The Dhaka Times Desk Vast fields flooded with water in monsoon, dry in winter. A kingdom of water without waves. Shapla flower has raised its head in the swaying water-forest. Numerous white bucks are flying parallel to the white clouds across the sky. Soon the scene started to change. The pair of eyes are becoming green. Seeing the reflection of the white clouds reflected in the blue water, one can get lost in the illusion of the magical world. And if you want to go to this magical world, you have to go to Arial Bill in Munshiganj.
Arial Bill is the largest and oldest bill in the central part of the country. Its environment has developed over thousands of years. It is believed that in ancient times this place was the confluence of Ganga and Brahmaputra, later due to the change in the flow of both rivers, this place became dry and became a bank. Arial Bill is an enclave of wetlands between Dhaka and Munshiganj districts and the Padma river. Historian Jatindra Mohan Roy in his book 'History of Dhaka' (1912) says in the bill chapter, 'Perhaps the Arial Bill is the largest in size and comprehensiveness among the bills of Dhaka district. This wide bill is 12 miles long from east to west and about seven miles wide from north to south. At the southern end of this bill, Daihata, Shyamsiddhi, Sanayamandal, Gadighat, North Rakhikhal; Sridharpur, Baraikhali, Shekharnagar, Madankhali, Alampur, Tegharia in the north; Hansara, Sholghar, Keytakhali, Mohanganj in the eastern part; Kamargaon, Jagannathpatti, Kanthalbari, Mahatpara etc. in the west. Arial Bill, the ancient wetland of the country, is spread over 3 upazilas of Munshiganj and Dhaka districts. However, in the north-east part of Sirajdikhan upazila Kayin, Shekharnagar, Chitrakot and some parts of Rajanagar union are spread. This bill mainly extends from east to west. Going to the extreme end in the west, the west-north bends a lot.
In Asadha, Shravan and Bhadra, the bill is surrounded by water for three months. The houses are raised on the vitres in the water of Toitambu around, and the big trees with their heads are raising their heads and their chests or their heads are submerged in water. The people of Bhil have to cross from house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood, mosques, temples and markets in dinghy boats from their doorsteps. Others are crossing by making special rafts with dams of banana trees. During the full monsoon, there is no mooring, at which time the boat needs to be moored ten times, and there is no mooring anywhere; Then the sailor is forced to use Baitha. All you can see is water and water. In the distance, the blue sky is touching the water of the bill. The bill is filled with water like the horizon wide ocean, all fields disappear in the water of Ban. In the middle of the far bill, a few conch, kingfisher, kingfisher, dahuk, duck and unknown guest birds can be seen flying around. All in all monsoon boat trip to Arial Bill can be a perfect time to enjoy the most beautiful scenery.
How to go:
You can travel from Dhaka to Arial Bill in one day. Any bus going from Gulistan in Dhaka to Mawa should get off at Bejgaon in Srinagar. Rent 50 to 70 taka. Among the buses on this route are Hilsa, Pradika, Aram Paribahan and BRTC. From there you have to go straight to Srinagar market by taking a battery operated rickshaw. Rent 20 to 25 taka. From there, rent a good trawler for one and a half thousand taka for the whole day and go around. Arial bill. If you want, you can also start the journey from Hansara Bazar. On the way back you will get a car from Srinagar Ferighat, Bejgaon, Chanbari or Hansara bus stand on Dhaka-Mawa road.
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