Shokuni Lake

Type: Lake

Contributed By: Nayeem

Brief

This district is beautiful enough for any traveler. But the beauty of the lake added another extra ornament. The blue water from the lake will please mind easily. Most of the main infrastructures from Madaripur town was built around the lake. The DC office, police station, and many more government buildings around the lake. The academic name of the lake is “Shokuni Lake”, but local people won’t be able to recognize the lake by that name. They simply know the lake as “Madaripur Lake”.

This large lake has two portion separated by a fishing net. One half is using for fish cultivation. This water tank was built by few hundred years back by a Raja (a king) to ease the water crisis. But now a days this is a great entertainment place for the locals. During the afternoon, it will be hard to get an empty space around the lake. Most of the people from town used to pass some pleasing time with friends here. The sweets from the lake area are famous from Madaripur.

How to go

Referred to how to go to Madaripur from Dhaka, click here. One can start his journey for the monument from Madaripur town any kind of motorized vehicle. We suggest travelers to hire a rickshaw van of take a ride. They can also use CNG to explore the Madaripur.

How To Reach: Madaripur District

Dhaka to Madaripur distance is 426 Km and need 8 hours 5 minutes to reach Madaripur. There are available bus 24 hours a day. It is easy to go Shariatpur from Dhaka.

To go Madaripur Start journey from Dhaka to Mawa Ghat. BRTC, Procesta, Elish, Gungun, Ajmeri bus service are available Dhaka to Mawa Ghat. BRTC bus terminal is Gulistan and fair is 70/-, Procesta bus terminal are Uttora & Rampur and fair 100/-,Elish, Gungun, Ajmari bus terminal is Jatrabari and fair is 80/-. From Mawa Ghat use ferry, sea boat, troler or launce to go Kawrakandi or Majhikandi. . From Kawrakandi or Majhikandi local bus are available to go Madaripur. If you want you can take taxi to go Madaripur.

By Road
By Water

1. Chondra Paribahan
Dhaka to Madaripur
Time: 1st trip 6:30am & last trip 9:00pm
Fare: 180/=
Condition: Chair Coach
Counter Information: Gabtoli Counter, Gabtoli, Dhaka
Phone: 01718033886, 01739140819, 01671975799

2. Shohel Paribahan
Dhaka to Madaripur
Time: 1st trip 7:30am & last trip 10:00pm
Fare: 160/=
Condition:Chair Coach
Counter Information: Gabtoli Counter, Gabtoli, Dhaka
Phone: 01712040777, 8023671

From: Shadorghat, Dhaka
To: Madaripur Ghat
Time: 7:45 pm and 8:15 pm

Where to Stay

The hotel management is very good here. You can get different types of hotels here. If you want less priced hotel then you will get it & if you want good hotels then there is also no problem. Some of the hotels name is included here-
1. Zela porisod dak bangle (জেলা পরিষদ ডাক বাংলো)
Cell# 0661-62063
2. Polash Hotel (পলাশ হোটেল)
Cell#01716146518
3. Shaikat Hotel (সৈকত হোটেল)
Cell#661-61505/ 01914467258

Things to do

1. You can enjoy the natural beauty of the lake
2. You can take photos of the lake

Eating Facilities

Map

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The blue water lake of Birisiri (বিরিশিরি) is located at the Kulagora Upazila (কুলাগরা উপজেলা) of Durgapur Thana (দুর্গাপুর থানা) from Netrakona district (নেত্রকোনা জেলা). People call this lake as China Matir Lake, China Clay Lake (চিনা মাটির লেক), Limestone Lake, Neel Pukur (নীল পুকুর), etc. Main attraction of the lake is the water which having blue color in winter.

This is a small lake, you can say this is a pond as well. Normally the water from a pond used to be muddy, or greenish during winter. But this one is having blue color just because the china clay. This blue pond is generated after digging out china clay. According to the local people, the depth of the small pond is somewhere around 60-80 feet.

China clay comprises of lot of chemical compounds. The taste of the water is kind of bitter. May be the lake water has plenty of copper sulphet which can make the water color blue.

During your way to the blue lake, you'll be enthralled by the picturesque view of the village and the beautiful shomeswari river (সমেস্বারী নদী). The ride was so exciting that anyone would love to do that again.

If you are a good swimmer, and confident enough over your ability, you can bring shorts to cool your body from the lake. I am sorry but there is no space for non-swimmer to take chance.

Possibly this is the only clay lake having blue water from Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ). Mymensingh (ময়মনসিংহ) has one, but that one is not that much beautiful like this one. So don't make the place messy by dropping your crumbs around (or inside) the lake.

