Saint Martin's Island

Location: Cox's Bazar,
                 Bangladesh

Latitude: 20° 37′ 38.12″ N,
Longitude: 92° 19′ 21.28″ E

St. Martin's Island is a small island in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River. The local name of the island is "Narical Gingira", also spelled "Narikel Jinjira/Jinjera", means 'Coconut Island' in Bengali. It is the only coral island in Bangladesh.

Most of the island's 5500 inhabitants live primarily from fishing. Besides, the other staple crops are rice and coconut. Being very common in the island, Algae is collected, then dried and finally exported to Myanmar. Between October and April, the fishermen from neighbouring areas bring their caught fishes to the island's temporary wholesale market. As the centre and the south are mainly farmland and makeshift huts, most of the strenuous things are around the far north of the island.
HOW TO GO

From teknaf : A ferry is supposed to leave the island at l0am, but get there at 9am and be prepared to wait until 11 am. Keari Sindbad runs an efficient service between St Martin's and Teknaf (October to March). Its boats leave Teknaf at 9.30am and St Martin's at 3.30pm.
(1 st class returns Tk 350 ; 2 nd class returns Tk 300)

From Cox's Bazar : The Green Abakash (0341-647445) arranges boats from Cox's Bazar for its large numbers of guests. You could try to hitch a ride through it.

Bus
Service Provider	Departure	Destination	Contact
Shohag Paribahan	Dhaka	Cox's Bazar	02 - 9334152, 8316766
Green Line	Dhaka	Cox's Bazar	02 - 9339623, 9342580

Train
Service Provider	Departure	Destination	Contact
Bangladesh Railway	Dhaka	Chittagong	02-9358634, 8315857

Air-Transport
Service Provider	Departure	Destination	Contact
Biman Bangladesh	Dhaka	Cox's Bazar	02 - 8917400-19 (HO)
GMG Airlines	Dhaka	Cox's Bazar	02 - 8825845-9
United Airways	Dhaka	Cox's Bazar	02 - 8963191 (Air. Office)
Air Parabat	Dhaka	Cox's Bazar	02 - 9567056

Paharpur Buddhist Bihar

 Paharpur Buddhist Bihar.

Location: Naogaon, 

Somapura Mahavihara (Shompur Môhabihar) in Paharpur, Badalgachhi Upazila, Naogaon District, Bangladesh (25°1'51.83"N, 88°58'37.15"E) is among the best known Buddhist Biharas in the Indian Subcontinent and is one of the most important archaeological sites in the country. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

Kuakata Sea Beach

Location: Patuakhali, Bangladesh.

Kuakata (Bengali:কুয়াকাটা) is a panoramic sea beach on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Located in the Patuakhali district, Kuakata has a wide sandy beach from where one can see both the sunrise and sunset. It is about 320 Kilometres south of Dhaka, the capital, and about 70 Kilometres from the district headquarters. The Kuakata beach is 30 km long and 6 km wide. 

The name Kuakata originated from the word 'Kua'-the Bengali word for “Well” which was dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhine settlers in quest of collecting drinking water, who landed on Kuakata coast in the eighteenth century after being expelled from Arakan (Myanmar) by the Mughals.Afterwards, it has become a tradition of digging Well in the neighborhoods of Rakhaine tribes for water. Kukata is truly a virgin beach – a sanctuary for migratory for birds a series of coconut trees, sandy beach of blue bay, a feast for eye. The unique customs and costumes of the ‘Rakhyne' tribal families and Buddhist temple of about hundred years are additional attractions.

The main tourist season is in winter but all over the year tourists visit this place. In Kuakata you can visit the life style of tribe Rakhains, who are very friendly to the tourist and visitors.

HOW TO GO

The road between Kuakata and Barisal is not as good as that between Barisal and Dhaka, largely due to extensive renovations. There is a small, barely identifiable ticket office diagonally opposite the Parjatan Motel that sells tickets for the bus to Dhaka (14 hours, 277 km, and daily at 1 pm). You'd be wise to book a day ahead.

Bus
Service Provider	Departure	Destination	Contact
Eagal Paribahan	Dhaka	Barishal	02 - 7101504	-
Shohag Paribahan	Dhaka	Khulna	02 - 9334152, 8316766
Green Line	Dhaka	khulna	02 - 9339623, 9342580

There are also direct connections from Barisal to Khulna (eight hours). The trip, involving two ferry crossings, is via Bagerhat.

Train
Service Provider	Departure	Destination	Contact
Bangladesh Railway	Dhaka	Khulna	02-9358634, 8315857

Air-Transport
Service Provider	Departure	Destination	Contact
GMG Airlines	Dhaka	Barisal	02 - 8825845-9
Air Parabat	Dhaka	Barisal	02 - 9567056

For Foreigner

At first arrive Bangladesh and then pick one way for your destination

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel of Kuakata
Service Provider	Address
Parjatan Holiday Homes	Kuakata, Phone: 88-0441-64433, Cell: 88-01715167936
Hotel SKY Palace Ltd.	Kuakata, Potuakhali, Mob: 88-01727030248, 01716749027

Kaptai Lake

Kaptai Lake
Location: Rangamati
Bangladesh.

Kaptai Lake is a man made lake in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Kaptai Upazila under Rangamati District of Chittagong Division. The lake was created as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnaphuli Hydro-electric project. The Kaptai Lake's average depth is 100 feet (30 m) and maximum depth is 490 feet (150 m).

Construction of the reservoir for the hydro-electric plant began in 1956 by the Government of East Pakistan.As a result, 54,000 acres (220 km²) of farmland in the Rangamati District went under water and created the lake. The hydro-electric project was funded by the United States. The project was finished in 1962. International Engineering Company and Utah International Inc. received the contract for construction of the dam. The dam is 670.8 meters long, and 54.7 meters high. The dam has a 745 feet (227 m) long spillway containing 16 gates. Through the spillway 5,250,000 cu ft/s (149,000 m³/s) of water can pass. The land that went under water as a result of the dam construction, was 40% of the total arable land in the area. Along with that, 29 square miles (75 km²) of the Government-owned forest, and 234 square miles (610 km²) of other forest land went under water. About 18,000 families with a total of almost 100 thousand people were also displaced. The palace of the king of the Chakmas was also flooded and is now under water.

How to reach Kaptai

The route of going to Kaptai is simple. Dhaka-Chittagong-Rangamati (Kaptai).

Air:  You can use airway for reaching Chittagong from Dhaka. After that you need to use bus or any other road transports for reaching Kaptai.

Rail: Railway communication is also available for Dhaka-Chittagong route. Then you have to use road for going to Kaptai.

Road: You can reach Kaptai directly from Dhaka or you can use this route- Dhaka to Chittagong and after that Chittagong to Kaptai.

Accommodation 

There are some guest houses, hotels and parjatan motels for the convenience of the travelers. You can travel Kaptai staying there or in Chittagong. Just you need to pick up reserve transportation for a whole day visit.

Jamuna Bridge

Jamuna Bridge

Location: Shirajgonj, Bangladesh.

Bangabandhu Bridge, also called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge (Bengali: যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু Jomuna Bohumukhi Shetu), is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998. It connects Bhuapur on the Jamuna River's east bank to Sirajganj on its west bank. It was the 11th longest bridge in the world when constructed in 1998 and currently the 6th longest bridge in South Asia. It was constructed over the Jamuna River, one of the three major rivers of Bangladesh, and fifth largest in the world in terms of volumetric discharge.

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