Ramu
Ramu is an
upazila in Cox's Bazar district. In 1983, Ramu Thana was turned into an
upazila. Ramu has the largest rubber plantation in Bangladesh and the holiest
pilgrimage site for Buddhists, as well as several Buddhist monasteries. As the
Buddhist monasteries here are quite old, many tourists from different places
come to see these monasteries every year. During the Mughal conquest of
Chittagong in 1666, 13 feet high bronze statue of Buddha was recovered from
here. Which is the largest recovered Buddha statue in Bangladesh. Besides,
there is the largest 100-foot-long lion-decorated statue of Gautam Buddha in
Bangladesh. This Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar is rich in all such Buddhist
monuments. Which is one of the special attractions of Buddhists. Ramu is home
to a large number of ethnographic communities. So from there the life of a
small ethnographic community can be understood quite well.
How to get there:
Ramu is a
short distance from Cox's Bazar, a tourist city in Bangladesh, so many tourists
visit there. It is very easy to get there by any vehicle from Cox's Bazar.
Conclusion: The area was named Ramu after the
Ram dynasty of Arakan. That is the idea from the rumors. The Bankkhali river is
flowing through Ramu upazila. And the Bay of Bengal on the south-western
border. Although the antiquities of Ramu are a special feature especially for
the followers of Buddhism, people of almost all religions can be seen in the
Buddhist monasteries here.
-Tanvir Rahman
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