Susung Durgapur.......Beauty of Bangladesh...Haven of Bangladesh
Hey everybody, scattered in anywhere in the world, rooted from Susung Durgapur and Birisiri located at Netrokona (formerly Mymensingh District), Bangladesh and anybody who have interest regarding Durgapur, Birisiri and after all who like natural beauty, and natural resources, lets form a page to share our feelings, our connection with each other, our sweet moments both at present and in past, our responsibilities for our favorite Durgapur, Birishiri by the banks of the Swameshwari river. After all, our dreams and visions concentrate on both the places.
By somebody Susung Durgapur, this beautiful region in Bangladesh located near the northern borders of India, is spelled as a list of words like Susung Durgapur, Shosong Durgapur, Shusang Durgapur, Shoshong Durgapur, Susong Durgapur, Susang Durgapur, Sushong Durgapur, Sushang Durgapur, Shushong Durgapur, Shushang Durgapur, Birisiri as Birishiri and Netrokona as Netrakona, no matter this represents the same place and joint name "Shusong Durgapur" (because there is another Thana named - 'Durgapur' in Rajshahi District) creates a unique identity.
Since still now there is a little information regarding Susung Durgapur, Birishiri as well as the Hajong / Hazong , Garo, Mandi, and other indigenous pages of Durgapur in the NET, this page will try to help you all interested to know about this nice area and its people. Through this page we shall try to introduce Susung Durgapur in broader sense to the rest of the world and WILL GUIDE THE INTERESTED PEOPLE TO VISIT THIS PLACE AT OUR LEVEL BEST. Susung Durgapur and Birishiri (Same direction for travel, as they are at the same place / at close proximity to each other. Only 182 kilometers distance from Dhaka and around 6 hours by bus, Susung Durgapur has a lot of attractions for tourists.
Preferable season to travel: Winter / Dry Season (Especially if you want to see the famous China Matir Pahar (China clay Hills). Especially since the roads are really bad during the rainy season. However, Durgapur also has an exclusive beauty and fun of its own during the rainy season, which is great for adventure lovers. Rainy season is the best time to visit Durgapur if you want to experience Bangladesh as what it is best known for, the land of river and water. Durgapur by Bus from Dhaka:
Direct buses are currently available to Durgapur-Birishiri
Go to Mohakhali Bus stand, search Dhaka-Birisiri bus counter which is adjacent to other counters of Greater Mymensingh bus route.
Ticket is Tk.230/- (it is a direct bus, and bus quality is not so gorgeous and road condition is not too good.
The last bus from Dhaka to Durgapur leaves around 6 pm. But it is advisable not to take the bus after 4 pm from Dhaka as it is around a 6 hours journey, and you do not want to arrive at a village late at night and have problems getting local transport once you get there.
The first bus probably leaves around 8 am
Durgapur is just a new place for tourists, and this is because still sufficient tourist facility is not available. That's why new people who desire 100% smooth journey, can think to start journey toward this place in winter season.
Durgapur by Bus from Mymensingh:
You have to take the local bus from Mymensingh at the bus terminal near Bhrammaputra bridge for a "Mymensing-Birisiri" route
ticket is Tk.55/-
Durgapur by Private Transport:
You can alternatively hire a microbus or take a private car to travel to Durgapur-Birishiri
As far as i know, there are 4 CNG stations in Mymensingh and these are the last and nearest ones to Susung Durgapur.
I don't know whether there is a CNG station in Netrokona. Since the route towards Durgapur doesn’t touch Netrokona Town, so it's irrelevant to its availability in Netrokona (unless somebody plans to go to Netrokona).
Durgapur by Train:
There is no direct Train to Susung Durgapur or Birisiri from Dhaka. The last train station (route is Mymensingh-Jaria-Mymensingh) is located at Jaria. Then after 13 KM, Susung Durgapur is located.recently, Mymensingh-Jaria-Mymensingh Train service along with the route is improved and somebody prefer to avail this Train eapecially who desires to go to Durgapur from Mymensingh.
Time of the train from Mymensingh -6:30pm.11:05pm,16:00am,20:10AM
Local Transport
Alternative transports are Boat (only for visiting Ranikhonh), Rickshaw, Motorcycle (rent) and on foot.
Never Forget
Never forget to confirm rooms in advance for YMCA/YWCA/SORNA/JIHOBA SALOM/ or like this. Remember, Durgapur-Birisiri is a new place for Tourists, that’s why tourists facility hopefully will be improved there over time.
New Shamgonj-Birishiri-Durgapur Road Project
After a long waiting, construction of 37 Kilometers long Shamgonj-Birisiri-Durgapur Road has been started on March, 2011. Aiming to construct a local Highway for this locality (Susung Durgapur and its surroundings) this project has been taken, which in turn will explore the prospects of this locality in terms of Tourism, collecting mineral resources (White Clay, Coal, Sands, Stones etc), Business and so on. It’s supposed to complete this Road project by December, 2013. We congratulate the local representatives of this area who have taken necessary initiatives to make this project possible and at the same time we urge all to have a close look for completion of the project in time.