Ramsagar is the largest man-made lake of Bangladesh situated in the village Tejpur, eight kilometers south of the Dinajpur town. The lake wide is about 1079 m north-south and length 192.6 m in East-West. Ramsagar was established in the mid-1750s by Raja Ram Nath. About 1.5 million workers took part to dig the lake and total cost is 30000 TK that time.
The total area of Ramsagar national park about 60 square km. Forest department of Bangladesh have planted different type of ornamental and fruit trees that have flourished and become forested areas. Around the Ramsagar it is a familiar picnic place for tourists. The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation has improved some tourist facilities around the Ramsagar Lake, such as rest-rooms, picnic spots and kiosks to sell refreshments, as well as playgrounds for children to enjoy.
The lake is full of different type of fishes. There have some fresh water crocodiles. In national park there has some animals such as Deer, Wild Boar, Blue Bull, Sloth Bear and Hyena. There some birds such as White-Breasted Water Hen, Jacanas, Moorhen, River Tern, Sand Piper, Ringed Plover and Grey and Purple Herons are seen. Moreover, the lake is a safe place for migratory birds.Whatever it is a place which is full of natural beauty. So government should give more concentration about the National park.
