Hanging Bridge travel guide

At a glance

Length

About 335 ft

Location

Parjatan Complex, Rangamati town

Run by

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

Entry

Small ticket fee

History and details

Built in the 1980s over part of Kaptai Lake at the Rangamati Parjatan Complex, this hanging bridge links two hills. The red bridge is Rangamati's best-known symbol and appears on many posters and travel ads.

In the monsoon and autumn, when the lake is full, there's water under the bridge; late in the dry season the water drops a lot and land appears beneath it. You can start a boat trip on the lake right from the Parjatan Complex.

Things to do

• See both sides of the lake from the middle of the bridge
• Start a boat trip from the Parjatan ghat
• Stay at the Parjatan Motel

How to get to Hanging Bridge

Next to the Parjatan Motel; by CNG from town.

Rangamati is about 310 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 7–8 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Shyamoli, Hanif, S. Alam from Sayedabad/Kalabagan; non-AC ৳800–950, AC ৳1,300–1,800.
• 🚗 By road: For Sajek, chander gari from Khagrachhari town (via Dighinala, with an army escort).

Where to stay

• Parjatan Motel Rangamati (by the lake)
• Runmoy Resort and many cottages at Sajek (৳2,000–6,000)
• Mid-range hotels in Rangamati town

What to eat

Bamboo chicken, Kaptai Lake fish, food at hill restaurants

Good to know

• In the dry season, when the water drops, you can see land under the bridge
• Crowded in the afternoon

More to see nearby

• Parjatan Motel Rangamati (next door)
• Rajban Vihara (15 minutes by boat)
• Tribal Cultural Institute Museum

More places to visit in Rangamati district

• Kaptai Lake — The country's largest man-made lake, ringed by hills; you can spend a whole day on a boat.
• Sajek Valley — A valley of clouds about 1,800 ft up; Ruilui Para, sunrise on Konglak Hill.
• Shuvolong Waterfall — A waterfall dropping from the hills beside Kaptai Lake; loveliest in the monsoon.
• Rajban Vihara — A large Buddhist monastery by the lake, built with the Chakma Raja's support.
• Kaptai National Park — Hill forest, the Karnaphuli River and the Kaptai Dam.

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