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Lakshmipur, Chattogram

Ramgati Meghna Riverside

The Meghna’s edge at Ramgati and Kamalnagar, where embankments look out over char lands, buffalo herds and fishing boats on a river as wide as the sea.

Local food to try

  • Buffalo-milk curd

    Ramgati Meghna Riverside

    Thick curd from the char buffalo, sold in clay pots at the local bazaars.

  • Meghna hilsa

    Ramgati Meghna Riverside

    Fresh from the river in season.

  • River fish and rice

    Ramgati Meghna Riverside

    A simple meal at the bazaar eateries in Alexander.

Where to eat

  • Alexander bazaar

    Ramgati, Lakshmipur

    Simple restaurants and tea stalls in Ramgati’s upazila town.

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Where to stay

  • Lakshmipur town

    Lakshmipur Sadar

    Most visitors come for the day from the district town, where the hotels are.

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  • Simple lodging in Alexander

    Ramgati, Lakshmipur

    Basic options only — check locally before relying on them.

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Culture

Life on the Ramgati and Kamalnagar chars follows the river and the seasons: hilsa fishing in the monsoon and autumn, soybean and winter crops on the dry land, and buffalo herds moved between the chars. Families here have often rebuilt their homes more than once as the bank has moved.

History

In Ramgati and Kamalnagar the Meghna is close to its mouth, and land and water are constantly trading places. New chars rise from the silt while the river eats into the eastern bank; over the decades erosion has taken homes, roads and markets, and embankments now guard much of the shore.

The char lands are a world of their own: families who farm soybean and rice on newly risen ground, herd buffalo across the mudflats and fish the river for hilsa. The upazila town is known as Alexander.

For travellers the attraction is the scale of it — a brown river that stretches to the horizon, open sky, and sunsets over the chars. Riverside spots here have become popular with day-trippers from across the district.

Tour plans

A day on the Meghna chars

Full day

  1. Step 1: Head south

    Leave Lakshmipur town in the morning by bus or CNG through Kamalnagar to Alexander.

  2. Step 2: The embankment

    Walk the embankment for wide views over the river and the chars.

  3. Step 3: Lunch in Alexander

    Eat river fish and try the buffalo-milk curd at the bazaar.

  4. Step 4: Sunset by the river

    Stay for the late-afternoon light over the Meghna, or take a short boat trip if the river is calm.

  5. Step 5: Return

    Head back to Lakshmipur town; the last transport can leave early, so check locally.

Plan your visit

Best time to visit

November to March, when the river is calm and the chars are dry; late afternoon for the sunset

How to get there

Ramgati lies south of Lakshmipur town along the Meghna, through Kamalnagar. Take a local bus or CNG from town to Ramgati’s upazila town, Alexander, roughly 1.5–2 hours, then a rickshaw or auto-rickshaw to the embankment.

Travel tips

  • Keep away from the edge of eroding banks, especially in the monsoon when the river is high and fast.
  • If you take a boat to a char, wear a life jacket, agree on the trip first and come back well before dark — tides can strand boats on the mudflats.
  • Stay off the river during storms and cyclone signals.
  • Facilities are basic; carry water, a hat and some cash.
  • Ask before photographing people on the chars, and keep a respectful distance from buffalo herds.

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