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Bangladesh has very few lakes enlisted under populous tourist spot. Apart from the list, there are few lakes available around the country those can be a supreme destination for any traveler. Raikhong lake is the most prominent from that promising list. The elevation of the lake has around 1165 ft.
This lake is situated at the Rangamati district, not at Bandarban. But, for its location, you have to go there through the Bandarban. That will be the easiest way among all other available, because Rangamati offers communication throw water path only, and also the lake is at the last corner of Rangamati district. No matter how you are going, it’s recommended to pick an expert or guide with you.
Around the lake, you'll find two villages, one is at the eastern bank of the lake, and other one is at western bank. Those villages are known as Pukur Para (পুকুর পারা). May be it’s because of having around the lake. Both the village denizens are Tripura, but religiously Christian. People from West side of the lake used to do uphill and downhill task to come at the lake, but at eastern side's villagers can access the lake easily being so close of it, and having almost at flatland.
People also call this lake as Pukur Para (পুকুর পারা) lake. Also from few local people I have heard them pronouncing the lake's name as Raichong (রাইচং). Not sure which one will be the correct one. No matter what they are saying, or what we are, the beauty of the lake is not going to decrease by that.
Local people used to catch fish from the lake. There is no prohibition about catching fish from that giant lake. Tilapia (তেলাপিয়া) is the first choice from those fishes to stick over the net of the fishermen. At the eastern corner of the lake, there is a tiny Jhiri (ঝিরি) generated from the lake water. Probably that was created to keep the level of the lake water under control. During the rainy season the abundant water from the lake used to pass through that channel and used to join with the Raikhong Canal.
Being many hills around the lake, and the mysterious behavior from the sky, you'll find different colorful scene at the lake water. Remember, half of the lake water is being untouched by the human. People don't used to go those portions normally. So you'll find that area of the lake more beautiful than the proximity of the locality. There is a helipad available at the Pukur Para Army Camp. From that high land, you'll probably get a picturesque aerial view of the lake.
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বাংলাদেশে খুব কম লেক রয়েছে যেগুলোকে নামকরা পর্যটন স্পট হিসেবে বলা যায়। সারাদেশে পর্যটকদের তীর্থস্থান বলা যায় এমন লেকের সংখ্যা খুবই কম। প্রায় ১১৬৫ ফুট উঁচুতে অবস্থিত রাইখং লেককে বলা চলে তেমনই একটি তীর্থস্থান। স্থানীয়রা অনেকে লেকটির নাম রাইচং বলে উচ্চারিত করে। তবে লেকটির নামের উচ্চারণ যাই হোক না কেন এতে করে লেকের সৌন্দর্য কোন অংশেই কমবে না।
রাঙ্গামাটিতে অবস্থিত হলেও ভৌগলিক অবস্থানের কারনে এই লেকে আপনাকে বান্দরবানের মধ্যে দিয়ে যেতে হবে। রাঙ্গামাটি জেলার শেষপ্রান্তে অবস্থিত এই লেকে রাঙ্গামাটি দিয়ে পৌছাতে হলে আপনাকে জলপথ পাড়ি দিতে হবে তাই বান্দরবান দিয়ে যাওয়াই হবে সবচেয়ে সহজ। তবে আপনি যেভাবেই যান না কেন সাথে করে অবশ্যই একজন গাইড রাখবেন।
লেকের পূর্বতীরে এবং পশ্চিমতীরে দুটি গ্রাম দেখতে পাবেন যেগুলো পুকুরপাড়া নামে পরিচিত। হয়তোবা চারপাশে লেকের উপস্থিতির কারনেই গ্রামের এমন নামকরণ। দুটি গ্রামের অধিবাসীরাই ত্রিপুরা গোত্রের এবং তাঁরা খ্রিষ্টান ধর্মের অনুসারী। লেকের পশ্চিম তীরের গ্রামবাসীদের পাহাড় বেয়ে উঠা নামা করে এই লেকে আসতে হয় তবে খুব কাছে সমতল ভুমিতে অবস্থিত হওয়ায় পূর্বপ্রান্তের গ্রামবাসীরা সহজেই লেকে আসতে পারেন।
বিশাল রাইখং লেক থেকে মাছ ধরতে নিষেধ না থাকায় স্থানীয়রা এখান থেকে মাছ ধরে থাকে। লেকের বিভিন্ন প্রজাতির মাছের মধ্যে তেলাপিয়া মাছ সবচেয়ে বেশি ধরা পড়ে। লেকের পূর্ব প্রান্তে লেকের পানি থেকে সৃষ্ট একটি ছোট ঝিরি রয়েছে। সম্ভবত লেকের পানির স্তর নিয়ন্ত্রনে রাখতে ঝিরিটি সৃষ্টি হয়। বর্ষাকালে লেক থেকে প্রচুর পানি এই ঝিরিটি দিয়ে রাইখং খালে যেয়ে পড়ে।
লেকের চারপাশে অনেক পাহাড় থাকাতে এবং আকাশের রহস্যময় আচরণের কারনে লেকের পানি বিভিন্ন বর্ণ ধারন করে। প্রায় অর্ধেক লেকের পানি মানুষ ব্যবহার করে না কারন লেকের সেই অংশে মানুষ যাতায়াত করে না। একারনে লেকের ঐ অংশ আপনার কাছে চারপাশের তুলনায় অনেক সুন্দর মনে হবে। পুকুরপাড়া সেনাক্যাম্পে একটি হেলিপ্যাড রয়েছে। এখানকার উঁচু স্থান থেকে আপনি পাখির চোখে ছবির মত সুন্দর এই লেকটিকে দেখতে পাবেন।
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Nunchhori Debota Pond (Matai Pukhiri/Goddess Pond) is a remarkable lake known as the Matai Pukhiri, 500 meters above ground level at Nunchhari in Khagrachhari District. According to a legend of the Tripura tribe, the water of this lake never dries up nor becomes dirty, which is why it is called Matai Pukhiri or the Lake of God.
