Pursuit after Squid

I am back, back from a short trip. Rassel, Hasib and I planned for a sudden & short trip. We didn’t have any specific choice; few came in our mind Banglabanda (Panchagarh), Birishiri (Netrokona), Shari River (Sylhet). Finally we decided on Shari River (Sylhet). I guess it was a nice pick; in fact it was a best pick for me because I had to go to Shari River at least once. We start on Thursday night from Dhaka by Bus because we were late for train. It took four hour to reach Main city of Sylhet.

This is my first time in Sylhet City. More or Less it is reminiscent of other Divisional Cities in Bangladesh. One thing is different than others, it is their economy. Their economy is based on two things. Their flow of economy is based on shrine related to tombs of “Hazrat Shah Shahzalal” and “Hazrat Shah Poran” and their immigrant relatives. Most of the people in Sylhet have dual citizenship one from Bangladesh and one from Britain.

So London has a great influence over their culture and Society. Basically they are conservative and sacred in nature but the influence of London makes them considerate in few cases. The immense of fashion houses, shopping centers, food shops unlike other divisional cities in Bangladesh, reflect the spirit of London. An interesting thing about new generation, they are totally confused and suffer from identity crisis. They are not Bangladeshi; they are not British; what the hell they are?

Probably I have lost the main stream; anyway we were talking about our short pleasure tour. After reaching Sylhet fist we went to tomb of “Hazrat Shah Shahzalal” then “Hazrat Shah Poran”. In the middle of the tour I felt we were in pilgrimage. Hasib and Rassel complete their morning prayer in those shrine, after that we took a bus towards Jaflong. It was fifty Kilometer from Sylhet City. We reached Jaflong at 10 am, we spend two hours there visiting tea state and ambling aimlessly. Jaflong is not as charming as its myth is.

After that we took a bus to Shari Ghat it is beside the Shari River. Our primary target was Shari River; it is less-known than other places in Sylhet. Shari got the clearest water among the rivers in Bangladesh. Its water is very near to crystal. And both side of the river was awesome! Actually it is not river right now, it become small creek in winter and Torrent River in rainy days. Actually pixie tells me about this river first. Whatever, we took a boat from there for a small tour. We spend almost two to three hours there sitting on the boat. It was a great experience. Actually Shari with the essence of pixie takes my breath away. If you are not a nature’s lover then probably these mean nothing to you. Anyway, I enjoy the whole time.

We took another bus from Shari Ghat for Sylhet. And we reached Sylhet again at 4 pm. After that we did bla… bla... bla… And so on. I can’t write anymore. The most important thing from rest of our tour was tea state… … …

We got a great combination; we went lot of places without preparation in our university life. It is our first tour after completion our undergrad. In that sense it is our get together. And I guess as a get together it was very very successful. We select the name “Pursuit after Squid” for this tour. Actually I don’t why they know better than me. Let keep the matter for them…………. lolz… ;-)