Beel Dakatia


Beel Dakatia or Dakater Beel is the second largest beel in Bangladesh. It is located in Khulna-Jessore region. In the 1980s, this beel became the curse of the people who lived upon this beel.

Name

In Bengali ডাকাত means robber. Legend says robbers robbed the boats when they crosses this beel. That is why the people named it as Beel Dakatia.