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নুনছড়ি দেবতা পুকুর খাগড়াছড়ি সদর উপজেলায় অবস্থিত। খাগড়াছড়ির নুনছড়িতে ভুপৃষ্ঠ থেকে ৫০০ মিটার উঁচুতে অবস্থিত নুনছড়ি দেবতা পুকুরটি মাটাই পুখুরি অথবা দেবতা পুকুর নামেও পরিচিত। আদিবাসী ত্রিপুরা গোত্রের কল্পকাহিনী অনুযায়ী এই পুকুরের পানি কখনো শুকিয়ে যায় না এবং ময়লা হয়না তাই এই পুকুরকে বলা হয় মাটাই পুখিরি অথবা দেবতা পুকুর।
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[name] => Chalan Beel
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Chalan Beel (Bengali: চলনবিল) is a wetland in Bangladesh. It is a large inland depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna. Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the Chalan Beel. As silt builds up in the beel, its size is being reduced.
Chalan Beel is an extensive lowland area in the lower Atrai basin, and spreads across Singra and Gurudaspur upazilas on Natore District, Chatmohar, Bhangura and Faridpur upazilas of Pabna District, and Ullahpara, Raiganj and Tarash upazilas of Sirajganj District. It consists of a series of beels connected to one another by various channels to form a continuous water body during the rainy season. Although the beel area expands into a vast water body with dense aquatic vegetation as long as the Jamuna remains flooded during the monsoon months, it dries out in the winter months, leaving only patches of water in the central parts of this zone.
Chalan Beel is fast silting up. In the past it covered an area of about 1,085 km² but was reduced to 368 km² in 1909, of which only 85 km² remained underwater throughout the year. It has since shrunk to only 26 km².
The most important factor dominating the river history in Bengal is the large proportion of silt carried by its rivers. It is the silt which has created the land and made it habitable by building it up through the centuries. It is silt which is fertilising the land, but the silt, which has been the most beneficial gift of nature, has also produced most of the river problems now confronting the people of Bengal. Silt deposited in the old river channel beds has forced them to change course, creating problems for abandoned areas while assisting in developing new areas.
The main volume of water from the Ganges River began flowing through the Padma channel in the sixteenth century. Silt from the Padma helped in building up the southern portion of north Bengal. This is the most plausible explanation for the existence of a depression around Chalan Beel. The Teesta was active in the region until it changed its course in 1787. This territory lies in between the land raised in the north by the Teesta system when it was active and that in the south by the Padma.
However, there is another explanation for the creation of the depression. The Padma has been changing its course over the centuries. In Ven den Brouck's map of Bengal, prepared in 1660, the main channel of the Padma is shown as flowing through Faridpur-Bakharganj, but there also is a suggestion of another, possibly earlier channel. This channel runs through Rampur Boalia in Rajshahi, Chalan Beel, Dhaleswari and Buriganga before meeting the Meghna. At that time the Jamunawas virtually non-existent and the Brahmaputra used to flow through its old channel.
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Kaptai Lake is a beautiful blue man-made watery lake. The size of this Lake is approximately 11000 square kilometer, which was created as a reservoir when the Kaptai dam was built during the 1960. This amazing Lake was created by flooding valleys and plain lands between numerous hills all around the Lake. Kaptai has Bangladesh's only hydro-electric project. The Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River created for this purpose resulted in the Kaptai Lake. This created a charming view as forested hills and plateaus rise from beneath the beautiful Lake water.
A stretch of road connects the tourist spots of Rangamati and Kaptai. The road goes deep into the hill tracts and displays the natural beauty and wildlife of the district Rangamati. The government of Bangladesh run Tourism Corporation and many private operators offer Kaptai Lake Cruise Tours, which is worth of it. Other scenic spots are also accessible through the waterways. Cruising on the Kaptai Lake is an enjoyable way of observing the landscape as many great picnic spots, natural landmarks and historic monuments are accessible only by boats.
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