Tanguar Haor

Of crystal blues and emerald greens

Tanguar Haor is a globally significant wetland located in Sunamganj district, north-western corner of Bangladesh extending for about 10,000 hectares close to the Indian border in the Meghalaya hill region. The complex ecosystem of the wetland, known for its many species of fish and a staging area for at least half a million of migratory birds, is the main source of living for about 56,000 people located in villages around its periphery.

Every winter the haor is home to about 200 types of migratory birds. The haor is an important source of fish. In 1999-2000, the government earned 7,073,184 takas as revenue just from fisheries of the haor. There are more than 140 species of fresh water fish in the haor. The more predominant among them are: ayir, gang magur, baim, tara, gutum, gulsha, tengra, titna, garia, beti, kakia etc. Hijal, karach, gulli, balua, ban tulsi, nalkhagra and other freshwater wetland trees are in this haor.