Baul Songs of Shah Abdul Karim
শাহ আবদুল করিমের বাউল গান
The 'Baul emperor' of Bangladesh, whose songs of love and the haor are sung everywhere.
Shah Abdul Karim, born in 1916 in Derai upazila of Sunamganj, became one of the most loved Baul singer-songwriters of Bangladesh, known as 'Baul Samrat'. His songs speak of devotion, social injustice and the life of the haor, and many are standards at gatherings, on radio and in films. Folk festivals in his memory are held in Sunamganj, and his home village of Ujandhol lies on the banks of the Kalni river.
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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.
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.
Tradition Songs of Hason Raja
Sunamganj · হাছন রাজার গানMystic folk songs of a 19th-century zamindar-poet that are still sung across the haor country.