Tanguar Haor or Tangua Haor: (টাঙ্গুয়ার হাওর)
Tanguar Haor is very common name to all in Bangladesh. It is
situated at the greater Sunamganj district. It is about 100 sq kilometers place
and the second greatest sweet water source. It is also known as Noykuri Kandar
Beel to the local people. Tanguar Haor is at the upazila of Darmopas and
Tahirpur of Sunamganj district and at the feet of Magalaya of India. 30 water
fountains from Megalaya joined with this Haor. It is collection of 51 Haors and
has become the largest Haor of Sunamgnaj district 9,727 acres of land. Among
these land there are pure haor area, cultivation land and some villages. Once
the Haor was full resources of environment and ecology and in 1999 it is
declared that the environment is going to ruin or about to ruin area. In the year of 2000 this haor is declared as
Ramsar site. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is signed between Bangladesh
and Switzaland as socio-economic development and its changing, resources
preservation and to ensure the sustainable management. From 2003 this Haor is
under the control or supervision of Deputy Commissioner.
How to go Tanguar Haor:
From Dhaka to Sylhet by bus or train. You can go at day or
night. If you go by train, can enjoy some beautiful scenery at both sides of
the train line. From Sylhet to Sunamganj only by road. It can be public bus or
by a hired vesicles. It takes about two hours +/-. From Sunamganj you can hired
a boat or you can go from Sylhet to Tahirpur and there are lot of boats waiting
for you.
Some important information for tourists/visitors:
·
From Dhaka to Sylhet by bus from Tk 470 to 1250
and takes about 6 hours +/-; The buses are available from early morning to mid
night;
·
From Dhaka to train. There are two trains daily
one is in the morning and the other one at night. It takes about 8 hours;
·
From Sylhet to Sunamganj it takes two hours by
bus. Local bus fare is tk 100 from Sunamganj bus stand;
·
If you want to stay at Sunamganj there are some
fine hotels and guest houses with cheap rates;
·
From Sunamganj you can hire boat (engine) directly
or you can go to Tahirpur crossing the new inaugurated beautiful bridge over
the river Surma by motor bike. And from Tahirpur you can hire the engine boat
and go to the Tanguar Haor;
·
Better to get some cooking arrangement at boat
and you can stay night at Tanguar Haor at boat and the next day can move whole
day and come back to Sunamganj via Tahirpur or direct to Sunamganj
