Sylhet is a best known tourism place in the world, which is situated in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. Mountains, waterfall, tea-garden; Sylhet is the full of these natural beauty. Sylhet /sɪlhət/ (Bengali: সিলেট, শিলহট্ট; historically Shilahatta; also Jalalabad) is a major city that lies on the banks of Surma River in north-east Bangladesh. The city has a population of over 500,000 people. It is surrounded by tea estates, sub-tropical hills, rain forests and river valleys; the region is one of the leading tourist destinations in the country.
Sylhet is a prominent Islamic spiritual centre and home to numerous Sufi shrines. It hosts the 14th century mausoleums of Shah Jalal and Shah Farhan. The Sylhet municipality was constituted during the British Raj in 1867. It was part of the Bengal Presidency and the Assam Province. Upon a referendum, it became part of East Bengal in the Pakistani Dominion after the Partition of British India in 1947. Sylhet became a focal point for Bengali revolutionaries during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It was the hometown of General M A G Osmani, the Commander-in-Chief of Bangladesh Forces.
The Sylhet Division produces most of Bangladesh's tea yield, fertiliser and natural gas. It is also known for its cane, citrus, timber and agarwood. Sylhet is a major recipient of remittances from the Bangladeshi diaspora, particularly from the United Kingdom. The city is served by the Osmani International Airport. It is connected to the Port of Chittagong by the N2 and the Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh-India border in Tamabil is located to the north of the city. Sylhet is also home to the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Sylhet has an international cricket stadium.
Beautiful Tourist spot in Sylhet:
Swamp Forest, Ratargul
Ratargul Swamp Forest is a freshwater swamp forest located in Gowainghat, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the only swamp forest located in Bangladesh and one of the few freshwater swamp forest in the world. The forest is naturally conserved under the Department of Forestry, Govt. of Bangladesh.
The evergreen forest is situated by the river Goain and linked with the cannel Chengir Khal. Most of the trees grow here are Pongamia pinnata (Koroch tree). The forest goes under 20-30
Jaflong
Jaflong is one of the best natural tourist spot in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jaflong is situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya. It’s about 60 km far from Sylhet town and takes two hours drive to reach there. Jaflong is also a scenic spot nearby amidst tea gardens and rate beauty of rolling stones from hills. It is situated besides the river Mari in the lap of Hill Khashia.The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas of India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. You can watch the stone collection from the river in Jaflong as well as you can enjoy the boating in the river Mari. Jaflong is totally a hilly area of real natural beauty where hills are greenish with the forests.Lots of wild animal lives in this forest, so you need to be careful to enter in the forest alone. You can see the lifestyle of Tribe Khasia in Jaflong.
Lawachara National Park
Lawachara is one of the best national sanctuary in Bangladesh. In 1997 Bangladesh government declared it a National Park. This forest is built by the British, the time of their rule in Indian Subcontinent.
Biological diversity in the Lawachara National Park consists of 460 species, of which 167 species are plants, 4 amphibian species, 6 reptile species, 246 bird species and 20 mammal species.
Different types of plants make the natural view of ‘Lawachara’ more thrilling and attractive. Trees like Raktan, Erythrina Indica, Shegun, Orchid, Fishtail Palm, Dhootora, etc. are found in plenty in ‘Lawachara’. ‘Lawachara’ consists of a huge bamboo forest. Among the bamboos, ‘Jai Bash’ is a bamboo which is very thick and very rare. ‘Agor’ tree is another excellent legend in ‘Lawachara’.
Tea Garden Resort
Name of the Resort : Tea Garden Resort
Address of the Resort : Shimangal, Shylet
This place was developed by British Government and now belong to Bangladesh Tea Board. It is is known locally as the DFID tea resort or Bangladesh Tea Board Tea Resort. Since the British Government sold it a few years ago, it has gone down hill a bit, but the standard is still acceptable. The bungalows are well worn and the carpets are pretty faded but clean and surrounded by mosquito nets. All bungalow have dinning room, drawing room, balcony and kitchen. They also provide refrigerator & freeze, air condition in every room, Television, Fire place, Study place, and self car parking for each bungalow.
2-/3-person bungalow. At the time of research, this pleasant oasis, 3 Km, from Srimangal was in the throes of being handed over to the Bangladesh tea Board from the department for international development.
The swimming pool & Tennis court is clean and well maintained. The dinning hall is clean and well maintained too. Individual rooms and VIP suited are nice & clean and they are just beside the pool. Each bungalows are approximately less than 100m away from each other and have lots of space, garden and walk way around them. This is a world peace place and wonder place to visit in Bangladesh.
The foods are good but price way too high. They have a good range of western, Bengali and even vegetarian dishes. The foods are only served in their dinning hall and not allowed to take away in bungalow. It is a large area and you can walk for hours inside it. You can enjoy the view of small mountains and tea gardens all around too. You can ask them to arrange born fire at night at a small amount of charge. We had lots of fun out there and did bonfire every day night with music & chilled beer. It is a great place for peace.
Rainforest Resort
Name of the Resort : Rainforest Resort
Address of the Resort : Shreemongal, Sylhet
About this Resort :
Sreemongal is the Tea capital of Bangladesh. It is just 191 km.from Dhaka. The lush green tea plantation, Rubber garden and the beautiful lake always attract the foreign tourists. The Lauawachara rain forest is the habitat of white browed Gibbons,hornbills and many other rare animals and birds. You will be inspired to visit the colorful Manipuri tribal culture. Explore also Khashia and Tripra life style. The Madhobkhunda waterfall and the stone query from the hilly river at Jaflong (Bangladesh – India border) will be interesting for anyone.Sreemongal is also famous for lemon, pineapple, orange and many other delicious fruits. The rain forest and wetlands of Sreemongaland Sylhet are the best place for bird watching. Here you may find many species of local and migratory birds.
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