Monday 14 October 2013

''Sonargaon Museum, the heritage of Bangladesh'':



 

Oh! My Dear Golden Bengal_ Sree Rabindra Nath Tagore

Bangladesh has always been in centre of attraction from ancient times. It was so enchanting to people for its heritage, culture, affluence, property and astonishing natural beauty. For these reasons many overseas kings, emperors and sultans tried to rule this land. To see and feel the evolution of cultural trends during different dynasties. You must visit Sonargaon and you will get the full flavor of Bengali culture and heritage.

  Sonargaon Museum and the ancient capital of Bengal


''Sonargaon Museum, the heritage of Bangladesh'':

Short note:
The Sonargaon is one of the most ancient cities of Bangladesh. This city became as the capital of Bengal during the ruling period of dignity Isha Khan.  Sonargaon is the place where you can find the nation heritage and cultural activities'. The most attraction to visit the Sonargaon is the Folk Arts museum, Crafts museum picnic spot, shooting spot and surroundings also the beautiful. Moreover nearby the city you can visit another historical old city called Panam City which places also the symbol of old folklore of Bengal. Sonargaon is the near about present capital city of Bangladesh Dhaka and communication system also good. Any one easily can visit to Sonargaon by bus or by private transport service.

Boat riding: There is excellent arrangement of riding in boats on the lake situated inside in the area.

Panam City is also known as "the lost city". It is situated at Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District. Panam city was built by the upper-middle class Bengali businessmen, mainly Hindu cloth merchants, in the 19th century. It was built in the once capital of Bangladesh, Sonargaon. This city is now in ruins. In the last of 19th century, Panam city was built in Sonargaon.



Handicraft museum:Lok Shilpa Jadughar (Folk Art and Craft Museum) of Sonargaon was established by Bangladeshi painter Joynul Abedin on March 12, 1975. The house was built in 1901, originally called Bara Sardar Bari.

 Fishing: Visitors can do fishing by hook on the lake. Ticket Price for the fishing is only 1500 tk. (near about $19.50) for a whole day. But visitors have to bring their own hook for fishing.

Ticket:
Entering the foundation premises is only 15Tk. for local people and ticket price for the foreigners 100Tk. ($1.25).
Parking fee:
vCars, Suvs, Vans (microbus): BDT 50                                                                        
Coaster: BDT 75                                                                                                                
Bus: BDT 120                                                                                                                          
(CNG)   Auto Taxi: BDT 20                                                                                           
 Motorbike: BDT 15                                                                                                                  
 Bicycle: BDT 5
Holiday: close Wednesday, Thursday and Friday open only evening other days 8am to 5 pm

Main attractions of Sonargaon:

Location: Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Dhaka
Picnic spot: There is a organizing who arranges picnic spot inside the premises for public and organization under rent.

Shooting spot: There is a huge facilities shooting for movies and serial inside the premises, it will be charge Tk.5, 000 for a day long act.

Tajmahal: In the same area the Bengal Tajmahal,


A day long tour package to Sonargaon and including the Bengal Taj mahal
Including tour:
v     AC Transport,
v     2 times snacks
v     One lunch with local food
v     Entrance fee
v     Translator or guide
v     Mineral water
Not including:
v     Tips
v     Fishing charges
v     Personal marketing.
v     Not mention before

Tour package: daylong (10 hour apex.)

Rate: Single person cost $150
US$ 75 / person at least 3 person
US$ 50 /person more than 5 people


Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti  7 sato taka matron
Contract: Mr. Tuhin  :01670330880
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South- Eastern Costal Sight Seeing



