Hakaluki Haor
Haors (bowl shaped depressions from the water level of rivers) of Bangladesh are enriched in biodiversity having great importance. Some haors of Bangladesh are nationally and internationally important for their plenteous beauty and pompous biodiversity. The Hakaluki is particularly a good example for such type of water resources which has great ecological, economic and commercial values. It is one of t he Bangladesh largest and one of Asia’s larger wetland resource. The haor is spreaded over Kulaura, Juri and Baralekha upazilla under Moulovibazar district and Fenchuganj and Gopalganj upazillas under Sylhet district. The total area of this haor is about 39322.422 hectors or 97166.78 acres but at the rainy season its total area turns into 7000 hectors. Though the haor is surrounded by eleven union and five upazillas, 40% of its territory lies in Barolekha upazilla. The haor itself comprises a complex web of Juri, Fanai and Continala rivers. There is about 276 beels cover an area of...