Kaptai Lake, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

In the early 1960’s, the USAID-funded Kaptai hydroelectric dam inundated 40% of the arable land in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh and forced relocation of a fourth of the indigenous population. The palace of the Chakma Raja (King) disappeared into the lake.

After Bangladeshi independence from Pakistan in 1971, indigenous leaders’ appeals to the new government for autonomy and constitutional recognition were rejected. Subsequent governments opted for a military escalation of the area that triggered a protracted armed conflict. The government resettled more than 400,000 landless Bengalis into the region to outnumber the indigenous population and overwhelm the resistance. This changed the demographics completely. In a series of massacres and other human rights violations thousands of indigenous people were killed and women raped and vast lands were grabbed by settlers and vested interests.

In the December 2008 elections, the Awami League won a landslide victory and pledged to fully implement the CHT Peace Accord that was signed in 1997. But settlers have challenged the constitutionality of the accord in the courts, and vested interests are fighting to preserve the status quo. The government’s remaining four year tenure will likely determine the fate of the accord.

nice location at sylhet in Bangladesh

sylhet is a nice natural location in Bangladesh. It is world famous palace in Bangladesh. Most of the people working this palace. Many tourist visit this palace.Srimongal is the place of tea gardens, hills and forest areas on the hills. Within your eyesight you will find green throughout. Its is famous for the largest tea gardens of world covered by lush green carpet. One can have a look into the spectacular tea processing at Tea Research Institute. Bangladesh produces and exports a large quantity of high quality tea every year. Most of the tea estates are in Sremongol. It is called "The land of two leaves and a bud".It is also called camellia, green carpet or Tea Mountain. There are a lot of tea estates including the largest one in the world. The terraced tea garden, pineapple, rubber and lemon plantations from a beautiful landscape. It is known as the tea capital in Bangladesh. Just offer entering into the tea estates the nice smells and green beauty will

lead you many kilometers away. There are some hotels in Srimongol where you can stay, but if you can manage to stay in the Tea garden that will give you a different type of memorable experience. For that you will have to take the permission from the owner of any tea state. we are proud of my land. so it is visit again and again.

Moinamoti

Moinamoti is the historical place of Bangladesh.It is situated at Comilla in Bangladesh .Most of the tourist visit this palaces.

They are famous historical and archeological places around Comilla. These are a series of hillocks, where the Northern part is called Moinamoti and the Southern part is called Lalmai; and Shalbon Bihar is in the Middle of Lalmai and Moinamoti, which the was established in 8th century by King Buddadev. Salban Vihara, almost in the middle of the Mainarnati-Lalmai hill range consists of 115 cells, built around a spacious courtyard with cruciform temple in the centre facing its only gateway complex to the north resembling that of the Paharpur Monastery. Kotila Mura situated on a flattened hillock, about 5 km north of Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a picturesque Buddhist establishment. Here three stupas are found side by side representing the Buddhist "Trinity" or three jewels i.e. the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Charpatra Mura is an isolated small oblong shrine situated about 2.5 km. north-west of kotila Mura stupas. The only approach to the shrine is from the East through a gateway, which leads to a spacious hall. If you are in Comilla and already visited Lalmai, Moinamoti then dont miss to go Moinamoti museum  where you will find the historical things found in Lalmai & Moinamoti of 7th & 8th centuries. The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues have been recovered mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mainamati is only 114 km. from Dhaka City and is just a day's trip by road on way to Chittagong.

shatghumbuj mosque

Khan jahan ali shat gambuj mosques has a long traditional history. This is stay besides of green forest shundorban.Many tourist visit this palace.Khan Jahan aborned his city with numerous mosques, tanks, roads and other public buildings, the spectacular ruins of which are focused around the most imposing and largest multidomed mosques in Bangladesh, known as the Shait-Gumbad Masjid (160'X108'). The stately fabric of the monument, serene and imposing, stands on the eastern bank of an unusually vast sweet-water tank, clustered around by the heavy foliage of a low-laying countryside, characteristic of a sea-coast landscape. So in the year 1459 the great Azam Ulugh Khan Jahan established this mosque, which called Shat Gambuj Mosjid. In Bengali Shat means the number 60. Though it is called Shat Gambuj Mosjid, actually the numbers of Gamboj in the mosque are 81. The mosque roofed over with 77 squat domes, including 7 chauchala or four-sided pitched Bengali domes in the middle row. The vast prayer hall, although provided with 11 arched doorways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation and light, presents a dark and somber appearance inside. It is divided into 7 longitudinal aisles and 11 deep bays by a forest of slender stone columns, from which springs rows of endless arches, supporting the domes. Six feet thick, slightly tapering walls and hollow and round, almost detached corner towers, resembling the bastions of fortress, each capped by small rounded cupolas, recall the Tughlaq architecture of Delhi. 