Beach 1.            Parky beach

It is at the delta of the river Karnafuli. Parkey beach is situated in Gahira, Anwara Thana / Upazilla under Chittagong district and division. The beach lies about 28 km or 18 miles away from Chittagong city and 250 km or 156 miles from capital Dhaka City. As the beach is situated at the Karnaphuli river channel, visitors can view both the Karnaphuli River and the sea together. In picnic season, many visitors come to the beach and there is crowd. All over it is a nice, quite and calm sea beach. Taxi is better vehicles to come here from the nearest city.                                                                                                                        
Accommodation: Hundreds of hotels, motels and guest houses are in Chittagong of them are five stars, some are three stars and economy rooms are available for the tourists. It is very cluster to gat accommodation here at the holiday and festivals time.                                                                     
Transport: Day to night Ac/ Non Ac buses are available to visit there. Nearest airport is 29 Km. nearest Rail Junction is 18 Miles which is connected with Dhaka, Sylhet and other cities. Journeying by boat (only in winter) from South-potenga.
Food: Sea fish (shrimp, fry crab, lobster, common skate, rupchada, angel and red brim) you will get there Bangladeshi, continental, Chinese, European foods are available in the city restaurants:  Alcohol is not available in open but you will get it only in permitted bars and in the 5 stars hotels.
Attraction: Most attraction is the 15 km (9.5 miles) long sandy beach which is about 350 feet wide. Ship port , Tourists enjoy the views of big ships anchored at the outer anchor, fishermen catching fish in sea, sunset, various colored crabs at the beach, and quiet environment.  
Nearby sight seeing: Fouzdarhat Sea Beaches & picnic zone; sampan riding (a king of boat) and wooden boat making harbor, shipyard. Paquea salt fields.
Best season: All season.


Tour package: 2 day 3 night US$ 150 / person at least 3 person
 Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti 4 hajar 5 sato taka matron
contract: Mr. Tuhin  01670330880
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Beach 2                               Teknaf
Teknaf: It is an Upazila or a Thana or costal town of Cox’s Bazaar District in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is the southeastern point of Bangladesh non divided mainland.   The name of the region comes from the river Naf. The river forms the Eastern boundary of the upazila.  The river is also the boarder between Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma). The upazilla is boarded by- The Bay of Bengal west and south and the river Naf in east and main land in north.
Important note: Electricity can be in short supply, so wise to take a flashlight with.
Attraction: All romantic people must visit the  Well of Ma (sadness beside love), hike hills on the coastline marches together, watching sea fishing, visit timber on adjacent to blue lagoon, shahpari Island little far from the town. An extraordinary attractions of Teknaf is a cruise by SAMPAN a kind enthusiastic boat, see the people and culture of Rakhain communities.
Buy:  Dry fish, shopping in the market (local people called Burmese market) for general shopping & tribal hand made materials and hand loom made material. .
Stay: Hotel Ne Taung & Mathin Restaurant, Phone: +880-3426-75104. And 5/ 6 cheap public hotels are here. There are no bars, night club and 5/3 stars hotels.
Remember: It is better to have a guide because Myanmar tauntingly is closes, highly risk to try to cross restricted area the army may be planted landmines to ward off illegal crossing and smugglers.
Transport: Luxuries busses from the capital Dhaka everyday (distance 231 miles or 372kms) nearest international airport 200 km, nearest domestic airport 82km. luxuries ship (Keary Sinbad-), other water vehicle are available from  the one and only tidal stony island (less than 3 hours) St. Martin Island. A lot of busses are form Cox bazer and Chittagong city.
Food: Sea fish (shrimp, fry crab, lobster, rupchada, etc.) you will get there. Bangladeshi, Chinese, foods are available in the main town restaurants: You don’t get here continental or European and American food in this area.  Local pitha (kind of cake) is found in the market.
Drink: Coconut juice price may 3-5 coconuts by 1$ and very testy date tree juice (khajurer ros), local soft drinks. Alcohol is not available in open, there are no bars, night club and 5/3 stars hotels. Myanmar alcohols are found in unauthorized sources.
Best season: Year round, May June & July little unexciting but this time the sea becomes a dragon.

Tour package: 3 day 4night US$ 170 / person at least 3 person


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St Martin Island and Beaches
St. Martin (Island) is the only coral island in Bangladesh a small island St. Martin is in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf neck of land.
It is about 8 km west of the southwest coast of Myanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. The other named of the island is (the local name) "Narical Gingira", means the home in a coconut orchard.

How St. Martin's Island is?

St Martin’s Island is the whole thing that hotheaded Cox’s Bazar is not. It is the only coastal, coral island in Bangladesh, and home to a friendly, the population of the island is around 6500. The majorities of the island’s inhabitants are Muslim, and they are living on fishing.
St Martin’s Island is a special place with beaches that really do match the publicity, but as per my personal opinion is that, it is the best beach in south Asia. . For the moment though it remains a place more for the discriminating Bangladeshi tourist and therefore most foreign visitors find it a far more relaxing beach. At night is very calm and quite and electricity supply close at 10pm, why? The answer is after that a huge tortoise come the shore and on the sandy land for lay and hutch eggs. Adventures people must have a roaming after the sunset on the beach.
The island has an extension named Chera Dip. It has another island very much adjacent to the island St Martin. This land has no home and no people live there. It is very much fond by the western people like American, British other European

