Ramsagar National Park — Attraction in Rangpur Division

Located in the Dinajpur District in the north-west of Bangladesh, the Ramsagar National Park spreads out over an area of about sixty square kilometers, with a vast man-made water reservoir as its focal point. The area around the Ramsagar Lake is a popular picnic spot for both locals and tourists, and the abundant flora and fauna in the area enhances the peaceful sensation of being close to nature.

The water reservoir was built between 1750 and 1755 to provide local inhabitants with safe drinking water. Its construction was initiated by Raja Ram Nath and some 1.5 million laborers worked on the project. The reservoir was named in his honor. The Parjatan Corporation, which manages many tourism projects in Bangladesh, has developed some visitor facilities around the lake, such as rest-rooms, picnic spots and kiosks to sell refreshments, as well as playgrounds for children to enjoy. Popular activities in the area include fishing, boating and hiking. There is not much in the line of indigenous forest in the Ramsagar National Park, but the Forest Department of Bangladesh have planted a variety of ornamental and fruit trees that have flourished and become lush forested areas.

The lake is populated by a variety of fish, as well as fresh water crocodiles, while animals that visitors are likely to see on land include Sambar Deer, Chital Deer, Wild Boar, Blue Bull, Sloth Bear and Hyena. Birding enthusiasts can look out for resident White-Breasted Water Hen, Jacanas, Moorhen, River Tern, Sand Piper, Ringed Plover and Grey and Purple Herons. Moreover, the lake is a stop-over for innumerable migratory water-fowl, making for a spectacular sight during migration season.

With the concept of eco-tourism gaining in popularity all over the world, the Forest Department of Bangladesh is considering a number of the country’s national parks for developing this concept, and the Ramsagar National Park is on that list. Eco-tourism allows visitors, both local and international, to enjoy the natural beauty of the country, provides local communities with a sustainable income, raises awareness of the challenges of development versus conservation, and looks for ways to ensure that future generations will also have the opportunity of enjoying the beauty...

Ramsagar National Park (রামসাগর জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a national park in Bangladesh located at. 25°33'00"N 88°37'30"E Tejpur, near Dinajpur District in the north-west of the country. The Park is 27.76 hectare, in size, and is built around a large water reservoir known as "Ramsagar tank". The lake is 1079m in length and 192.6m in width. The soil is red-yellow clay.

The tank was built in the 18th century by Raja Ram Nath. It is believed that the lake was excavated by King Ramnath, Maharaja of Dinajpur before the Battle of Plassey. The tank was dug by 15 million workers at a cost of 30,000 Taka.

There are no big trees; the park consists of a big lake surrounded by embankments. Most of the flora and fauna are associated with wetland ecosystem.

The park is managed by staff members which include forest officers, gardeners, forest guards and watchman. It was first established in year 1960 and was earlier recommended that the park be developed as class-B national park for recreation and education by the Government of east Pakistan in 1971. It was declared as national park on 30-4-2001 under the Bangladesh wildlife (Preservation) Amendment Act of 1947.

Flora:

272 plant species belonging to 132 families were recorded in this sanctuary. Mangifera indica, Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indica, and Semecarpus anacardium are some of the trees found in the sanctuary.

Fauna:

The lake is full of different types of fishes. There are turtles and fresh water crocodiles in the lake. The animals found here are spotted deer, wild boar, blue bull, sloth bear and Asian black bear. The water birds mainly white breasted water hen, jacanas, river tern, kingfishers, ringed plover, grey heron and purple heron are found here.

The plants inside the park are removed by the local villagers for food, fodder, making furniture, medicine and fuel. There is a decrease in the indigenous fish species due to overexploitation. The other factors affecting the biodiversity of the park are agricultural pollution, siltation, diseases and floods.

This place holds the historical and natural beauty...

Ramsagor is the biggest man made artificial lake in Bangladesh. Its sitauted in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The lake is build around a water reservoir. Its so large that the other side of the lake looks blurry! This is not just a lake, its a park actually. This park is filled with huge trees! The walk-way is always shadowed by the trees - so walking in the park is very comfortable. There is a soft breeze you can feel while being here - feels so peaceful! Its a nice escape from a busy mechanical life and find inner peace. A must visit place! But a bad point is its not clean at all! The water is filled with plants and wastes, peopled washing cloths here, and the bank is dirty as well. Although the walkway is veing cleared, no one is taking any initiative to clean the lake water! And hence the place which could be a very nice place for tourist attraction, is being wasted day by day down to the atoms. I hope someone will take action against it and help bring Ramsagor to its glory. My request to the people of Dinajpur is to take steps on this as it harms your reputation. Please throw any waste while you are on a trip in designated...