Unseen Bangladesh
Sunamganj District · Sylhet Division · যাদুকাটা নদী
Jadukata River travel guide
A river of clear blue water and white sand.
🗓️ Best time to visitNovember–March
⏱ How long it takes1–2 hours
💰 Estimated costBoat ride ৳300–500 per hour
History and background
This river coming down from Meghalaya is locally called the Rakti. In the dry season you see clear blue water and white sandbanks. Collecting sand and stone from the river is a big source of local livelihood.
How to get to Jadukata River
Right beside Barikka Tila.
Sunamganj is about 300 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 6–7 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Sunamganj buses from Sayedabad/Mohakhali (Mamun, Shyamoli, Ena), non-AC ৳700–800.
- 🚗 By road: About 2 hours by bus from Sylhet to Sunamganj.
Where to stay
- Houseboats on Tanguar Haor (book ahead)
- Mid-range hotels in Sunamganj town
What to eat
Fresh haor fish, duck curry
Good to know
- Flash floods come in the monsoon — be careful
More places to visit in Sunamganj district
- Tanguar Haor — A Ramsar site; sea-like water in the monsoon, hijol-koroch forest and migratory birds in winter.
- Niladri Lake (Tekerghat) — A blue lake in an old limestone quarry, at the foot of the hills.
- Barikka Tila — Views of the Jadukata River and the Meghalaya hills from the hillock.
- Shimul Garden — A garden of hundreds of silk-cotton (shimul) trees; covered in red flowers in Falgun.
- Hason Raja Museum — The house and memorial museum of the mystic poet Hason Raja.