Shimul Bagan, Sunamganj

‘Shimul Bagan’ is situated Tahirpur, Sunamganj. "Shimul Bagan" is Bengali form of "Bombax Garden" . It appears like a field of Bombax that has been decorated by imaginary colors. This garden was built 14 years ago on 2400 decimals of land by a businessman named Joynal Abedin, because of his personal desire. In spring, it catches the eyes of the tourists when the flowers bloom together in over 2000 trees.

 You can see the trees covered in flower only February 15 to March 10

How to go??? 

    By Train: If you want to go by train, you have got to go Sylhet at first. The train leaves the Komolapur station of Dhaka at 9:30pm. Shovon Chair will cost  320 Tk. you must book the ticket by going for 2-1 days before casting. You can book the ticket from Online. You'll reach Sylhet at morning. Get on the Birotihin bus from the Kumarga bus stand in Sylhet to go to Sunamganj. Fare is 90 Taka.  It will take 1 to 2 hours.

 

    By Bus: Shyamoli / Green line /Ena Paribahan  from Dhaka to Sunamganj fare taka 500-550.

After reaching Sunamganj, First you need to hire  motorbike with a biker. Theirs many of them r waiting. Talk to them to visit the Barek Tila River Bank, Generally, they charge 200 takas. It is possible to go Tk 150 or less! Two passengers can ride at the same time. In this way, They take 100 takas per person.

 

After crossing the ferry with Tk 5, Barek Tila, which goes on to the other side of the river, from which the beautiful Zadukata river can be seen.There are some tea stalls left from Barek Tila. Ask anybody about Shimul Bagan, they will show you the path

 

Baba Adam Shahid Mosque in Munshiganj

Baba Adam Shahid Mosque is an archaeologically significant mosque situated in Munshiganj District

. Baba Adam's Mosque shows all the decorative and architectural characteristics of the sultanate architecture of Bengal. This mosque, in fact, bears the mature form of the sultanate mosque style of this region (Bangladesh).

It is a six-domed mosque. An inscription, fixed above the central doorway in the east, records 888 AH/1483 AD as the date of construction of the mosque. Malik Kafur built it during the reign of Sultan Fateh Shah.

Baba Adam's Mosque is now protected monument under the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh. It has been renovated and is in a comparatively good state of preservation. Besides the mosque there is a tomb known as Baba Adam's Mazar, where, according to a legend, Baba Adam Shahid, who died in a holy war, was buried.

It is difficult to ascertain the historicity of this tomb due to lack of authentic sources. There is a newly built small tomb structure situated on the south-east side of the courtyard of the mosque. Previously, there was no roof over the tomb.

The present tomb is square in plan (7.62m a side) and is undated and without any inscription tablet. The simple grave has no feature of architectural importance and the Department of Archaeology is not responsible for preserving it.

How to go

There are several transport is available from Dhaka to Munshiganj. The bus services are "Nayan Paribahan", "Dighir par Paribahan" and "Dhaka Transport", all of the buses used to start from "Gulistan" of Dhaka. It will cost you 60-80 taka, and will require 1 hrs to 2 hrs bus journey depending upon the road traffic.

Also you can hire CNG auto rickshaw from the "Postogola", and it will take you 250-350 to take you at Muktarpur Bridge. Remember, if you are hiring CNG; make sure who will provide the toll o

f the bridge. For you information, the toll fee is 20 taka. So negotiate with the driver of CNG about who will provide the toll. After crossing the river Dholeshwari, you will have to step off at Muktarpur Bus stand. From Muktarpur bus stand of Munshiganj sadar, it's just 2.5 km way to reach there.

Where to stay

Though the district is just beside the Dhaka, still it's hard to find a suitable hotel from the district. The main reason may be people from Dhaka used to come this place for a single day trip. But anyway, if you need to stay at Munshiganj town, that case I'll suggest you to stay at "Hotel Comfort" this one is the best from the town. Also you there is another one which is "Hotel three star international". But the quality of the rooms of this hotel is not that much good. For both cases, it will take 100-700 taka per night depending upon the room.

