Pirgacha Rubber Bagan Tangail

In 1986, Pirgachha Rubber Garden was built in Pirgachha of Madhupur in Tangail district in harmony with the beautiful nature. There are about 1 lakh 54 thousand rubber trees spread over an area of ​​3 thousand acres. Anyone with short spare time can visit Pirgacha rubber plantation near Dhaka.

On a sunny day, the golden sun peeks through the green leaves of the tall trees in the Madhupur rubber garden, filling the surroundings with genuine beauty. Decorated in different colors in different seasons, this rubber garden has numerous fruit and flower trees. And passing through the garden is a wide road leading to the garden office. Adjacent to the office is a half-baked “guest house” surrounded by colorful rice canopies and colorful flowering plants. The view of the rubber plantation from the guest house is most beautiful on rainy or sunny days.

A huge rubber factory is located a little away from the rubber garden office. Here, white raw rubber is collected from rubber trees and processed into large rubber sheets. And seeing the various processes of the factory with your own eyes is undoubtedly a great experience. Apart from this, in the middle and end of the Pirgacha rubber plantation, there is a settlement of Garo tribals and a habitat of various wild animals in Madhupur.

To visit Pirgacha rubber plantation, first come to Madhupur upazila of Tangail district. There is a direct bus from Dhaka to Madhupur from Mohakhali. Bus fare will be 200-300 taka. The distance from Madhupur to rubber garden is about 13 km. Rubber plantation can be reached from Madhupur bus stand by CNG or auto rickshaw. And to see the whole garden on a motorcycle will cost 300-600 taka per person.

You can stay overnight at Pirgacha Rubber Garden guest house with permission. Also there are several good quality residential hotels near the bus stand in Madhupur Upazila. Again, you can stay overnight at various quality residential hotels and guest houses located at Nirala intersection of Tangail district city.

There are various quality hotels and restaurants to eat in Madhupur. On the way to Pirgacha Rubber Garden some more restaurants will be noticed. Of course, don't forget to taste the delicious pineapples of Madhupur and the chamcham of Tangail's famous Porabari.

Other tourist attractions in Tangail include Madhupur National Park, 201 Dome Mosque , Gupta Vrindavan, SP Park, Dhanbari, Pakutia and Mahera Zamindar Bari.

Feature Image: Samuel H Edge