Rampal Dighi

Ratargul Swamp Forest is a fresh water marshland forest located close to river Goain, in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District. This forest is engulfed with freshwater in most of the seasons. This evergreen forest gets over flooded during the rainy season. Different local fish are available here. It’s the terrain of different creatures’ like snakes, monkeys, lizards, insects & birds.

You may also see vulture and Eagle. Some parts of this forest are very small, so boat ride would be tough. However, it is the only swamp forest located in Bangladesh and one of the few freshwater swamp forests in the world. The forest is naturally conserved under the Department of Forestry, Government of Bangladesh.

This evergreen forest is situated by the river Goain and linked with the canal named Chengir Khal. Most of the trees grow here are Pongamia pinnata (Koroch tree). The forest goes under 20-30 feet water in the rainy season. Rest of the year the water level is about 10 feet deep.

"Hala Boter Tall" is one of the legend place of the district.  Almost a half-acre of land across a wide range of very ancient banyan tree near Kulaghat, Lalmonirhat.

People says that, banyan tree is at least 130 years of age. The field of Eidgah under that tree is older than it. In Pakistan period (1951-5 to khristabde) Fakir Pir was brought from jaunopur by the local khati fakir for certain. Pir Sahib was sitting in the trees below. A well was dag For the People coming to the field for oju. Being lack of water Due to the difficulties oju, Pir (saint) Sahib told to give a vessel of water to the well. The lack of water was then removed and never happened. It was also less than the time before the end of the distribution concerns khicuri Pir saheb give cover of the Pipkins. According to his instructions to remove the lid a little after the start of the khicuri distribution. At the end of the distribution of the khicuri few neighboring villages’ people who didn’t come to hear is also possible to send them. Pir Sahib was to go, but the place of speech was considered to be a holy place to people, people see with special respect towards the banyan tree too. After Bangladesh won its independence it spared. Every Friday still a lot of people from different places come here to be seen Manat.

Ma thin, a beautiful women, who was a daughter of a Magh king, regularly visited the well with some of her friends. A handsome young Police Officer named Dhiraj Bhattacharya was appointed as the Officer In Charge of that Police station. Dhiraj fell in love with Ma thin at the first sight. Dhiraj proposed Ma thin to marry her but her father was not agreed. Ma thin's father tried to convince her that she is a Magh girl and a Magh is not suppose to marry out side her community. Ma thin insisted her father to give permission. At last the king was compelled to give his permission realizing his daughter's condition.

In this stage Dhiraj's father heard this news which made him angry. As Dhiraj was from a Hindu family, his father announced that he could not marry a Magh girl. Dhiraj's father ordered him to return to Calcutta. Finding no other way, Dhiraj met with Ma thin and seek her permission to left for Calcutta promising that he would come back very soon.

After waiting for months, Ma thin stopped believing that Dhiraj would ever come back. Ma thin was very shocked and decided not to take any food or even a drop of water until her death . Her parents , friends and relatives tried to convince her but in vain. The story of Ma thin's love ended with her death, but the well still remains as a memorial.