Beautiful Bangladesh: Thanchi - থানচি | বান্দরবান

            Bangladesh is a country of unique diversity. Just take a few bold steps from your house and you will come across a country that you could never have imagined. Beyond the barren, concrete jungle that is our capital city, lies unimaginable splendors. To truly grasp the raw beauty of Bangladesh, its best to stray off the beaten path.  

One such path leads to Thanchi, one of the remotest parts of our country. It falls under the Bandarban District of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and it appears as a tiny speck on the map of Bangladesh. CHT is always beautiful and everything about the area, the culture, the people, and their diversity piques the interests of even the most casual of travelers. Thanchi is no different in this regard despite its size.

Thanchi is 3,500 feet above sea level and one can imagine the steep journey you need to undertake to reach the destination. From Bandarban, you can hire a 'chander gari' if you have a large contingent of travellers of say about 20 people. It would cost around around Tk5000.  But if you are in small numbers, the local bus from Bandarban to Thanchi can be a good experience. It would take you around Tk250 per person and is a four hour journey from Bandarban. The buses usually start from Thanchi bus stand; ask anyone in Bandarban and they will tell you how to go there. The only problem is that the buses that ply that road just go there once a day and the last bus that leaves Thanchi is at 2pm. The remoteness of the area and also the geography makes a night time journey a perilous adventure. During the rainy reason, Thanchi remains cut off from the rest of the country. The only way to reach it then is by crossing the river Sangu.

Taken in: Bangladesh / Chittagong / Thanchi / Lainkalangpāra (show map)

Taken on: January 6, 2021

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