Dhoronti

Type: Haor
Contributed By: Nayeem
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Brief

Dhoronti (also spelled as Dharanti (ধরন্তি) or Dharonti) is a beautiful watery place that is a 3 hour drive from the busy Dhaka city. Around the rainy season this place is the perfect time to visit. It is located around the road between Sarail to Nasirnagar of Brahmanbaria District. Both sides of the road are flooded with water. You can wash your city junk and tiredness from there by having a quick day trip.

This place is basically a picnic spot for the party lovers. So during the afternoon it gets too much crowded at the weekends. You’ll find few boats beside the road for hourly based renting. Also you can ride on those with other people as a group to lower your cost but to taste the flavor.

This road is several miles long and both side of that area is packed with water. It doesn’t have any houses beside the road (no space left). Neither there are trees beside the roads as well. This place is infamous for hijacking when the sun gets down. The local people will forbid you to stay there after the sunset. It doesn’t matter the size of your group. They use to come with 10/15 people together to snatch things from you. So better not to wait there for the sunset. We have left this place even around at 4:30pm to avoid any odd situation.


How to go

This place is easy to access. From Dhaka you have to get down at the Sarail Bissho Road (সরাইল বিশ্ব রোড). From there you can get the CNG driven auto rickshaw that goes to Nasirnogor (নাসিরনগর) frequently. You can just get any of those. It will be around 40 Taka (may be, cause till Nasirnogor (নাসিরনগর) its 60 Taka per person). Also you can hire the CNG as your own.

From the view of water you’ll know that you have reached on your target. During the exploration you can have a seat on the bridges for a while. GPS coordinate of one of such bridges is (24° 7’24.21″N, 91° 7’59.10″E). Most common bird from this area is Common Drongo (ফিঙে). Apart from this you should see the kites are flying high over the water for its prey.

How To Reach: Brahmanbaria District

Brahmanbaria is a district under Chittagong division, located at the east central part of Bangladesh. The north of Brahmanbaria is bounded by Kishoreganj District and Habiganj District. On the south of Brahhmanbaria, resides the Comilla district. The district is confined by Habiganj District and the Tripura state of India on the east. On the west side, the district is bounded by the famous Meghna River, district of Kishoreganj, Narsingdi and Narayangonj.

Dhaka and Bahamanbaria is also linked by road. You can take a bus from Komlapur Bus Stand of Dhaka to get to the Brahmanbaria district. Some of the bus services are listed below for your assistance.

1. Shohag Paribahan
Contact: 04476000561

2. Tisha Paribahan
Contact: 01915-728745

3. Titash Paribahan
Contact: 01675-389776

Where to Stay

Some places of may consider staying in Brahmanbaria have been listed below for your assistance:

1. Nasirnagar Dak Bungalow
Address: Dak Bungalow Ghat, Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria
Contact: 01743930663

2. Zilla Parishad Dak Bungalow
Address: Upazilla Parishad chattar, Shorail, Brahmanbaria
Contact: 0178178394

3. Hotel Ujanvati and Resort
Address: Ashuganj Sonarampur, near the ashuganj Police Station
Contact: 01711561158

4. Hotel Chandrima
Address: Station road, Brahmanbaria
Contact: 01720655842

5. Hotel Unichiya
Address: Station Road, Brahmanbaria
Contact: 01712529983

6. Hotel Rahman
Address: South Kali Bari Junction, Ghorkon road, Brahmanbaria
Contact: 01670-906113

Eating Facilities

Referred to where to eat in Brahmanbaria, click here

Travel Tips

For your safety do not stay there after the sunset. Both the road and the river are risky that time.

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