Satchari National Park is a national park

National park

A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...

 in Habiganj District

Habiganj District

Habiganj is a district in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. It is under Sylhet Division.Habiganj is the historical place where the Mukti Bahini started their first guerrilla movement against aggressor Pakistani Army. It is also the place full of memory of Syed Nasir Uddin, an associate of...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. After the 1974 Wild Life Preservation Act, in 2005 Satchari National Park was built on 243 hector land. Literally 'Satchari' in Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

 means 'Seven Streams'. There are seven streams flowing in this jungle, and the name 'Satchari' came from there.

Details

The park is situated in Raghunandan hill, under Paikpara Union, Chunarughat Upazilla, Habiganj District

Habiganj District

Habiganj is a district in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. It is under Sylhet Division.Habiganj is the historical place where the Mukti Bahini started their first guerrilla movement against aggressor Pakistani Army. It is also the place full of memory of Syed Nasir Uddin, an associate of...

, under Sylhet

Sylhet

Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...

 region.It is 130 kilometer from the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

. There are 9 tea gardens nearby. Satchari tea garden is on the West and Chaklapunji tea garden is on the East. Approximately 24 families of Tipra Tribe are living now in the Tipra village.

Plants

There are approximately 200 and more trees are in Satchari National Park. Shaal, Segun, Agar

Agar

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, Garjan, Chapalish, Palm

Palm

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, Mehgani, Krishnachur, Dumur, Jamrul, Shidha Jarul, Awal, Malekas, Eucalyptus, Akashmoni, Bamboo

Bamboo

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 trees, bet trees (regional name Mutra) are the most common species of trees found there.

Wildlife

Wildlife in this park is rich. Red Junglefowl

Red Junglefowl

The Red Junglefowl is a tropical member of the Pheasant family. They are thought to be ancestors of the domestic chicken with some hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl...

, Red-headed Trogon

Red-headed Trogon

The Red-headed Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...

, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Pygmy Woodpecker

Pygmy Woodpecker

The Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan....

 are some of them. Critically endangered Hoolock Gibbon

Hoolock gibbon

The hoolock gibbons , also known as hoolocks, are two primate species from the family of the gibbons .Hoolocks are the second largest of the gibbons, after the Siamang. They reach a size of 60 to 90 cm and weigh 6 to 9 kg...

 is also reside here. Also Phayre's Leaf Monkey

Phayre's Leaf Monkey

Phayre's leaf monkey , also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of lutung found in Southeast Asia. The species epithet commemorates Arthur Purves Phayre....

, a species of Langur also reside here.

Nisharga Shahayata Prakalpa

Beside the National Forest Department, an NGO named "Nisharga", with their "Nisharga Shahayata Prakalpa", observes the park. Beside the preserving forest they provide eco-tours. The NGO also sells some fancy items there.

See also

• Bhawal National Park
  Bhawal National Park
  Bhawal National Park was established and maintained as a National Park in 1974; it was officially declared in 1982 under the Wildlife Act of 1974. It is located in Gazipur, Dhaka Division of Bangladesh, approximately 40 km north of Dhaka city, only 20km drive from Gazipur and 20 km from Kapasia...
  
  
• Lawachara National Park
  Lawachara National Park
  Lawachara National Park is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. The park is located at Kamalganj Upazila, Maulvi Bazar District in the northeastern region of the country...
  
  
• List of protected areas of Bangladesh