The government has imposed an entry fee for visitors at Sylhet’s Ratargul swamp forest, which has become an attractive tourist destination in Bangladesh over the past few years. The government has also fixed a daily filming fee of Tk 10,000 per camera at Ratargul. Local tourists can avail boat rides for Tk 100 while foreigners will have to pay Tk 1,000 for the service, according to the notice. Ratargul, the only swamp forest in Bangladesh, is about 16 km away from Sylhet city. The authorities reopened the forest for the visitors on November 1 after a shutdown of eight months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: bd News24 November 02, 2020 09:11 UTC