Tourists now flock to Netrakona

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Tourists now flock to Netrakona

Like caged birds freed after a long time, people began flocking to Netrakona to enjoy a panoramic view of haors and hills, ranging across the frontier, now that prolonged lockdowns are lifted. Home-stay to ward off highly infectious coronavirus -- with both domestic and international communication

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Tourists now flock to Netrakona
OUR CORRESPONDENT | Published: September 13, 2021 09:00:25 | Updated: September 13, 2021 10:16:26

Tourists flock to hills after lockdown is lifted. The photo was taken from Chandradinga hill in Kalmakanda Rangchati union in Netrakona — FE Photo


Like caged birds freed after a long time, people began flocking to Netrakona to enjoy a panoramic view of haors and hills, ranging across the frontier, now that prolonged lockdowns are lifted.
Home-stay to ward off highly infectious coronavirus -- with both domestic and international communications cut off -- casts strains on people's mind, especially of backpackers.

The end of the ordeals creates in them a penchant for taking fresh air and relieving mind with scenic beauty. Nature lovers, in particular, are turning out to see the familiar but eye-catching landscape. Netrakona is a popular destination for tourists. Traders of this place are also happy with the increase in the number of guests at the ecological tourist spot.

Visiting the site recently, it could be seen that every tourist centre, including Panchgaon, is a plain hill with tourists on foot. According to locals, thousands of tourists have flocked to visit the hills.
"Someone is happy taking a bath in the shower water. Some are taking pictures while climbing the hill, while others are sitting on big rocks and taking selfies," says a spot account of the pastimes.
Many have come with their families -- freed from a rut of routines and restrictions.

On top of the list of tourist attractions are the white soil of the natural hills at Vijaypur in Durgapur, Birishiri Cultural Academy, Kamala Rani Dighi, Tonk Shaheed Memorial, Ranikhong Mission Tila Catholic Church, Rashmoni Memorial, the so-called Naidya Thakurgaran, Kalmakanda Lengura Saat Shahid Mazar, Kala Pani, Mominer Tila, Chandradinga, Patlabon, Chengti Hill Temple and Gobindapur Hill Tourist Spots.

The presence of local and surrounding district-upazila visitors looked like a feast for the eye, locals claimed. With the arrival of a large number of tourists, the busyness of auto drivers, CNG, bikers has increased, so has their income, after one and a half years of penury for the covid-induced lockdowns.

At the same time, there has been a huge business buzz in markets. Tourists Shahjahan and Moni, who came from Netrakona Satpai, said they had been under 'house arrest' for a long time. After the lifting of the lockdown, he came to Beda with his family. "We are really fascinated by the nature of the open-sky mountain here."

Kajal Talukder, a local media worker in Kalmakanda Upazila, feels that the 'road-ghat' communications system in the hilly border areas is not very good. Toilet facilities are inadequate, too.

"With a little planning, it can become an attractive place for tourists or those who have a thirst for travel, although not much has been done in the development of the tourism industry in this potential town," he says.

Kalmakanda upazila's Ali Usman, a local hotel owner, said, "There was a huge response from tourists on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hopefully, after the pandemic, we will be able to start business anew. I hope there will be good business in the future."

Netrakona Deputy Commissioner Kazi Md. Abdur Rahman said the matter had been discussed with officials of Bangladesh Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism. At their suggestion, two project proposals are being prepared for Kalmakanda and other tourist spots in Durgapur.

"With approval for the two proposals, it will be possible to do some work on a large scale. But, before that, there are plans to do something locally to make tourist spots more attractive, including a mobile app, accommodation for tourists, communications and other issues," he said.
"Implementation will start soon."

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Although British demarcated the eastern Bengal-meghalaya border at the foothill of Khasia-Garo Hills, Bangladesh nonetheless got some hilly areas in the border region of greater Mymensingh. This hilly tourist region is part of Garo hills. Aside from Netrokona, Sherpur and Jamalpur district also has hilly areas far northern part of those districts. But these hills are low in elevation compared to mountains in Meghalaya. Many tourists who visit these border region, lament for not having those high mountains within Bangladesh border.