Where to stay: Jalpari Resort,Saint Martins Island ,Ocean View Guest House,  C.T.B Resort  Saint Martins Island, Pacific Resorts,Saint Martins Island, Panna Resorts, Shemana Pereye Resort, Nil Digonte Resort, Shomudra Puri Resort and many more hotel and resorts. This hotels are mostly facing the sea you can watch the panoramic sight of the blue ocean, fishing boats, in distance far after the ocean water


Eat: All kinds of Bangla foods are available here. But foods are very expensive here. Bengal, Indian and Chinese and Bar-B-Que are abaleable in the afternoon. The following restaurants are available at Saint Martin Island from where you can have your meals. One of the most popular restaurants is Narikel Jinjira Restaurant. Lobster is the best attraction here.

Alcohol: Alcohol is not available in open but you will get it only hotel boys in hidden only Burma’s item.

Attraction: The beach around. Samudra bilash , cinema shooting spot , tortoise , noise of the sea at night from hotel.Keya flower and fruit(not for eat only for beauty. Chera dip. A huge coconut timbers. Watching sea fishing, visit timber on adjacent to blue lagoon, safari Island

How to go: Nearest airport is about more than 100 kms .Only one way to go by sea truck from teknaf.. The only way to reach the place is the water transportation i.e. boats and ships (mostly for tourists) from Teaknaf.  During the day, the island comes alive with water and beach sports, with beach parties and bonfires lighting up the evening skies.
Best season: September to April.
Tour package: 4 day 5 nights US$ 200 / person at least 3 person


 Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti 5 hajar 5 sato taka matron
contract: Mr. Tuhin  01670330880



 Hill 1                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Destination   Birisiri

About Birishiri, Netrokona

Brisiri is a rural locality just near the Garo Hills at bank of the most beautiful river named Someshwari. It's in Netrokona (formal Mymensing district), It is 179 Km - distance from Dhaka and 56 Km from Mymensing.

A district to the north of Dhaka and very much adjacent to the India boarder. (Birisiri, Durgapur, Netrokona, Bangladesh). A trek along the banks of Shomeshwari in early morning or at afternoon should make most of the travelers happy, beside this you should see the followings as well.
After cross the river once you are satisfied with your trek along the bank. You'll have to get on one of the local ferry boats. The fair is 15/20 Taka.
There is a hill of white china clay; local people called "Cheena matir pahar" that you must like to have a hike or try to climb up, it is not that much sharp edged or not dangerous to climb. Ask anybody on the way, local people they know that hill as you can walk through the village. It is better to take a tricycle to go to the hill.
Where to stay: YMCA, YWCA Guest house, Cultural academy residence and hotels.
                                                                                                                                                                 
Buy: Hand made handy craft by the indigenous people, Garo dress.

Eat: You have to eat local Bangladeshi food. Fry fish vorta called nakam. Nakam of Birisiri is very famous to all Bangladeshi and Indian people. You may get BBQ at the front side of the YMCA guest house.

Best season: Year round, boating in flooded land and get adventure most in May to September. Family tour in winter is the best.

Main Attraction:
v     Awesome beauty of  Shomashwari River ,
v     Ferocious tide Kongshow River ( in English Most dangerous uncle ) ,
v     Garo Village, Hazing Mata Memorial,
v     Cheena matir pahar"
v     Cermic Lake blue lagoon
v     Palace of Susan Maharaja (The king Susan residence, Heritage)
v     Cultural Academy,
v     Ranikong Church
v     Bangladesh-India Border non men’s land

Transport: Nearest airport is 198Kms. It is only connected with road


Tour package: 3 day 2 night US$ 130 / person at least 3 person

 Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti 3 hajar 5 sato taka matron
contract: Mr. Tuhin  01670330880
                                                    

Sunday 13 October 2013

St. Martin Isalnd is the best place to visit .



