Someshwari River travel guide

History and background

This river comes down from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and flows past Durgapur. In winter it has clear blue water and wide sandbanks. Collecting coal and sand from the river is a big part of local livelihoods.

How to get to Someshwari River

Right next to Durgapur town.

Netrokona is about 160 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 4–5 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Direct Durgapur/Birishiri buses from Mohakhali (Jinnat, Sarkar), fare ৳400–500; or via Netrokona.
• 🚆 By train: Haor Express/Mohua Commuter from Kamalapur to Netrokona or Mohanganj.

Where to stay

• YMCA and YWCA guest houses and the Cultural Academy rest house at Birishiri

What to eat

Netrokona's balish mishti (famous), haor fish

Good to know

• In the monsoon flash floods can make the water rise suddenly

More places to visit in Netrokona district

• Birishiri and the china-clay hills — White and pink china-clay hillocks and lakes of bluish-green water.
• Ranikhong Mission — A Catholic mission from 1910 on a hillock; lovely views of the Someshwari.
• Hajong Mata Rashimoni Memorial — A memorial to Rashimoni Hajong, martyr of the Tonk movement.

Location on the map