Manpura Island (Manpura Island) is an isolated land belonging to Bhola district of Bangladesh. The Meghna River flows to the east, west and north of Manpura Island and the Bay of Bengal to the south. There is a rare opportunity to see the sunrise and sunset from Manpura Island. Apart from this, there are Deer Sanctuary, Manpura Landing Station and Chowdhury Project in this island. Manpura Landing Station has been built within 500 meters of Meghna River. Local people and tourists come to spend time here from afternoon to night. Deer at the island’s deer sanctuary come very close to the main road at high tide. Sometimes the bike has to stop and wait for the deer herd to cross the road. Besides, there is a fish enclosure called Chowdhury Project in this island. The vast expanse of ponds and rows of coconut trees along the banks of the lake are quite charming to spend an afternoon. Manpura Island is an ideal place for cycling and camping. Getting lost in the realm of rivers and greenery on a bicycle creates an exhilarating feeling.
Manpura Island Travel Time
Winter is the best time to visit Manpura Island. Camping in Manpura during winters adds an extra level of enjoyment to the trip.
How to go
Being an isolated island, launches are the only means of access to Manpura Island. Two launches named MV Farhan-3 and 4 from Dhaka’s Sadarghat depart for Hatiya at 5 pm every day and reach Manpura Island between 7 am and 7.30 am. Watching the sunrise from the launch is mesmerizing. 350 taka per person to ride the launch deck. Launch from Manpura Ramnewaz Launch Ghat at 2 PM for Dhaka.
Besides, you can come to Manpura Island by C-Truck from Dhaka or Barisal via Bhola to Tajumuddin Ghat. Daily C-Truck departs from Tajumuddin at 3pm and return C-Truck departs from Manpura at 10am. Two launches also depart from Betua Ghat at Charfashan in Bhola for Manpura’s Janata Bazar. However, from April to November, this waterway is considered as a danger point, so the launch movement on this route is closed for these 8 months.