 The general appearance of this noble monument with its stark simplicity but massive character reflects the strength and simplicity of the builder. This mosque is 160 ft long and 108 ft. in its width. This is one of the most beautiful archeological and historical Mosque in Bangladesh made by red burn mud.

The archeological beauty of this Mosque enchants the tourist till now. Besides this Mosque an archeological museum is there where you can find that times archeological and historical materials.

:: Shrine of Hajrat Khan Jahan Ali

Besides the Shat Gambuj Mosque, shrine of Hajrat Khan Jahan Ali is only 3 km ahead. You can go there by rickshaw (a three wheeled peddler). A great number of tourist goes the shrine to pray for this great man Hajrat Khan Jahan Ali. From this shrine a steamer goes to the Thakur Dighi where you will find the ancient crocodiles in this Dighi. (Dighi is a local name of larger pond) Besides this Dighi a Nine Gambuj Mosque is an attraction also for the tourists.

:: Shagordari (Jessore)

This is another tourist spot, which is in Jessore district, under Khulna Division. Sagordari is famous for the residence of Great poet Michael Modhusudon Datta, famous for his wonderful composition of sonnets. He was born in the year 1824 and died in 1873. This two-storied residence, which is known as Michel Modhusudon museum, is now under the custody of Bangladesh Archeological Department, where you can see the daily usage materials of the great poet. Every year from 25-30 January a great mela (exhibition) is organized here, which is called Modhumela need after our beloved poet. A huge crowd comes to Shagordari every year for the occasion of this mela.

:: Shilaidaha Thakur Bari (Kustia)

Shilaidaha Thakur Bari was made by the forth father-in-law Prince Darkanath Tagore of great poet Robindranath Tagore. Now it is a museum where you can see the daily usage materials of Tagore family.

In Kustia you also can visit the Shrine of Lalan Shah, the great folk singer of Bangladesh. His folk songs are popularly known as Lalan Giti.  You can also visit to the Mujib Nagar. Mujib Nagar Smriti Shoudh is built by 23 Stambha at 20 acrs areas of land. At the time of liberation war in 1971 Mujib Nagar was the temporary capital of Bangladesh.
   

We  all of bangladeshi proud of Shat Gambuj Mosque. I think it will be great historical column. 

Bandarban

Tourism has been defined as travelling to a place or places other than the residence or work place and on an execution, a journey or visit for pleasure, rest or recreation and other purposes than for earning or involving in activities leading to permanent residence. Our understanding is that one can travel within the boundary of home country from one place to another to gather experience and make pleasure during holidays or their leisure time. Travelling may be to a foreign country. It may be personal or in a group. It may also be family tour to unknown, interesting and pleasing environment for bringing the members closer to each other.

Tourism is now one of the most important service industries, and has become one of the most important invisible export sectors in many countries of the world. It fetches foreign exchange, generates income and employment not only directly, but also through multiplier effects in the economy through creating demand for other sectors which are indirectly related to this sector.

The position of tourist arrival as well as earnings from tourism in Bangladesh is very poor not only compared to the world, but also to the South Asian region and countries of similar cultural background in Asia. However, since tourism offers great opportunities for earning foreign exchange, Bangladesh needs to explore and exploit its potentials. Little is known, however, about the status and importance for the economy, the sector has remained to give an overview of the present status of tourism, pinpoint the key problem, and identity the potential dimensions to address the development of the tourism sector on the basis of micro level investigation.

Travel is deeply embedded in human culture, behaviour and values. Human beings are inherently curious concerning the world in which they live. We desire to know what other places look like - what the people, their levels of education and the influence of television, internet and other communication media have combined to create in us a much greater awareness of the entire world. We are in a global economy and our industries must be globally competitive. We must think globally. Material prosperity in many developed countries, accompanying higher standards of living, has made travel attainable for hundreds of millions of their people. Tourism has played a major role in breaking down the borders and barriers of distrust and prejudice between countries and people. It has contributed to better understanding, greater tolerance and to world peace in general.

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The exceptional growth of tourism over the last 50 years is one of the most remarkable economic and social phenomena of the 20th century. The number of international arrivals shows an evolution from a mere 2.0 million in 1950 to 963 million of 2010. That represents an average annual growth rate of more than 7.0 per cent over a period of 50 years - well above the average annual economic growth rate for the same period. Tourism has clearly outperformed all the other sectors of the economy and has grown into the most significant economic activity in the world.