Songs of Hason Raja
হাছন রাজার গান
Mystic folk songs of a 19th-century zamindar-poet that are still sung across the haor country.
Hason Raja was a wealthy landowner of Sunamganj who turned from a life of pleasure to mysticism, composing hundreds of songs about the transience of life and longing for the divine. His songs, in simple Sylheti-flavoured Bangla, remain hugely popular in Bangladesh and India. In Sunamganj town, his family home has been turned into a museum with his belongings and manuscripts.
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Place Tanguar Haor
টাঙ্গুয়ার হাওরA vast Ramsar wetland under the Meghalaya hills. Tourist boats inside its protected area are suspended for now, so check before you go.
Place Niladri Lake
নীলাদ্রি লেকA deep blue lake in an old limestone quarry at Tekerghat, framed by green hills across the border.
Representative photo Place Barikka Tila and Jadukata River
বারিক্কা টিলা ও যাদুকাটা নদীA grassy hill overlooking the clear, sandy Jadukata river as it flows out of the Meghalaya hills.
Place Shimul Bagan, Tahirpur
শিমুল বাগান, তাহিরপুরA large planted grove of silk-cotton trees that turns blazing red with flowers in late winter.
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Food Haor Duck Curry
Sunamganj · হাওরের হাঁসের মাংসRich, spicy curry of ducks raised on the haor waters, a favourite meal in haor villages.
Food Fresh Haor Fish
Sunamganj · হাওরের তাজা মাছWetland fish caught that morning and cooked simply, the everyday luxury of haor country.
Tradition Baul Songs of Shah Abdul Karim
Sunamganj · শাহ আবদুল করিমের বাউল গানThe 'Baul emperor' of Bangladesh, whose songs of love and the haor are sung everywhere.
Representative photo Place Hason Raja's Home and Museum, Sunamganj
Sunamganj · হাছন রাজার বাড়ি ও জাদুঘর, সুনামগঞ্জThe family homestead of the mystic poet Hason Raja in Sunamganj town, with a small museum of his belongings.