The natural beauty of Bandarban

The Sangu River is only the river born inside Bangladesh and runs through Bandarban. This river is also known as Sangpo or Shankha. It is a river in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The source of this river is in the North Arakan Hills of Myanmar. The Arakan Hills form the border between Arakan and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.


It follows a northerly circuitous course in the hill tracts up to Bandarban. It enters the district from the east and flows west across the district and finally falls into the Bay of Bengal at the end of a course of 270 km. This river is flowing through the hills thousands of years.

The major tributaries of Sangu River are the Dolukhal and Chand Khali Nadi. The Chand Khali Nadi runs through the Patiya Plains and the Dolukhal River exhausts into the Satkania Plains. Another branch is the Kumira Khali. It saps into the Kutubdia Channel.

It is an important route to communicate with Ruma and Thanci Upozilla. It has huge financial interests for the population of Bandarban. This river is widely used for transportation, agricultural and other necessary products for the people of remote community.

In the winter season the current of the river almost becomes stagnant but in the rainy season the current becomes aggressive. Visitor must be attracting with the beautification scattered on the both sides of it. You can find here hills, forests, falls with a river together. All the way you will be thrilled only and it is simply amazing. The Sangu drains off the waters of Patiya, Satkania, and Banshkhali Upazilas.

It has a connection with the Karnafuli River through the Chand Khali River. The Sangu is a shallow river, but it becomes violent during rains and develops rapid currents. It is navigable up to 48.27 kilometres (29.99 mi) from the estuary. The Sangu gas field is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Chittagong and reaches a depth of 10 meters at its mouth.