Description of the Bandarban Tourist District and Its History
There is a legend about naming the Bandarban district. There are numerous monkeys living in the area. And these monkeys used to regularly feed salt on the hillside at the entrance of the city. At one time, due to the continuous rains, the monkeys were unable to go to the hills due to the rising water. The people of this town can see this view of the monkey crossing. From this time the place came to be known as the "Makachi raid". That is, in the Marma language Mac means monkey and pi monkey dam. The name of the area became Bandarban in the common pronunciation of the Bangla language in the stream of time. Presently, the name of the district has become permanent as Bandarban in the government documents. However, the real name of Bandarban in the Marma language is "Rod Koichi Mro".
