Tanguar Haor

Area 4,535 Hec
OVERVIEW

Tanguar Haor are special type of Inland Wetlands of Bangladesh situated in the north-eastern zone of the country. Bishwambarpur, where the waterline blends with the high green hills of Meghalaya, is visited by almost 30 kinds of migratory wild ducks every year. You can easily hire a dinghy from the local villages and enjoy the scenic, feathery beauty

Geographic Information

Tanguar Haor, located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar Haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100 square kilometres of which 2,802.36 ha² is wetland.

Tanguar Haor is a river basin which is located at the Tahirpur Upazila of Sunamgonj district in Sylhet Division. Its takes roughly 6-7 hours to reach here from Dhaka. After getting off at the Surma Bridge just off the Bus station, you need to hire a bike or a CNG Taxi to get yourself at Tahirpur. From Tahirpur you can hire boat and enjoy the beauty of Haor.

Tangua is one of the finest places in the world to enjoy the perfect sunset and the sunrise.

Tanguar Haor, located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar Haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100 square kilometres of which 2,802.36 ha² is wetland.

Tanguar Haor is a river basin which is located at the Tahirpur Upazila of Sunamgonj district in Sylhet Division. Its takes roughly 6-7 hours to reach here from Dhaka. After getting off at the Surma Bridge just off the Bus station, you need to hire a bike or a CNG Taxi to get yourself at Tahirpur. From Tahirpur you can hire boat and enjoy the beauty of Haor.


Conservation efforts

Tangua is one of the finest places in the world to enjoy the perfect sunset and the sunrise.

Tanguar Haor, located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar Haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100 square kilometres of which 2,802.36 ha² is wetland.

Tangua is one of the finest places in the world to enjoy the perfect sunset and the sunrise.

Tanguar Haor, located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar Haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100 square kilometres of which 2,802.36 ha² is wetland.

Tangua is one of the finest places in the world to enjoy the perfect sunset and the sunrise.

Tanguar Haor, located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar Haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100 square kilometres of which 2,802.36 ha² is wetland.

Tanguar Haor is a small one, but extraordinarily beautiful. The word Akashi means sky blue color and the word Haor means inundated water body that is created due to overflowing of nearby river. So, combining the two words it means sky blue colored water body. And interestingly the color of the water was really bluish. The clouds from the sky easily reflect on the pristine water from the Haor.


Few places are occupied with water there. So local people usually do fishing, and probably they will continue until the area dried up totally. Most of the fishing nets are having same design and structure. Also, the style of fishing is a bit different from other area as well.

Birds of Tanguar Haor

Babui (Baya Weaver), Bangla Bulbul (Red-vented Bulbul), Bangla Kaththokra (Lesser Goldenback), Bhat Shalik (Common Mayna), Choto Machranga (Common Kingfisher), Deshi Kanibok (Indian Pond Heron), Deshi Pankouri (Indian Cormorant), Dhola Bali Hans (Cotton Pigmy Goose), Dhupni Bok (Grey Heron), Doyel (Oriental Magpie Robin), 

Animals of Tanguar Haor

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Badur (Flying Fox) , Ban Biral (Jungle Cat),  Benji (Small Indian Mongoose), Dhari Indur (Greater Bandicoot Rat), Gechho Bang (Common Tree Frog) , Kori Kaitta ( Indian Roofed Turtle) , Kuno Bang (Asian Common Toad) , Mecho Biral (Fishing Cat), Roktochusha ( Common Garden Lizard),Shakini Shap (Banded Krait), Shial (Golden Jackal)

Plants of Tanguar Haor

Durbagass (Dog's Tooth Grass), Ghagra (Common Cocklebur), Hatisur (Indian Heliotrope), Helencha (Water Cress), Kalmi Shak (Swamp Morning-glory), Satamuli (Wild Asparagus).

Master Plan of Haor Area

The Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board (BHWDB) has taken the initiative to prepare a comprehensive Master Plan with a view to preserve, protect.