FIELD TRIP REPORT

Date of submission: 19 June, 2016

Submitted by:
Name: B.M. Sayeef
ID: 142031103
Section: 43

Submitted to:
Rumana Sharmin
Lecturer
Department of environmental science and management
 Background of the tour
Going on an Educational trip means more than simply leaving the school
grounds. Educational trips should always have a major educational
element, but the impact of Educational trips can extend much further.
The importance of Educational trips includes giving students the chance
to build closer bonds with their classmates, experience new
environments and enjoy a day away from the classroom. For the
betterment of student and for the learning purpose the department of
environmental science and management of North South University was
organized a educaional field trip beside the Dhaka city on Nuhash polli
at Gazipur.
Saturday june 4, 2016, we stared our journey by bus at 9 AM from the
front of North south University. Middle of the journey we took our
breakfast. We were enjoying a lot on the bus. The scenario beside the
road was mind blowing. After 2 hours we reached at Nuhash polli.
Nuhash polli is situated at the last portion of Gazipur. From the Gazipur
main town in takes 45 minitues more to reach at Nuhash Polli. To come
here, one has to get off the bus near Hotapara, on the way towards
Mymensingh. The distance from Dhaka GPO to Hotapara is around 40
kilometers. From there, a Taka 150-200 ride on a CNG three-wheeler
will take one to Nuhash Palli. After reaching we came down from bus
and watching around. It was just awesome.We were seeing just green
and green everywhere. Initially it covered 22 bighas of land. But now it
covers around 40 bighs. Various types of plants were there. Some were
Fruits plant and some were flowers. Nuhash Palli is a place where the
eminent writer Humayun Ahmed has built a retreat unlike any other.
Hundreds throng the site, which is also used as a shooting spot, each day
to get a glimpse of the 'world of Humayun Ahmed'. No ticket required.
All that needs to be done to gain entry is to convince the security
personnel. The lucky ones visiting the site may also come face to face
with the writer, who is never hesitant to strike up a conversation. If Lady
Luck does not shine, there might still be a filming on inside the
premises, which is open for viewing.
Humayun Ahmed introduces first-timers to Nuhash Palli with its wide
variety of flora. Once, officials from the Forest Department came to
visit, and were amazed by plants which were not even in their own
collection. They later borrowed some tree samples from the writer and
gifted an entire orange garden, recalls Ahmed.Although it may sound
strange to most people, Nuhash Palli has trees “specially designated for
ghosts,” according to Ahmed.
The site is built inside a forest of dense Shaal and Gojari trees. To come
here, one has to get off the bus near Hotapara, on the way towards
Mymensingh.
A sculpture of a woman standing with her child welcomes visitors. A
few steps ahead a small pool with crystal clear water splashes a tempting
invitation for a dip. A brick house which looks as it is made of mud,
stands next. This is where Ahmed stays when he visits Nuhash Palli. A
garden adds to the aesthetic appeal of the house, while a living room-
library acts as the center of all adda.

Among the celebrities who have paid visits to Nuhash Palli are West
Bengal writers Sunil Gangopadhyay and Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

There is another small pond past the house, where lotuses float. After
that, gardens of different varieties of plants follow. Those who saw the
movie “Noy Number Bipod Shongket” will see many familiar places, as
most of the shooting was done in Nuhash Palli.

Lawmaker and media personality Asaduzzaman Noor says that there

was once a time when a journey to Nuhash Palli meant a long boat ride,
but now the travelling is easier.

There is also a 'dighi' or a mini-lake inside the premises, which one can
cross by a wooden bridge. A garden of herbs is another attraction of
Nuhash Palli, where a stone plaque says 'Rashed Humayun Oushodhi
Udyan'. Fairytales spring to life in the form of a statue of a mermaid,
while there are brick elephants and tiger heads to entertain the young.
Special rooms for children also stand across the area.

No one but Humayun Ahmed himself is allowed to film inside Nuhash

Palli -- named after the writer's eldest son.

On his birthday a couple of years back, Humayun Ahmed said that he

wants to be laid to rest at Nuhash Palli.
o
Otherwise the place is really simple and nice. Everything is decorated
very nicely. There are various medicinal plants. Nuhash polli is as it
were a portrait of an artistic thought of acclaimed writer Humayun
Ahmed. This is an important part of his literary life that exploits the
greatest glory of his literature. There is a prayer house in the shade of
Shefali trees. There was an altar made by white stone's. He constructed
this for his beloved mother. The next of it, there is a small lichee garden
consisted of three lichee trees. A black-berry garden is situated at the
northern side and a mango garden is situated at the southern side of the
lichee garden. Our famous bells-lettered has been sculptured under the
tree of lichee. There are near about two hundred and fifty species of rare
plants in the medicine, the fruit, the herb and the organic farms. Those
trees have made the farm-house amazing. Every tree bears its own
identity by a chart.
It is really a very nice,enjoyable and memorable journey for us. We
learned various thing from this place. Various types of
trees,plants,species we saw. It is such a nice place for nature lover. We
learn the importance of nature by visiting such a wonderful place.

Comments: I am very lucky to have been a part of this field trip, this
has helped me a lot to get over my monotony over study and refreshed
me. I get to know about so many kinds of tree that grows in Bangladesh.
And how can i miss the scenic beauty of Nuhas Polli, the place was so
peaceful. Moreover i gathered so many information about the greatest
writer of modern age Humayun Ahmed. Like a storyteller, this place
depicts his greatness.