Sajek Valley Khagrachari Tourist Spots of Bangladesh
Sajek Valley is the most popular tourist visited place in
Bangladesh at Khagrachari. It is a famous tourist attraction of the Sajek
Union, located in the Baghaichari upazila of Rangamati district of Bangladesh. Everybody
want to visit here to see natural beauty . When people want know the beauty of sajek.
Every year huge amount of tourist are visited here to see it. How beautiful is sajec? In Bangladesh have many tourist spots Sajek Valley one of them. If you
visit there you can see beautiful Claude, Hill, and green natural scenery.
Khagrachari Tourist Spots Sajek Valley Natural form
Sajek Valley is wonder of nature. You can see cloud
everywhere in there. Cloud, Hill, and green nature mixed there by nature very
beautifully. You feel, you lose yourself in the cloud. Mainly, there have
situated three helipad from that help to looking beauty of nature scenery. Also clear
views of sunlight and sunset. You have
difference experience when you visit here. Because of that, you see here all
weather of nature beauty in 24 hour. Suddenly you feel weather is hot after
sometime you see rain fall, and after that you see cloud are flying around you.
You feel like a cloud valley. You can go
konglak hill by trekking.
Konglak Hill in Sajek Valley
Konglak is the top of sajek.
In the way of konglak you see Mizoram boarder biggest hills, aborigine’s
community, lifestyle. Also cloud everywhere you feel amazing. Aboriginal
cultural festival they arrange every year certain time period. There personal
cultural programs are very enjoyable and many Tourists are attending every
year.
Konglak Para in Sajek Valley
Konglak para are situated above the konglak hill. Mainly
sajek valley makes by combination of Rulue para and konglak para. A clear view from konglak hill to lushai hill.
Green and cloud a real genuine soil you look around hill. It’s a famous and
attractive spots of sajek velly to Tourists.
It is situated two kilometer away from Rulue para. To go from sajek helipad 30
to 40 minute trekking away to konglak para.
Naming of Konglak Para
The
konglak para also familiar to komlak. According to local data, beside this hill
have many biggest orange garden are situated. That’s why local people call
komlak para. The fountain of Konglak is situated below the hill. Konglak hill
named by this fountain.
The way of life of konglak para
Tripura
and lushai Ethnic group living a little village which is situated above the
hill. Zoom cultivation is main way of food and earning source. Most cultivated
foods are Turmeric, ginger, and Orange. There have water crisis. Every house
have big water tank for reserve water. Reserved rain water is the main source
of water here. Aborigines are collect rain water
to reserve from the shade of house and perform daily tasks.
Sajek valley road
Alert: The path is a bit steep and slippery during the rainy season that’s why Adults and children are discouraged from getting up. It is advisable to take water with tourists as water is somewhat scarce in the area.
Details of sajek valley
Mountains covered with clouds megh machang sajek
One of the most popular travel
destinations for thirsty people in recent times is the Sajek Valley, located in
Baghichhari upazila of Rangamati district. The Sajek Valley is located on the Mizoram
border of the northern part of Rangamati district. Tripura of India is bounded
on the north by Sajek, Langadu of Rangamati on the south, Mizoram of India on
the east, Dighinala of Khagrachari on the west. Sajek is the largest union in
Bangladesh; Its size is 12 square miles.
The Sajek BGB camp is located
here. Sajek's BGB Camp is the highest altitude BGB camp in Bangladesh. Under
the well-planned scheme of the BGB members, this massive development of the
present SAJAK has been possible through various developmental activities.
Currently all kinds of security are guaranteed for tourists traveling to Sajek. Sajek is comprised of two
ruluipara and kanglak parra.
Sajek Valley Height
Established in 1885, the Ruilui Parade is
about 1720 feet above sea level. The Kanglak hill is situated on the Kanglak
hill at a height of 1800 feet. Sajeke is
originally from Lusai, Pangkhawa and Tripura tribes. Sajek's banana and orange
are quite famous. Much of the Rangamati is seen from the Sajek Valley. So the
Sajek Valley is called the Rangamati Roof.
Travel
The distance from Khagrachari
district headquarters to Sajek is about 70 km. And about 49 km from Dighinala.
From Rangamati to Kaptai by boat, many steps can be taken to Sajek. Although
Sajek is located in Rangamati district, its transportation facilities are from
Khagrachari.
Now the most convenient and popular means of
getting rid of the city from Khagrachari city or Dighinala by local car (zip
car, CNG, motorcycle). In this case, 10 no, Baghaihat police and army camps will
be on the way. From there it is important to obtain the original permission to
travel to Sajek with the information of the traveling members. It's called Army
Escort.
Armenians safely transport
tourist cars to Sajek by carriage. Except for the two specified times of the
day (10:30 am and 3:30 pm), the party is not allowed to attend the camp. These
rules are followed to ensure maximum safety of the tourists. Decorated jeep
cars are locally known as moon cars. On the way to Sajek, the Hajachara
fountain is located in Baghaihat. Many tourists enjoy the beauty of the
fountain by trekking a little along the main road.
Sajek Union, Volume, Population
Sajek is a union of the Baghaichari Upazila of Rangamati district of Bangladesh. The size of the Sajek Union is 4,37,760 acres (1771.55 sq km). It is the largest union of Rangamati district even in Baghaichhari upazila. According to the figures of 2011, the population of the Sajek Union is 23,205. Of these, 23,205 are male and 12,743 are 10,462 female.
