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Bandarbon :It is one of the three districts
that make up the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the others being Rangamati District and Khagrachhari District.[2]
Bandarban is regarded as one of the most attractive travel destinations in
Bangladesh. Bandarban (meaning the dam of monkeys), or in Marma
or Arakanese language as "Rwa-daw Mro" is
also known as Arvumi or the Bohmong Circle (of the rest of the three hill
districts Rangamati is the Chakma Circle, Raja Devasish Roy and Khagrachari is
the Mong Circle, Raja Sachingprue Marma). Bandarban town is the home town of
the Bohmong Chief (currently King, or Raja, U Cho Prue Marma)
who is the head of the Marma population. It also is the administrative
headquarters of Bandarban district, which has turned into one of the most
exotic tourist attractions in Bangladesh since the insurgency
in Chittagong Hill Tracts has ceased more than a decade back.
History
In the early days of 15th century, the Arakanese kingdom, where Mrauk U was the
capital, expended its territories to the Chittagong area of Bengal. After the
victory of Arakan on Burma's
Pegu kingdom in 1599 AD, the Arakanese king Mong Raja Gree appointed a Prince
of Pegu as the governor of newly established Bohmong Htaung (Circle) by giving
the title of "Bohmong" Raja. That area was mostly populated by the Arakanese
descendants and ruled by the Burmese (Myanmar) noble descendants who started to
call themselves in Arakanese language as Marma. Marma is an archaic Arakanese
pronunciation for Myanmar.
As the population of the Bohmong Htaung were of Arakanese descandants, these
Myanmar-descendants Bohmong chiefs (Rajas) of the ruling class took the titles
in Arakanese and speak a dialect of the Arakanese language.
Bandarban Hill District was once called Bohmong Htaung since the
Arakanese rule. Once Bohmong Htaung was ruled by Bohmong Rajas who were the
subordinates to the Arakanese kings. Ancestors of the present Bohmong dynasty
were the successor of the Pegu King of Burma under Arakan's rule in Chittagong. In 1614,
King Mong Kha Maung, the king of Arakan appointed Maung Saw Pru as Governor of
Chittagong who in 1620 repulsed the Portuguese invasion with great valour. As a
consequence, Arakanese king, Mong Kha Maung adorned Maung Saw Pru with a title
of Bohmong meaning Great General. After the death of Maung Saw Pru two
successors retained Bohmong title. During the time of Bohmong Hari Gneo in
1710, Arakanese King Canda Wizaya recaptured Chittagong from the Mughals.
Bohmong Hari Gneo helped King Canda Wizaya in recapturing Chittagong and as a
mark of gratitude the later conferred on Bohmong Hari Gneo the grand title of Bohmong
Gree which means great Commander in Chief.
Tourism
We welcome guests, but don't want Bandarban to become crowded or polluted
like Rangamati. We don't want to lose our culture nor see it consigned to a
museum.
— Raja Aung Shue Prue Chowdhury,
Bandarban lies, by bus, eight hours away from Dhaka, two hours from
Chittagong
and three hours from Cox's Bazaar. It is also possible to get there by a
six-hour bus ride from Rangamati.The Buddha Dhatu Jadi, the largest Buddhist
temple in Bangladesh, located in Balaghata, 4 km from the town.This place
attracts many tourists every year. This Theravada
Buddhist temple is made completely in the style of South-East
Asia and houses the second largest statue of Buddha
in Bangladesh. The waterfall named Shoilo Propat at Milanchari is another place
tourists like to visit. The numerous Buddhist temples, known as kyang in
local tongue, and bhihars in the town include the highly notable the Rajvihar
(royal vihar) at Jadipara and the Ujanipara Bhihar. Bawm villages around
Chimbuk, and Mru villages a little further off, are also lie within a day's
journey from the town. Prantik Lake, Jibannagar and Kyachlong Lake are some
more places of interest. Boat ride on the river Sangu is one of the main
attraction here for tourists.
Notable persons
- Bohmong king As a man Aung Shue Prue Chowdhury, died on 8 August 2012; member of second Jatiyo Sangshad (1979-1982) and state minister under former president Major General Ziaur Rahman [7][9]
- Chingla Mong Chowdhury Murruy, born 29 March 1949 Chandragona, Kaptai, Rangamati Hill tracts. He was a well known footballer, before the liberation war and was the first Indigenous Marma to captain the Pakistan national team. He coached the BRTC, and was an advisor for BKSP football academy. He also earned a University Blue in athletics and received a national award in football the highest honour for sports in Bangladesh. He fought in the Liberation War in 1971 was stationed in Sector-1 (Z force, was given the honorary Captain title at the time of the liberation war) and fought until 16 December when the country was liberated. He died on 9 May 2012.
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