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বিরিসিরির নীল পানির লেকটিকে স্থানীয়রা চিনামাটির লেক, চুনাপাথরের লেক, নীল পুকুর প্রভৃতি নামে সম্বোধন করে থাকে। শীতকালে এই লেকের নীল পানি হল সবচেয়ে বড় আকর্ষণ।ছোট এই লেকটিকে আপনি পুকুরও বলতে পারেন। সাধারণত শীতকালে পুকুরের পানি কাদাটে সবুজ রঙের হয়ে থাকে। কিন্তু এই লেকের পানি চিনামাটির জন্য নীল রঙ ধারন করে। চিনা মাটি খনন করার পর পুকুরের পানি নীল রঙ ধারন করে। স্থানীয়দের মতে পুকুরটির গভীরতা প্রায় ৬০ ফুট থেকে ৮০ ফুট।

চিনামাটিতে বিভিন্ন রকমের রাসায়নিক পদার্থ থাকে। এই পুকুরের পানির স্বাদ তেতো। সম্ভবত প্রচুর পরিমানে কপার সালফেট থাকার কারনে এখানকার পানি নীল রঙ ধারন করেছে।

নীল এই লেকটিতে যাওয়ার পথে আশেপাশের ছবির মত দৃশ্যের পাশাপাশি সমেশ্বরী নদীর অপার সৌন্দর্যে আপনি বিমোহিত হবেন। পুরো যাত্রাপথটি এতটাই আনন্দদায়ক যে আপনার বারবার যেতে মন চাইবে। আপনি যদি একজন আত্মবিশ্বাসী সাঁতারু হয়ে থাকেন তবে লেকের পানিতে শরীরকে ঠাণ্ডা করতে সাথে করে শর্টস আনতে পারেন। তবে সাঁতার না জানলে ভুলেও লেকের পানিতে নামবেন না।

সম্ভবত এটি বাংলাদেশের একমাত্র নীল পানির চিনামাটির লেক। ময়মনসিংহে আরো একটি চিনা মাটির লেক থাকলেও সেটি এই লেকের মত এত সুন্দর নয়। তাই কোনকিছু ফেলে লেকের পানিকে দুষিত করবেন না।

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Limestone Lake of Tekerghat is located near the Tanguar Haor, so close to Indian border. Once upon a time there was a limestone quarry, but now-a-days that one is not functioning. The Tekerghat Limestone Lake (টেকেরঘাট চুনাপাথরের লেক) is minimum 18 kilometers north from the Tahirpur town.

The water of the lake is clear. You might the water of the lake would be blue. But still the water isn’t bad. This lake was created by quarrying the limestone. Exactly other side of the lake is India. People from India usually take their bath at that side. Hill of that side has large boulders of limestone, but all belongs to India.

There are few small Tila (টিলা) available in Bangladesh side, possibly 20 ft. height and artificial. You can pass few minutes on those if you like.

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Nilsagar is a popular historical dighi (big pond). It is located at Gorgram union about fourteen kilometer south-west of Nilphamari district proper. During the time of Raja Birat there were lot of cow farms at Gorgram union. Raja Birat dug a big pond or dighi for the cows. There many name such as Birat Dighi or Birna Dighi or Binna Dighi. After the independence of Bangladesh the Dighi was renamed as Nilsagar.

The total area of the Dighi (big pond) is 21.449 ha. The Nilsagar Dighi is encompassed by walls. The main embellished Front door of the Dighi was established by Raja Birat. Every year the banks of the Dighi are used as a village fair during the month of Baisakh. Every year lot of visitors and different type of migratory birds come here. Nilsagar is familiar as a recreation zone. A Hindu temple situated on the east bank and an abode of a Muslim saint on the west bank of the Nilsagar.

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Alta Dighi is located approximately 56km away from Zilla Sadar. Its length is 1113 meters, breadth 42.81 meters and volume of 42.81 meters. It is a very attractive spot for the tourists. This is situated exactly near at the India-Bangladesh border at the North Bengal. There is a beautiful forest near the dighi.

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আলতাদীঘি জেলা সদর থেকে প্রায় ৫৬ কিলোমিটার দূরে অবস্থিত। দিঘীটি লম্বায় ১১১৩মিটার, চওড়ায় ৪২.৮১ মিটার এবং আয়তনে ৪২.৮১ মিটার। পর্যটকদের জন্য জায়গাটি খুব আকর্ষণীয়। এই জায়গাটি উত্তরবঙ্গে ভারত-বাংলাদেশ সীমান্তের কাছে অবস্থিত। দিঘীটির কাছে একটি বন আছে।

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