A visit to some imaginable places of Bangladesh

by Md. Jabed Hossain (Bangladesh)

A leap into the unknown Bangladesh

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Chattogram -Thanchi - Nafakhum - Amiakhum - Velakhum - Chattogram. January 2020 Gossip of being out of network for the whole four days. I knew long ago about the beauty of Nafakhum, and Amiakhum. But time and opportunity were not becoming anything. My house is in Chattogram. Bandarban is not far from Chattogram, Only 70 km. Thanchi, through the Alikadam, and through the Nilgiri Bandarban headquarters also came out of this subcontinent's second-highest mechanical wheelchair. This was an adventure on foot. As I said before, for those who are adventurous and want to be completely secluded for a few days, this Nafakhum-Amiakhum-Velakhum may be the best option. Nature, hour after hour trekking through the slopes, bathing in icy fountains, spending the night in the mountain indigenous people and eating with them as they did on this tour. First day: In the morning, from Alikadam, I went to Thanchi by bike. I went down there in search of a guide and boat after a light breakfast. Our guide was 'Liton Tripura'. He was similar to our age. On the way to Remacri, the boat crosses the Sangu River. On the way, the indigenous people of the day are busy on both sides of the Sangu River. Within two hours, Remacri arrived. After lunch at Remacri Bazaar, the walk to Nafakhum began. It is good to say, half an hour before the boat reaches Remacri, no network operator will work. From here, about two hours northeast of the trail is Nafakhum. It was the evening after we arrived. The guide took us to an aboriginal house in Nafakhum. They took us in a warm atmosphere. At night, we ate the hill chicken and the red zoom rice and pulse-potatoes. After eating, I went out to walk for a while. At the bottom of the hill is the Nafakhum shower. After a while, I meditated on the sound of the fountain. Then I went to sleep after taking a single cup of tea. Day 2: It's a cold morning. Even with three blankets at night, winter could not be adjusted. I went out for a light breakfast. Nafakhum is 25-30 feet deep in winter. The water is too cold to be frozen. So it's better to wear a life jacket than to be a good swimmer. But that's Phil! Our guide is so good he jumped with us in the water just to make us company. Then we had lunch and left for the next target, Gina Para. I went to a native's house there. And I went to sleep soon because I would get up the next morning and go to Amiakhum. Day 3: Get up early in the morning and start breakfast with a local guide and our regular guide to Amiakhum. Destination God Hill. The god is in the foothills of the mountain. I crossed two mountains on the way and reached the top of the god mountain in a half hour. It's a steep hill. It takes half an hour to get down! Too many skis and pains. If you're a little bit out there, you're in a crash! I saw what I saw down there. Oh! Oh! What a heavenly sight! You can't understand the language. Then I went to Velacum! Day 4: When we came at velacum, some 'Khuang' indigenous people sat down and built new neighborhoods, and came to play with the mountain bananas and pepes. Oh! Then the tired body seemed to be the fruit of heaven. It's a feeling to win something! Then I came into the boat network and started calling my mother. Calculation of the cost: Alikadam to Thanchi (Bike) : 300 BDT (two on one bike) Guide : 4500 to 5000 BDT Chicken, rice, pulses, potatoes : 150 BDT Eggs, rice, pulses, potatoes : 120 BDT Tent : 150 BDT per night. Boat-up to 4000 BDT from Thanchi Suggestions: Please don't leave any packets of chips, plastic bottles, polythene in there. Keep it clean in the interest of the environment. The indigenous people are very simple. And those who come will keep a photocopy of NID card or passport photocopy. Md. Jabed Hossain Student of the dept. of Economics and Banking. International Islamic University Chittagong.