MAINAMATI IN COMILLA

Comilla district (chittagong division) with an area of 3085.17 sq km. is bounded by Brammanbaria and Narayan Gang district on the north, Noakhali and fenni district on the south, Tripura (state of india) on the east, Munsi Gang and Chandpur district on the west. Annual average temperature maximum 34.3?c, minimum 12.7?c; annual rainfall 2551 mm. main rivers Meghna, Gumti and Dakatia.

About 8 km. to the west of comilla town which is situated 114 km. south east of Dhaka lies a range of low hills known as mainamati, lalmai ridge, an extensive centure of Buddhist culture on the slops of these hills lie scattered a treasure of information about the early Buddhist civilization (7th -12th century A.D). At salban in the middle of the ridge, excavations laid bare a large buddhist vihara (monastery) and imposing central sharine. It has revealed valuable information about the rule of the Chandra and Deva dynasties which flourished here from the 7th to 12th century. The whole range of hillocks run for about 18km. and is studded with more than 50 sites.
MAINAMATI MUSEUM : If you are in comilla and already visited lalmai, Mainamati then don't miss to go mainamati museum where you will find the historical things found in lalmai and mainamti of 7th and 8th centuries. The mainamati site museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculpturies and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mainamati is only 114km. from Dhaka city and is just a day's trip by road on way to chittagong. Decidedly untypical of Bangladesh in topography and culture, the chittagong hill tract have steep jungle hills, buddhist tribal peoples and relatively low-density population. The tracts are about 60km. (37mi) east of chittagong. The region comprises a mass of hills, ravins and cliffs covered with dense jungle, bamboo, creepers and shrubs and have four main valleyes formed by the Karnapuli, Fenni, Shangu and Matamuhuri rivers.

               



  
  ITKHOLA MURA : Locally the site is known as Itkhola mura. As a result excavation a ground tempel besides this the remains of small vihare has been exposed on northern side of the temple.

RUBBAN MURA : Locally the site is known as Rubban Mura. But after excavation here brought to light remains of a shrine, a monosery and octagonal votive stupa. Among the antiquities found here are on gupta imitation gold coin, 4 coins of debases metal, 3 silver coin and a buikey sand Buddha image of post gupta period. On the basis of all the original monastery and shrine may be dated prior the 8th century A.D.

KOTILA MURA : It is vocated on the top of a low Hillock in the mainamati cantonmant area and about 5 km. north of shalbon vihar. A wide stair case on the east lead to three rectangular entrance halls. Behind the halls are three stupas representing three jewles namely. the Buddha (orderly), Dharna(discipline) and sangha (unity).
Their square basement are surmounted by circular drums and hemisperical domes. There are nine more stupas at the extreme west side, Archaeological excavation fron 1956 on ward having yielding a large number of broken pieces of stone sculptures, unbaked vitive stupas and sealing of 7th and 8th century A.D. Besides a gold coine of mutasim billah, the last Abbasid calipha (1243-1258) was recovered from the site. This establishment was flourishing in active from 7th century AD. The architectural plan of this site is quite different from other building of this region.

SUNDARBAN IS THE WORLD HERITAGE STATE OF BANGLADESH

The sundarbans forest, the largest manager forest in the world is situated in south-west corner of bangladesh. The total area of the sundatbans resevered forest including the west bengal portion, comprises of 10,000 sq. km. of which bangladesh is portion aproximately 6000 sq. km.of new emerging island, . the area is divided in to 55j administrative  forest compertments by the depart of forest and environment, each with a land area 40 to 160 sq. km and divided in to several islands. There are three island wildlife sanctuary areas ' kotka kachikali' ,'Tiger point','Hiron point', manderbaria and number of unexplored natural beaches, innumerable rivers, canals, creeks in the sundarbans forest. One third of which is water body making the water ways as the only means to enter the forest. It is famous equatic tigers, popularly known as the Royal Bengal Tiger. It has a fair amount of spotted deer, wild boar, rthesus monkeyj, salt-water crocodile, water mountain lizard, pythons etc. The forest treasures 330 plant species of reptiles, 400 types fishes, 270 species birds and 42 species mammals. The Bangal tiger, biggest of the can cat family, plays a very important role in the forest ecology as well as in the rich mythology and legend.

The forest is over the years attracts adventurous forest product collectors, hunters, nature and wildlife sphers, researchers and tourists to extracts different forests products each group has a professional name like the 'Baolis' (timber fuelwood and thatching materials collectors), the 'Jalias' (fisherman of both in land and offshore), 'Moualis' (the honey collectors) 'Jongrakhuta' (gastropod collectors) etc. Profession life of with help of them otter, honey collection etc. are unique of the area . Gathering wild honey in wildjness of the sundarbans is among the oldest professions practicad by the dwellers of the area and still practiced by the traditional ways. Honey hunters community lives along the border line the western. Forests are mostly destitute day labourers, although they are descendents of their professional ancestors. Honey hunting season continues for three months starting at the end March or beginning of the April every year.

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Hiron point - There is number of spot in sundarban. Hiron point is another tourist spot in
sunderban. It is called the world heritage states. Hiron point is a graceful spot, great for posting tigers and other spectacular and rate wildlife animals. Also known as Nilkoml. it is known for tiger, deer, monkey, crocodiles and many pricies birds often they are looking out their. This place attracts many tourists owing to its natural beauty and connat splendor. This is a place to have a look at the rare species of wild animals and birds, to be noted in the diary of bird watchers and wildlife enthusiasts.

Every visitors can enjoy their time by watching this beautiful sinery of the nature.

WELCOME TO OUR CORAL ISLANAND OF BANGLADESH

St. Martin (island) is the only coral island in bangladesh. A small  island St. Martin is the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the cox's bazar Teknaf peninsuala. It is about west 8 km of the northest coast of Mayanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. Also called (the local name) "Najrical Ginjira" also spelled "Narical Jinjina/jinjira" and has an extansion named chra dwip.

Saint Martin's island is very popular tourists spot. Now 3(three) shipping liners run everyday trips to the island, including sea-truck and keary-sinbad. If you want to visit this land you can book your trip either from chittagong of cox's bazar. Last 5 years St. Martin's visitor population has increased dramatically. While this situation has proven to be lucrative for the island, it is causing the natural beauty of the island to deteriorarte. presently there are many efforts being put forth to preserve the several endagered specious of tourtless that nest on the island, as well as the corals some of which are found only one narkal jinjira. Pieces of the coral reef are being removed in order to be sold to tourists. Nesting trtless are sometimes taken for food, And there hatcohlings are often distructed by the twinkling lights along the beache. Specious of fish, a few just recently discovered, are being over fished. Every year the fisherman must venture further out to sea to get their catch. Most of them use motorless boats.

       At high tide the island is about 3 miles around and pinched in the middle. The island exists only because of its coral base, so removal of that coral risks erosion of the beaches. St. Martins lost houghly 25% of its coral reef in the past years.

               welcome to St. Martin's island - we to keep this beautiful coral island is very close to the sarface. So the water can easily get contaminated by open defecation  and result in spreading water borne diseases like diarrhea. A study showed that the water of this area contain germs to folds more them that of normal level. Please dispose off all kinds of  wastes in the dustbins kept in different places. Your support is realy required to maintain the biodiversity of this island.