Jamuna riverbank at Sariakandi

Sariakandi upazila sits on the right bank of the Jamuna, and much of it is water and shifting sandbank. To protect the bank, long groynes were built at Kalitola and nearby places, and these have become spots where people come to walk, sit by the river and watch the sunset. From the ghats, boats take visitors out to the chars to see village life on the river islands. In the monsoon the river is huge and fast; in winter it shrinks and the sandbars stand out.

How to get there

Sariakandi is about 22 km east of Bogura town; take a CNG or bus, then a rickshaw to Kalitola ghat.

Good to know

Agree the boat fare before you set off and wear a life jacket. Avoid boat trips in bad weather or when the river is rising.

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