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A lush and verdant rural area belonging to the Chakma tribe, is open to visitors, as is Kaptai Lake. The lake, ringed by thick tropical and semi-evergreen forests, looks like nothing else in Bangladesh. While the lake itself is beautiful, the thatched fishing villages located on the lake shore are what make a visit really special. Boats which visit the villages leave from Rangamati. Bring your swimming gear because you can take a plunge anywhere. The town itself is crowded with babytaxis and becoming increasingly polluted. Avoid holidays and Fridays when hundreds of Bengali 'picnicers' converge in crowded buses, each competing with the loudest cinema music screaming tape systems mounted on the roofs.