Feni is a district under
Chittagong Division. The name comes from the Feni River. It was known as Samsernagor in the British period. A long time ago it was a part of the sea. Previously it was with Noakhali district. It became a district on 15 February 1984.
It has 6 upazilas. At the time of digging Chagalnaiya pond, a tool was found of the New Stone Age. According to scholars, the Hata Kurala is nearly five thousand years old. Many historical and archaeological tourist spots and places are in this district. There is a girls cadet college in Feni.
Feni Tourist Places and Spots
- Bijoy Singh Dighi at Mohipal (1760)
- Bilonia Border Point (Porushuram)
- Bilonia old Rail Satation
- Chandgazi Mosque ChagalNaya (built 400 years ago)
- Government College Building (1822 AD)
- Graveyard of St. Pagla Mia
- Hatia Island
- Hazrat Shah Syed Amir Uddin R (Pagla Baba) shrine
- Kachar Bari of Tripura Moharaza
- Lalpur Fort
- Mohammad Ali Chowdhury Mosque (built 700 years ago
- Monastery of the tunnel wall, phulagaji
- Mountainous Dharmapur area
- Mountainous in Sonapara in Phulagaji
- Muhuri Barrage
- Rajazhi Lake
- Sarsadi Mosque and Fort
- Sasam Gazi Fort and Armoury
- Shuvapur Fort
Upazillas or Subdistrict
- Feni Sadar
- Chagalnaiya
- Daganbhyan
- Parshuram
- Fhulgazi
- Sonagazi
Feni is 165km from Dhaka. It takes a 3-4 hour journey from Dhaka and 2 hours from Chittagong. There are bus and train commission. Visitors can plan for one day's travel from Dhaka. Noakhali is its border district.