Unseen Bangladesh
Feni District · Chattogram Division · মুহুরী প্রজেক্ট
Muhuri Project travel guide
The Muhuri River reservoir and dam; boat rides, birdwatching and sunsets.
🗓️ Best time to visitNovember–February (birds)
⏱ How long it takes2–3 hours
💰 Estimated costBoat ৳300–500 per hour
History and background
Built in 1984–85 by damming the Feni and Muhuri rivers for irrigation, it is the country's second largest irrigation project. The huge reservoir, 40 sluice gates, fish farms and migratory birds in winter are the attractions.
How to get to Muhuri Project
In Sonagazi upazila; about 30 km by CNG from Feni town.
Feni is about 150 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 3–4 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Star Line and Chattogram-bound buses from Sayedabad, fare ৳350–600.
- 🚆 By train: Chattogram-bound trains to Feni station, fare ৳200–500.
Where to stay
The district town has basic and mid-range hotels (roughly ৳800–2,500). Government circuit houses and dak bungalows can be used with permission.
What to eat
Feni's buffalo-milk yoghurt
Good to know
- Loveliest at sunset in the afternoon
- Fresh fish at the fish market
More places to visit in Feni district
- Bijoy Singha Dighi — An old pond of about 35 acres, ringed by rows of trees.
- Chand Gazi Bhuiyan Mosque — An 18th-century three-domed mosque.