Darjeeling Para in Keokradong

Darjeeling Para consists of 35 families from the Bawm tribe, who are divided into the Ruma Sadar and Remakri Pransa Unions at the foot of Bangladesh’s second-highest mountain peak, Keokradong, in Bandarban. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

Keokradong, the country’s second-highest peak, is located near Darjileeng Para. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

The sunrise is an enchanting sight at Darjeeling Para. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

A child looks on from a house belonging to the Bawm tribe’s Darjeeling Para. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

All the houses built by the Bawm tribe in Darjeeling Para, located at the foot of Bandarban’s Keokradong peak, are made of wood. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

An open wooden resthouse has been set up at the centre of Darjeeling Para for tired hikers and wayfarers. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

The children of Darjeeling Para play at this small open space in the afternoon. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

A group of tourists walk through Darjeeling Para. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

The children of Darjeeling Para play at this small open space in the afternoon. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

Darjeeling Para is surrounded by dense forests made of trees belonging to a variety of species. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

Darjeeling Para is surrounded by dense forests made of trees belonging to a variety of species. Photo: Usithoyai Marma

Darjeeling Para is surrounded by dense forests made of trees belonging to a variety of species. Photo: Usithoyai Marma