Rangamati : A Fairytale District
Hills and lakes, tribal glory and songs of nature - Rangamati in south-eastern Bangladesh is one word that inspires many images in the mind
Munira A. Fidai
Located in the Chittagong division of Bangladesh, Rangamati is surrounded by Tripura in the north, Bandarban in the South, Myanmar in the East and Chittagong in the West. Rangamati is, in fact, the only district in Bangladesh with two international borders - one with India and the other with Myanmar.
More than 52% of the population of Rangamati is indigenous, home to communities such as the Chakma, Marma, Assamese, Tripuri, to name a few. The remaining percentage of the population is non-indigenous. This south-eastern paradise and arguably the largest district of the country was historically a fighting ground for the monarchs of Trip...