Village and community, Kurigram
Rowmariরৌমারী
- Time needed
- A full day.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Boat fare across the river; local transport on the far side.
The upazila across the Brahmaputra on the Assam and Meghalaya border, reached by boat from Chilmari: river crossings, chars, green fields and the hills of India on the horizon.
At a glance
- Borders
- Assam and Meghalaya, India
About
Cut off from the rest of the district by the river, Rowmari keeps a slow rural life. The crossing from Chilmari is itself the trip, past chars and fishing boats; on the far side, villages, markets and fields run up to the border with the Meghalaya hills beyond.
It was held as free territory through the 1971 war. Plan a full day, or stay a night in the upazila town.
Getting there: Bus or CNG from Kurigram to Chilmari, then a boat across the Brahmaputra.
Things to do
- Cross from Chilmari in the morning and come back before dark.
Good to know
- Carry ID near the border and keep away from the zero line.
