Mosaic of colours-87 বাড়ির পাশে আরশিনগর ভুটান দেশটি বাংলাদেশের কাছাকাছি হলেও এর ভূ-প্রকৃতি রাজনীতি, সংস্কৃতি একেবারে ভিন্ন। জনসংখ্যা ১ মিলিয়নের কম। ধূলা নেই ধোঁয়া নেই, পরিচ্ছন্ন শহর ও গ্রাম। চোর-চোট্টা কম। শান্তিতে ও সবুজ প্রকৃতির মধ্যে বসবাসের জন্য তাদের একটা অর্থনৈতিক সূচক আছে, যা কৌতুহল-উদ্দীপক। বাংলায় একটি লেখা লিখেছি যেখানে ঐ অর্থনৈতিক সূচক ব্যাখ্যা করেছি। একটি ছোট লেখা জুড়ে দিলাম। The Land of Thunder Dragon Bhutan is known as the land of thunder dragon. Last August 2011, I made a short visit to Bhutan, a land-locked country which is not far from Bangladesh but far from our sight so far. Everything went perfect; my flight of Drukair from Dhaka landed on the picturesque Paro valley. It was noon. I was very much welcomed by Ms Kinley Zam, my tour guide and my driver Mr Sangay from DrukAsia. We proceeded to Punakha, a three hours journey to visit Dzong (Fortress) which is a huge building, a portion of it is currently serving for local administrators and the rest of it contains monastery & temples. Past the green valley, spiral roads besides hills and roadside fruit sellers, we back to Thimphu the capital on the same day. Spent night at Kisa Hotel. We ventured Thimphu city in the morning and visited Art & Craft centre and the giant Buddha in construction. From the top of the hill, I saw a small but beautiful city embraced by surrounding valleys. No noise, no pollution, no crowd & no highrise habitat; a river flows quietly thru the city. No traffic light at the city; it is virtually not required. Double or three-storeyed buildings represent local architectures. Your vision is obstructed by greeneries around. Citizens walking in the roads and working in the offices are with mostly in national outfits. Afternoon we proceeded to Tigers Nest a few kilometers away from Paro, a monastery at the cliff of high hill rocks. The monastery is located roughly 1000 meters above the sea level. It was drizzling; I had managed to go up to the half of the way. Going against the gravity is a great challenge! While moving from one place to another, I gathered a lot of interesting facts on Bhutan. The area of Bhutan is close to one-third of Bangladesh but with population of seven lacs only. The country is the last bastion of vajrayana Buddhism. Fishing and slaughtering is prohibited. Polygamy for man as well as for women is permitted by the religious authority although it is not very common in practice. The main revenue for the economy is from selling electricity to India and they planning to do it in Bangladesh too. Bhutanese Ngultrum is at par with the Indian Rupee and both are concurrently used in Bhutan. Tourism in Bhutan is controlled by the government and heavy tariff is imposed for the travellers. Per capita income of Bhutanese is higher than that of Bangladesh. To my surprise, Bangladeshi workers are working in some construction sites in Bhutan. I also proud to say that Bangladeshi products are being sold at Bhutanese grocery shops. Places of Bhutan are mesmerising. You can touch clouds on the hill and the heart of the loving people. Peoples speak English and are mostly extrovert in nature. I found Bhutan a big village for which I was striving for. You can find tranquillity there for which you may be waiting for. In the advent of globalisation, life is largely smooth in the Land of Thunder Dragon. Email: swapan.bib@gmail
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