Dhaka, March 23 -- Blanketed by the scenic beauty of mountains, forests, waterfalls, lakes, caves, and valleys, Khagrachari is hosting thousands of tourists during the Eid holidays.

Visitors from across the country are flocking to the hill district's popular tourist hotspots such as the Alutila Tourist Centre, the District Council Horticulture Park, Tareng, Richhang Waterfall, Mayabini Lake and Manikchhari DC Park.

A large number of visitors have from the capital to spend quality time with their loved ones. Many of them are "first-timers".

Local businessmen are also happy with the tourism boom, with tourist police on alert to avoid any untoward situation centering the Eid rush there.

Sanjida Karim, who came to Khagrachhari for the fir...