Saturday, November 26, 2011

St. Martins Island-Bangladesh

Saint Martins
St. Martin (Island) is the only coral island in Bangladesh a small island St. Martin is in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula.

It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. Also called (The local name) "Narical Gingira", also spelled "Narikel Janjina/Jinjera" and has an extension named Chera Dwip.

St. Martin's Island is very popular tourist spot. Now, 3 (three) shipping liners run Everyday trips to the

Lawachora National Park

Lawchara National Park is one of those few protected areas in Bangladesh where you can watch Hoolock Gibons.

It is basically a plantation raised during 1920's for timber production by converting the years, the plantation has taken a structure very similar to natural forests and supports wildlife of different kinds. The park is

Madhabkunda Waterfall: The Unique Beauty of the Waterfall

A three-hour drive southeast of sylhet (and eqally accessible from Srimangal by road and rail). and a 3Km rickshaw ride from Dakshinbagh train station, This is the famous waterfall of Bangladesh. It is popular with busloads of Bangladeshi tourists and their truckloads of litter. You may also be able to find some elephants, which are still being used to haul huge logs, In this general area. There's a Parjatan tourist spot nearby, with a restaurant, picnic area and toilet facilities.


Srimongal

Bangladeshi high quality tea exports around the world. and tea productions from sylhet and srimongal. So, Everybody say Srimongal the tea capital of Bangladesh. Both sylhet and srimongal are very popular tourist attractions. Srimongal is not for tea but also popular for nature and forests with beauty.

Here you will see
1) Endless green hills
2) Rubber garden
3) The lake
4) The rejuvenating Madhobkhunda Waterfall that is located at Jaflong
5) The Lawachara Forest

Satgambuj Mosque

A stately fabricated 15th century momuments at Bagerhat, Khulna is one of the world heritage sites of Bangladesh. It was built by Turkish saint khan jahan Ali, the earlist torch bearer of Islam in the south. Satgambuj Mosque is a big beautiful building. The mosque is beautifully decorated. It is said it was used as a mosque by Ph. Khan jahan. The mosque has great attraction for the tourists and visitors.

There is a big dighi near the Satgambuj Mosque. This dighi is called the Ghora Dighi, It is said that a horse was made to run before digging the Dighi. The horse ran straight and stood covering a certain distance. This distance was accepted as the length of the Dighi. That is why the Dihi is called Ghora Dighi.

Botanical Garden

Located at Mirpur, near the Dhaka Zoo, a serene place away the main city, dazzling with nature's opulence.

Spread over an area of 205 acres of land it has a collection of nearly 100 species of local and foreign plants. Outstanding attractions are the hundreds of varieties of roses, the multitude of types of bamboo in the bamboo groves, the sandal wood and old banyan trees


Botanical Garden
Location: Mirpur, Dhaka,
Close Days: None
Visiting Hours: During March-November from 9am-5pm and
during December-February 9am-4.30pm.
Entry Fee: tk.5/Entrans (Adult) and tk.2/Entrants (Child); tk.3/
Entrants (Members of any study tour with prior
permission from authority)

Tel: 8033292
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