Gurudaspur of Natore is a very lovely place if you like nature and the tranquil environment. It has a small museum but profound with some antique collections. This Museum is known as Chalan Beel museum (or Chalan beel jadughor), and the founder of the museum is Mr. Abdul Hamid, who was a principal of a college.
Abdul Hamid built a complex by his name, and that comprises with multiple academic institutes like school, college, junior school, religious school, mosque, etc. This generous person did this for the better education of the local people.
Chalan Beel museum is located in the village Khubjupur of Gurudaspur upazila. If you’d like to visit the place, you have to reach at Kachhikata bus stoppage which is at the Dhaka-Natore highway. From the stoppage you could take any tempo or local bus, or Nosimon a local vehicle to reach at Chachkoir bazar. From Chachkoir bazar you would have to walk for 5 minutes, and you’d find two bridges over river Atrai.
After crossing both of the river bridges you could take auto, or van to reach at Khubjipur village. The cost of the van would be 20 Taka per person. It would take around 15-20 minutes to reach Khubjipur village. It would drop you just in front of the Abdul Hamid Complex.
The museum is closed in Friday and Saturday. So make sure that you are not there during the closed days. I was there in Saturday, but I found a local guy who is close to the caretaker of the museum, and it was easy for me to get inside with the help of him.
Cholon beel museum,
Upazila: Gorudaspur,
District: Natore,
Country: Bangladesh.
Written by Lonely Traveler,
For blog alonelytraveler.com
Saturday, 29th May 2010
