Friends of Hakaluki Haor

We are a group of volunteers who love Hakaluki Haor, an unique inland wetland of Bangladesh. Our aims is to raise awareness about conservation and restoration of Hakaluki Haor. Anyone who have any connection with the Hakaluki Haor by work, study, visit or local residents of Haor area are welcome to join this group.
We love to hear from anyone with constructive ideas and thoughts.
Please note: we are not affiliated to any govt or Non Govt organisation elsewhere.
This page will be administered by few of us lived abroad. If anyone wish to volunteer with this group, please get in touch with us by email: hakaluki@yahoo.com
Many thanks
Mizan Rahman
Edinburgh, UK
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More about Hakaluki Haor
Hakaluki Haor is a marsh wetland ecological system of North-Eastern Bangladesh. It is one of Bangladesh's largest and one of Asia's larger marsh wetland resources. A total of 558 species of animals and birds have been identified here, including some very rare – already declared as threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species. Some 190,000 people live in the surrounding Hakaluki haor area.
Hakaluki Haor was designated an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA). It also is a protected Ramsar site of international importance for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands.
The surface area of Hakaluki Haor is 181.15 km2, of which 72.46 km2 (40.01%) is within the territory of Barlekha Upazila. It is also under Kulaura Juri upazila of Moulvibazar District and Golapganj, Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet district.
Source: Wikipedia