Things to do
*   Observe the architectural beauty of the Mosque
*  Interact with the local people to know about their knowledge and thinking about the mosque

Guliakhali Beach

Guliakhali sea beach is one of the lesser known beaches of Bangladesh. It is also known as Muradpur beach to the local people. The beach is full of greenery, which makes it special.

Location: The sea beach situated at Muradpur, Sitakunda in Chittagong Division. It is located 5 kilometers away from sitakunda bazar. 

Description: From artistic and structural aspects it is completely different from other beach. On one side of the horizon, the water is seen on the other side, while the Keora forest is seen on the other. Canow tree breathing around the canal flowing through the Keora Forest. This forest has gone deeper to the sea. Its environment is like the Swamp Forest and the mangrove forest. The green carpet of wide grass across the beach has made it bigger than other beaches. The narrow groove has been pierced through the middle of the green. The streams are full of water during tide. The unique position of birds, waves and wind mates is seen on this beach.

Chandpur The City of Hilsa Fish

Chandpur is popularly known as the city of Hilsa Fish in Bangladesh. The fame of Hilsa of Padma-Meghna River in Chandpur district is worldwide. Hilsa exploited from different rivers in different regions of the country are landed in plenty at Chandpur Fish Landing Center. The present study was conducted from August 2016 to November 2016 in Chandpur district. The aim of this study is to determine the supply chain analysis of Hilsa egg and to assess the prospects for effective management and monitoring of this trade and export potentialities. Primary data were collected from direct observation through personal interview following a structured questionnaire with the fishermen, fisher folk, retailer and local transporters. Secondary data were collected from the daily newspapers of Bangladesh both local and national. Hilsa eggs are collected from the landed Hilsa fishes that are lower grade in terms of quality. The eggs are packed in the plastic boxes which are then stored in large Styrofoam boxes covered with ice and then sold to sea food companies of Chattagram, Bangladesh. From them, the eggs are exported to different countries in the world including India, Malaysia, UK, USA, Saudi Arabia and some European countries. The trade and export channel should be monitored regularly whether it is done properly or not. Due to its export potentiality, the authority should give concern on its trade and make a plan for considering Hilsa egg as a value added product in the country’s market and abroad.

Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) is the single largest fishery of Bangladesh. It is the national fish of the country and it makes a huge contribution to the national economy and employment (Haldar, 2001). A Bengali proverb is “Macher raja Ilish” which means “Hilsa is the king of fish” (Sarker et al., 2016). Hilsa has secured recognition as the second geographical indication (GI) product of Bangladesh (“Hilsa recognised Bangladesh’s,” 2017).

Hilsa contributes about 12% to the total fish production and 1% to GDP. About 2% of the total population of the country is directly or indirectly involved in the fishery for their livelihood (DoF, 2018). Hilsa catches in Bangladesh represent about 60% of global hilsa production while remaining part comes from mainly India and Myanmar (Hossain, 2014).

Hilsa is a widely distributed clupeid species inhabiting the coastal waters mainly from Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal and ascending most of the estuaries, rivers and brackish water lakes of Indo-Pacific faunistic region for spawning purpose (De, 2001).

Hilsa is caught and landed throughout the year, the majority of landing (60-70%) is found during the peak breeding season (September-October). In this season, about 60-70% hilsa are found to be sexually mature and ripe (Rahman et al., 2009). Hilsa is a highly fecund fish that may produce up to 2 million eggs (Rahman et al., 2017). The upstream migration during the main breeding season depends largely on the commencement of the Southwest monsoon and consequent flooding of the major rivers of Iran, Bangladesh, Burma and India (Roomiani et al., 2014).

Chandpur is popularly known as the city of Hilsa in Bangladesh. The fame of Hilsa of Padma-Meghna River in Chandpur district is worldwide. Hilsa exploited from different rivers in different regions of the country are landed in plenty at Chandpur Fish Landing Center which is one of the biggest Hilsa landing centers in the country. Because of both tastiness and nutritional quality of Hilsa egg, the demand of Hilsa egg is good both in the country and abroad. Hilsa eggs are collected from Chandpur, and then transported to Chattagram and from there exported to abroad.

Neither research work has been done nor is relevant literature found on Hilsa egg trade in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to determine the supply chain analysis of Hilsa egg and to assess the prospects for effective management and monitoring of this trade and export potentialities.