Beach 1.            Parky beach

It is at the delta of the river Karnafuli. Parkey beach is situated in Gahira, Anwara Thana / Upazilla under Chittagong district and division. The beach lies about 28 km or 18 miles away from Chittagong city and 250 km or 156 miles from capital Dhaka City. As the beach is situated at the Karnaphuli river channel, visitors can view both the Karnaphuli River and the sea together. In picnic season, many visitors come to the beach and there is crowd. All over it is a nice, quite and calm sea beach. Taxi is better vehicles to come here from the nearest city.                                                                                                                       Accommodation: Hundreds of hotels, motels and guest houses are in Chittagong of them are five stars, some are three stars and economy rooms are available for the tourists. It is very cluster to gat accommodation here at the holiday and festivals time.                                                                    Transport: Day to night Ac/ Non Ac buses are available to visit there. Nearest airport is 29 Km. nearest Rail Junction is 18 Miles which is connected with Dhaka, Sylhet and other cities. Journeying by boat (only in winter) from South-potenga.
Food: Sea fish (shrimp, fry crab, lobster, common skate, rupchada, angel and red brim) you will get there Bangladeshi, continental, Chinese, European foods are available in the city restaurants:  Alcohol is not available in open but you will get it only in permitted bars and in the 5 stars hotels.
Attraction: Most attraction is the 15 km (9.5 miles) long sandy beach which is about 350 feet wide. Ship port , Tourists enjoy the views of big ships anchored at the outer anchor, fishermen catching fish in sea, sunset, various colored crabs at the beach, and quiet environment.  
Nearby sight seeing: Fouzdarhat Sea Beaches & picnic zone; sampan riding (a king of boat) and wooden boat making harbor, shipyard. Paquea salt fields.
Best season: All season.


Tour package: 3 day 3 night US$ 150 / person at least 3 person
Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti 4 hajar 5 sato taka matron contract:
Mr. Tuhin  01670330880
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Beach 2                               Teknaf
Teknaf: It is an Upazila or a Thana or costal town of Cox’s Bazaar District in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is the southeastern point of Bangladesh non divided mainland.   The name of the region comes from the river Naf. The river forms the Eastern boundary of the upazila.  The river is also the boarder between Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma). The upazilla is boarded by- The Bay of Bengal west and south and the river Naf in east and main land in north.
Important note: Electricity can be in short supply, so wise to take a flashlight with.
Attraction: All romantic people must visit the  Well of Ma (sadness beside love), hike hills on the coastline marches together, watching sea fishing, visit timber on adjacent to blue lagoon, shahpari Island little far from the town. An extraordinary attractions of Teknaf is a cruise by SAMPAN a kind enthusiastic boat, see the people and culture of Rakhain communities.
Buy:  Dry fish, shopping in the market (local people called Burmese market) for general shopping & tribal hand made materials and hand loom made material. .
Stay: Hotel Ne Taung & Mathin Restaurant, Phone: +880-3426-75104. And 5/ 6 cheap public hotels are here. There are no bars, night club and 5/3 stars hotels.
Remember: It is better to have a guide because Myanmar tauntingly is closes, highly risk to try to cross restricted area the army may be planted landmines to ward off illegal crossing and smugglers.
Transport: Luxuries busses from the capital Dhaka everyday (distance 231 miles or 372kms) nearest international airport 200 km, nearest domestic airport 82km. luxuries ship (Keary Sinbad-), other water vehicle are available from  the one and only tidal stony island (less than 3 hours) St. Martin Island. A lot of busses are form Cox bazer and Chittagong city.
Food: Sea fish (shrimp, fry crab, lobster, rupchada, etc.) you will get there. Bangladeshi, Chinese, foods are available in the main town restaurants: You don’t get here continental or European and American food in this area.  Local pitha (kind of cake) is found in the market.
Drink: Coconut juice price may 3-5 coconuts by 1$ and very testy date tree juice (khajurer ros), local soft drinks. Alcohol is not available in open, there are no bars, night club and 5/3 stars hotels. Myanmar alcohols are found in unauthorized sources.
Best season: Year round, May June & July little unexciting but this time the sea becomes a dragon.


Tour package: 3 day 4night US$ 170 / person at least 3 person
 Musuria tour 8801720308961.
Bangladeshi joon poti 5 hajar 2sato taka matron
contract: Mr. Tuhin  01670330880








Island cum beach 3  
St Martin Island and Beaches
St. Martin (Island) is the only coral island in Bangladesh a small island St. Martin is in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf neck of land.
It is about 8 km west of the southwest coast of Myanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. The other named of the island is (the local name) "Narical Gingira", means the home in a coconut orchard.

How St. Martin's Island is?

