If you are fond of
nature or wish to keep aside from busy schedule for a few days, bundle your
backpack and move towards the Lawachara national park.
The smoothing and
silent environment of the rain forest is very likely to reinvigorate you and
boost your energy to face the challenge for hectic life in this so called busy
world.
There you can pass your
time amid chirping of birds and pleasant sight of different species of wild
animals.
Lawachara National Park
covers approximately 1250 hectares of evergreen forest which is an abode for
167 plants, 4 amphibians, 6 reptile, 246 birds, 20 mammal and 17 insect
species. In addition, several rare species including Slow Lorises, Northern
pig-tailed macaques, Rhesus Macaques, Assamese Macaques, Capped Langurs, Golden
Jackals, Dholes, Asian Black bears, yellow-throated martens, fishing cats,
leopard cats, wild boar, barking deer and Indian giant squirrels are roaming
about in the forest.
You should consider
yourself very lucky if you happen to
spot any Phayre’s Leaf Monkey (Commonly Known as Chasmapora Hanuman) or Hoolock
Gibbon (Commonly known as Ulluk) while roaming in the lawachara forest as the
primates are on the verge of extinctaion.
In case of plant
species, the lawachara is rich in Chapalish ( a species of Artocarpus), banyan
(a species of Ficus), Segun, Lohakath, Garjon and various types of bamboo and
cane.
The government of
Bangladesh has declared the forest a National Park on July 7, 1996 under the
Wild Act 1974.
The most interesting
thing likely to make you surprised in the middle of the Lawachara forest is a
long railway track that divides the rainforest into two parts. The British
government made the path to connect Sylhet division with the Dhaka and other
districts.
The railway track
across the forest could make you angry as it is a source of noise but please do
not forget to note the it ( the rail track) is one of the sites of the great
movie “Around the World in 80 Days” made in 1956.
Within the periphery of
the Lawachara forest, there are about eighteen villages; two of them Magurchara
Punji and Lawachara punji are located within the boundaries of the park. The
villagers are predominantly members of different indigenous communities like
Khasia, Tripura and Monipuri.
The Lawachara National
Park is situated in the Srimongal and Kamalganj Upazilla of Moulvibazar
district. The enthusiastic travelers who want to visit the place can go there
by bus, train or air way form the capital city, Dhaka.
Several buses depart
everyday from Sayedabad towards Srimangal everyday. In addition to those, five
or six trains depart for Sylhet form Kamalapur railway station. Travel to
Lawachara by bus or train will take you around 6 hours form Dhaka.
For accommodation,
there are several hotels and rest houses in around Srimangal town where you can
stay at a cost ranging from Tk. 500 to Tk. 2000.
For bit luxurious
accommodation, you can stay at tea resorts or some other rest houses at a cost
of Tk. 2500- 4000 per night.
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