Location and boundaries:
The Sajek Union is located across the northern part of Baghichhari upazila. The distance from the upazila headquarters to the union is about 65 km. Mauritius Union south of this union; West Union, Bangaltali Union, Kabakhali Union, Dighinala Union and Babuchara Union of Dighinala Upazila of Khagrachari District; It is located in Tripura, India, and Mizoram in the east.
Administrative Structure:
Sajek union is the 9th union council under Baghaichari Upazila. The administrative activities of the union are under the auspices of the Sajek Police Station. It is part of Rangamati Hill, the constituency of the 26th Parliament.
The sajek valley located at Rangamati district.
Baghaichari Upazila, Volume, and Location and boundaries
Baghaichhari is an upazila in
Rangamati district of Bangladesh. The total area of Baghaichari Upazila is
1931.28 sq km, and it is the second largest upazila in Bangladesh and the
largest upazila in Rangamati district. Located in Baghaichari upazila across
the longitude from 23°04 to 23°44 north latitude and from 92°05 to 92°24 east
of Rangamati district.
The distance from Rangamati district
headquarters is about 146 km. Barkal Upazila and Longdu Upazilas on the south,
Longadu Upazila on the west and Dighinala Upazila of Khagrachari district,
Tripura province of India on the north and Mizoram province of India in the
east.
Naming
The Kachalong area of Baghichhari
upazila was covered in deep forest, because the tiger infestation was high
here. It was named Baghaichari because of the various hill streams in the
upazila.
Administrative Area of
Baghichhari Was Formerly Under The Dighinala Police Station Of Ramgarh Sub-Division. The Baghaichari police
station was established under the Rangamati Sadar subdivision on 8th August
1968, making it difficult and time-consuming for the residents of this area.
And in 1983, the administrative decentralization was transformed into an
upazila. Currently there are 1 municipality and 3 unions under 2 police
stations.
Details of Rangamati district :
Rangamati District is an
administrative area of Chittagong Division, located in the southeast of
Bangladesh. This is a hill district.The total area of Rangamati district is 1.5 sq km. It is the
largest district in Bangladesh.
Population :
According
to the statistics of 20, the total population of Rangamati district is 6,
20,214. Of these, the males were 3,25,823 and females 2,94,391.
The density is about 101 people per square kilometer. 36.82% of
the total population is Muslim, 5.30% Hindu, 56.06% Buddhist, and 1.82%
Christian and other religions.
The
district has indigenous people living in Chakma, Marma, Tanchangya, Bom, Chak,
Morang, Tripura, Khayang, Khumi, Lusai, Mro, Pangkhoa, Santal, and Manipuri.
Location and boundaries :
Rangamatidistrict is located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh from 22 ° 27 to 23
°44 north latitude and 91°56 to 92°33 east longitudes. Distance from the capital Dhaka is about 308 km and about 70 km
from the Chittagong Divisional Headquarters.
The district is bounded by Bandarban district on the south,
Chittagong district and Khagrachari district on the west, Tripura province of
India on the north and Mizoram province of India and Chin province of Myanmar
in the east. It is the only district in Bangladesh with two borders between
India and Myanmar.
Establishment of Rangamati District:
Rangamati,
Khagrachari and Bandarban - the Chittagong Hill Tracts District was created on 1860
June 20. Before the creation of the district it was named Corpus Mahal. In 1981
bandorban and 1983 khagrasory divided from Chittagong district. Rangamati, the main part of the Chittagong
Hill Tracts district, is known as the Hill District. Chakma Circle Chief is in
Rangamati Hill District in the traditional revenue collection system. Chakma
King is the Chief of the Constitutional Chakma Circle.
Rivers:
The
main river in Rangamati district is Karnafuli. The river originates from the
Lusai Hills of India and Rangamati enters the area through the northeast border
at the mouth of the Thega River. The tributaries of the Karnaphuli River are
Kachalong, Maini, Chengi, Thegga, Sarva, Rayangkhan. Besides, this district is
the largest Kaptai Lake in Bangladesh.
These tributaries have enough rainfall
during the monsoon, but in the dry season, there is almost no water supply.
Economy of Rangamati district:
Farming in the mountains:
In
Rangamati district, the farming is done on the hills in the zoom system. The
major crops grown in this district are paddy, jute, potato, cotton, maize, and
mustard. The district also has a large number of fruit and forest orchards,
which are exported by the people of this district.
The main exports include jack fruit, pineapple, forest products, wood, etc. Besides, fruits of mango,
banana, litchi, jam etc. are also grown in this district. Apart from this,
cashew nuts have greatly improved the economy of Rangamati.
Handmade
apparel for indigenous people for their own use.
Industrial factory :
Rangamati
district is the largest paper mill in Bangladesh, Karnaphuli paper mill and
Kaptai hydro power station is the largest water power station in the country. There
are also rayon mill, garment factory, tribal bain industry, handicraft of
bamboo and cane, ivory industry etc.
Communication system:
Chittagong-Rangamati
highway is the main road to communication in Rangamati district. All types of
vehicles can be approached.
Language and Culture:
Bangla
is the official language in Sajek Valley Khagrachari area. The locals speak Chittagong's regional language. Also known
as the language of other small ethnic groups are Chakma, Marma, Mro, Tripura,
Bom, Lusai, Tanchangya, Chak, Khyang, Khumi, Pangkhua.
The
main religious festival of Chakmas in the Highlands is the Biju Festival. The
last two days of Chaitra Samiti and the first of the month of Bangla month are
the Bijhu festival, which is held for three days.
In
addition, people of every religion hold different religious festivals.
