamp forests in the world, only two being in the Indian belt -- Ratargul and Srilanka Lowland Rainforests. Green meadows, trees diving into crystal clear water ponds and the mighty Mizoram Hills were a bonus travel treat for the eyes during our travel to Ratargul. A dive into the waterfalls A dive into the waterfalls Our next location was Bichnakandi. We first set off for Hader par Bazaar and then had to hire a boat. It took us thirty to forty-five minutes to reach the place. The place lies between two countries, India and Bangladesh. They have beautiful waterfalls ascending from cloudy mountains. The blue sky above makes the view marvelous. Next, we went to visit the shrines of Shah Poran and Shah Jalal. With these locations, our trip came to an end. Time was ticking as we had to reach the Sylhet Train Station before our train departed from the platform. I have been to many places in Bangladesh, but this tour was one of my most memorable ones. The writer is schooling with Comilla University at the Department of Archaeology and is a member of Archaeology Adventure Club, Comilla University.
A dive into the waterfalls

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