Sajek in summer | Rangamati, Bangladesh
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Check out this marvelous drone video from a remote spot in Bangladesh, compliments of contributor A kid with a gun. It's called the Sajek Valley, and it's part of the Rangamati Hill District. The District in turn is part of the division (state) of Chittagong, which covers the eastern part of this Southern Asian nation. A land of dense highland forests, the Sajek Valley is an emerging tourist destination here. The valley is in the far eastern side of the country, close to the border with (eastern) India.
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Although originally being a ridge, Sajek is popularly known as Sajek valley which is an emerging tourist spot in Bangladesh situated among the hills of Kasalong range of mountains in Sajek union, Baghaichhari Upazila in Rangamati District. Sajek is known as the Roof of Rangamati. The name of Sajek Valley came from Sajek River that originates from Lusai Hill. Sajek river works as a border between Bangladesh and India. Sajek is a union located in north of Chittagong Hill Tracts.it is under Baghaichori Upazila in Rangamati hill district, it is situated 67 km north-east from Khagrachhari town and 95 km North-West from Rangamati city. The border of Bangladesh and Mizoram of India is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east from Sajek. The native people of Sajek are ethnic minorities. Among them Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Pankua, Lushai and Sagma are mentionable. Sajek was unexplored for a long time and it emerged as a tourist spot owing to it's natural environment. The place does not have modern tourist facilities and tourists visit for the nature and culture of the place. Though the valley is in Rangamati but to tourists prefer the route from Kagrachari to Sajek valley through Dighinala Bazaar, Bagaihat Bazaar and Machalong Haat. Major transport is Chander Gari which is like a four-wheel jeep. Tourists can also go to Sajek from Rangamati by engine vessel. It takes 5–6 hours in that route.