A beautiful waterfalls located in Sylhet-Meghalaya border where the boundary line gone directly to the point where falling water column touch the ground. So, Indian tourists can only take shower on the water falls but can not get the view or swim in the front lake, while Bangladeshi tourists can get the beautiful views of the waterfalls but can not take shower on it. Bangladeshi tourists can only swim in the lake infront of that waterfalls which belongs to Bangladesh

This waterfalls known as Panthumai in Bangladesh and Borohill in India, Bangladeshi tourists boating in the lake infront of the waterfalls, but can not approach the waterfalls to take a shower, while Indians can not come to the front lake to get the best views or swimming, boating in the lake. This is how British drawn the boundary line.

 

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[bluesky]

Although British demarcated the eastern Bengal-meghalaya border at the foothill of Khasia-Garo Hills, Bangladesh nonetheless got some hilly areas in the border region of greater Mymensingh. This hilly tourist region is part of Garo hills. Aside from Netrokona, Sherpur and Jamalpur district also has hilly areas far northern part of those districts. But these hills are low in elevation compared to mountains in Meghalaya. Many tourists who visit these border region, lament for not having those high mountains within Bangladesh border.

A beautiful waterfalls located in Sylhet-Meghalaya border where the boundary line gone directly to the point where falling water column touch the ground. So, Indian tourists can only take shower on the water falls but can not get the view or swim in the front lake, while Bangladeshi tourists can get the beautiful views of the waterfalls but can not take shower on it. Bangladeshi tourists can only swim in the lake infront of that waterfalls which belongs to Bangladesh

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This waterfalls known as Panthumai in Bangladesh and Borohill in India, Bangladeshi tourists boating in the lake infront of the waterfalls, but can not approach the waterfalls to take a shower, while Indians can not come to the front lake to get the best views or swimming, boating in the lake. This is how British drawn the boundary line.

At the time of partition in 1947, the entire NE region excluding Tripura and Manipur was called the Province of Assam with Shilong in Meghalaya its Capital.

Bengal Muslims tried to occupy Assam many times since 1204 when Bakhtier Khilji led the first such invasion.

So, at the time of partition, the border status was unchanged, and what we see as the Meghalayan border today was essentially the Assamese border in 1947.

This is how the Meghalaya-Netrokona border was decided.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

At the time of partition in 1947, the entire NE region excluding Tripura and Manipur was called the Province of Assam with Shilong in Meghalaya its Capital.

Bengal Muslims tried to occupy Assam many times since 1204 when Bakhtier Khilji led the first such invasion.

So, at the time of partition, the border status was unchanged, and what we see as the Meghalayan border today was essentially the Assamese border in 1947.

This is how the Meghalaya-Netrokona border was decided.

I was talking about the separation of Assam ( including Meghalaya then) in 1874 from Bengal presidency. That was the time when actual border demarcation happened between Bengal and Assam. In 1947, that border just turned into an International boundary and subsequently border pillar was erected by boundary surveyors. But the origin of 'Hills for Assam, plains for Bengal' principle for border demarcation was much earlier, in early 19th century when Mymensingh and Sylhet district boundary was fixed at the foothill of Garo and Khasi Hills by the British.

 

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I was talking about the separation of Assam ( including Meghalaya then) in 1874 from Bengal presidency. That was the time when actual border demarcation happened between Bengal and Assam.

Please restudy the meaning of Bengal Presidency. Bengal Presidency included the land extending up to Peshawar in the west and Assam in the east at one time.

But, other than Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, no part of Assam was ever a part of Bangalah. It remained independent all through its history although the Muslim forces of Bengal invaded it probably more than 15 times.

British Bengal govt completed the annexation of Assam in 1832 when it expelled the Burmese troops from there. It remained a part of Bengal Presidency only for a few years and was separated from Bengal. Sylhet was added to it afterwards for the ease of its administration.

So, the current border with Meghalaya has a long history before 1832, and it is not that the British govt gave the mountains to India and plane lands to east Pakistan in 1947.

Please don't try to change the history. No one can do it successfully. No one will refer to a PDF thread/ post.