 

St Martin’s Island is the whole thing that hotheaded Cox’s Bazar is not. It is the only coastal, coral island in Bangladesh, and home to a friendly, the population of the island is around 6500. The majorities of the island’s inhabitants are Muslim, and they are living on fishing.
St Martin’s Island is a special place with beaches that really do match the publicity, but as per my personal opinion is that, it is the best beach in south Asia. . For the moment though it remains a place more for the discriminating Bangladeshi tourist and therefore most foreign visitors find it a far more relaxing beach. At night is very calm and quite and electricity supply close at 10pm, why? The answer is after that a huge tortoise come the shore and on the sandy land for lay and hutch eggs. Adventures people must have a roaming after the sunset on the beach.
The island has an extension named Chera Dip. It has another island very much adjacent to the island St Martin. This land has no home and no people live there. It is very much fond by the western people like American, British other European

Where to stay: Jalpari Resort,Saint Martins Island ,Ocean View Guest House,  C.T.B Resort  Saint Martins Island, Pacific Resorts,Saint Martins Island, Panna Resorts, Shemana Pereye Resort, Nil Digonte Resort, Shomudra Puri Resort and many more hotel and resorts. This hotels are mostly facing the sea you can watch the panoramic sight of the blue ocean, fishing boats, in distance far after the ocean water


Eat: All kinds of Bangla foods are available here. But foods are very expensive here. Bengal, Indian and Chinese and Bar-B-Que are abaleable in the afternoon. The following restaurants are available at Saint Martin Island from where you can have your meals. One of the most popular restaurants is Narikel Jinjira Restaurant. Lobster is the best attraction here.

Alcohol: Alcohol is not available in open but you will get it only hotel boys in hidden only Burma’s item.

Attraction: The beach around. Samudra bilash , cinema shooting spot , tortoise , noise of the sea at night from hotel.Keya flower and fruit(not for eat only for beauty. Chera dip. A huge coconut timbers. Watching sea fishing, visit timber on adjacent to blue lagoon, safari Island

How to go: Nearest airport is about more than 100 kms .Only one way to go by sea truck from teknaf.. The only way to reach the place is the water transportation i.e. boats and ships (mostly for tourists) from Teaknaf.  During the day, the island comes alive with water and beach sports, with beach parties and bonfires lighting up the evening skies.
Best season: September to April.
Tour package: 4 day 5 nights US$ 200 / person at least 3 person  
Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti 5 hajar 5 sato taka matron contract:
Mr. Tuhin  01670330880






 Hill 1                                    Bangladesh Birisiri

About Birishiri, Netrokona

Brisiri is a rural locality just near the Garo Hills at bank of the most beautiful river named Someshwari. It's in Netrokona (formal Mymensing district), It is 179 Km - distance from Dhaka and 56 Km from Mymensing.

 

A district to the north of Dhaka and very much adjacent to the India boarder. (Birisiri, Durgapur, Netrokona, Bangladesh). A trek along the banks of Shomeshwari in early morning or at afternoon should make most of the travelers happy, beside this you should see the followings as well.
After cross the river once you are satisfied with your trek along the bank. You'll have to get on one of the local ferry boats. The fair is 15/20 Taka.
There is a hill of white china clay; local people called "Cheena matir pahar" that you must like to have a hike or try to climb up, it is not that much sharp edged or not dangerous to climb. Ask anybody on the way, local people they know that hill as you can walk through the village. It is better to take a tricycle to go to the hill.

Where to stay: YMCA, YWCA Guest house, Cultural academy residence and hotels.
                                                                                                                                                                 
Buy: Hand made handy craft by the indigenous people, Garo dress.

Eat: You have to eat local Bangladeshi food. Fry fish vorta called nakam. Nakam of Birisiri is very famous to all Bangladeshi and Indian people. You may get BBQ at the front side of the YMCA guest house.

Best season: Year round, boating in flooded land and get adventure most in May to September. Family tour in winter is the best.

Main Attraction:
v     Awesome beauty of  Shomashwari River ,



v     Ferocious tide Kongshow River ( in English Most dangerous uncle ) ,




v     Garo Village, Hazing Mata Memorial,




v     Cheena matir pahar"




v     Cermic Lake blue lagoon




v     Palace of Susan Maharaja (The king Susan residence, Heritage)




v     Cultural Academy,




v     Ranikong Church




v     Bangladesh-India Border non men’s land

Transport: Nearest airport is 198Kms. It is only connected with road 


Tour package: 3 day 2 night US$ 130 / person at least 3 person
 Musuria tour 8801720308961
Bangladeshi joon poti 3 hajar 5 sato taka matron contract: Mr. Tuhin  01670330880