The story of Birishiri travel

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Electoral amazement all around. School and college are all closed. Semester break is going on in the universities. Spending lazy time at home. I asked my friend what could be done. He said, let's come back from Birishiri. The two of them will leave on a motorcycle very early in the morning. I will turn around all day and leave for Dhaka in the evening. I will reach Dhaka at night. I agreed with the plan.

The distance from Dhaka to Birishiri is about 160 kilometers. Birishiri is a border region. Water comes down from a mountain spring in the Indian state of Meghalaya which flows into the Someshwari river. Birishiri has a number of notable places for sightseeing. Such as Chinamati Hill, Orange Garden, Blue Green Water Lake, Boat Tour in front of Vijaypur BGB Camp, Vijaypur Zero Point, Someshwari River, Adivasi Cultural Academy and Ranikhang Church.

There are several ways to visit Birishiri. You can go by bus or you can go by train. The train will drop you off at Netrakona. Moreover, if you want to go by train, you should go by night train. The Haor Express left Dhaka's Kamalapur at 11:30 pm for Netrokona. The train will drop you off at Netrokona in the morning. Birishiri has to go from there.

The city has not yet fully awakened. Desolate roads. On a winter morning I went out trembling on the way. Friend Sunny has left with a motorcycle by then. After helmets and gloves, two friends left in the name of God. As it was morning, the roads of Dhaka were not busy yet. We are running on the empty road. On the way, I took enough gas from the petrol pump. I also changed the mobile. Even though the road was empty, we were moving slowly. Because the value of life is much more than time.

Moreover, a lot of road accidents are happening nowadays. After crossing Gazipur, I stopped for breakfast at a food hotel next to Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. As soon as I left after breakfast, my eyes were fixed on the dense Gajari forest on the other side of the hotel. A group of monkeys came out from the middle of the forest on the side of the highway. Small and big monkeys of different sizes. Although I was very close to them, they were quite indifferent.

Monkey team

Even then the sun could not be seen due to fog. Sitting on the back of the bike made me feel quite cold. On the way we saw the gate of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam University. Kazi Nazrul Islam University is located at a distance of 3 km from the highway. The construction of a huge multi-storied building can be seen along the back road through the village. The university started its journey in 2006 with 57 acres of land.

Joy Bangla Sculpture at National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam University.

After touring the whole university, we left again. Google Maps shows the way. Without this Google map for travel, we are kind of useless. On the way I found Bangladesh Agricultural University. The 1,261-acre campus is a greenery. Beautifully arranged surroundings.

Dense mango trees on both sides of the road. The Shaheed Minar has been built in this campus in memory of the martyrs of '71. There is an agricultural museum inside the university. This campus is built on the banks of the river Brahmaputra.

Shaheed Minar of Bangladesh Agricultural University.

After visiting the entire Agricultural University, we set off for Netrokona. Because our main destination is Birishiri in Netrokona district. From there it becomes Susang Durgapur to Vijaypur. The road to Netrokona is sometimes smooth and sometimes full of potholes. After reaching Netrokona, I saw that work was going on in Birishiri road. So we proceeded along a small rural road along the river. Winter vegetable fields on both sides.

Seen from a distance, it looks like someone has spread a green sheet. Probably this is why the country is called 'Sujla Sufla Shasya Shyamla'. By noon we reached Birishiri market. I finished my lunch there. The price seemed to be quite affordable according to the quality of the food. Then we proceeded along the path shown by the locals towards the ferry ghat for crossing the river. The dirt road along the banks of the Someshwari river did not look very bad. Along the way, I saw the slaughterhouse of the '71 martyrs lying carelessly on the side of the road.

The slaughterhouse that has been neglected

The only means of crossing the Someshwari river is by boat. People here use their boats to cross their motorcycles, cows, goats and other goods. Due to the lifting of stones from the Someshwari river with the help of machines, the sound of the machines will be heard all the time.

We spent some time walking on the raised shores of the Someshwari river. Once again, I spent time dipping my feet in the cool water flowing through the chest of Someshwari who came down from Meghalaya. If you stand on the bank of Someshwari river and look ahead, you will remember the magical river of Sunamganj. In winter, these two rivers look almost identical. I crossed the river with a fare of 5 rupees per person.

There are a lot of autos available to cross the river and get on the road. Reserve Auto can charge 600/700 rupees for all rounds. You can also rent a bike for a quick trip if you want. We didn't need an auto because we had bikes. Although all the places are bikes, I have enlisted the help of local people to get to the tourist places.

Someshwari River:

First we took the bike to Ranikhong Church. The church is built on a hillock surrounded by dense vegetation along the banks of the river Someshwari. The hills of India can be seen from the top of the church. It can be seen that the wide Someshwari river is also far away.

I left the church and went to Vijaypur BGB camp. There is a bike parking facility in front of the BGB camp. The river can be found as soon as you go to the right side of the BGB camp. From here, small engine-powered boats are available for hours on the river. With which you can walk around in the clear water of Someshwari river. On the other side of the river you can reach the Indian border. But we did not rent the boat because we had less time on hand. Coming back from there, I got into the car to go to Vijaypur Zero Point.

One thing needs to be said here is that even though the road from Vijaypur BGB camp to Vijaypur Zero Point is 2/3 km, it is mandatory to use auto to get there. The BGB does not allow people to go to Zero Point on foot or by bike. So auto is the only hope. An interesting thing to note when going to Zero Point. India is on both sides of the Zero Point road and we are surrounded on three sides by India.

Vijaypur Zero Point. India on all three sides. Google Maps.

From Zero Point we rode our bikes to see the porcelain hills. But on the way, following Google Maps, I went to Methopath in the middle of an unknown village. People just say there is not one. Behind the small houses in the distance all the huge hills stand like statues. I found a female jhalamuri vendor on the grounds of a primary school. I was also quite hungry. He can make a good cover. After a long time, I ate so much fun jhalamuri.

The porcelain hills and the blue clear water lake are basically in the same place. Huge holes have been created in various places due to the removal of soil from the china clay hills. And there is a lake of clear water created by the accumulation of water. Basically there are two lakes. A pretty big one. And many tourists jumped in and took a bath.

Chinamati Hill Lake

As he was leaving, Surya Mama came closer. He will settle in that west after a while. We have to go back too. And that's why at the end of the day's wandering, the two friends left for Dhaka with all the great memories in their minds. We reached Dhaka at 11:45 pm.

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Nice trip dear. You did enjoy lot of time. Glad to seeing it. I wish I can travel too.

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