বাংলা 
English 
Chapaigachi Beel is one of the notable beels of Bangladesh. It stretches from 4 to 6 kilometres. Various kinds of fish are found in this beel, such as rohu, catla, mrigal, nowla, shing, magur and puti, along with many other kinds of fish. People of all kinds from the villages earn their livelihood by fishing in this beel.
The Chapaigachi Beel lies in Jhaudia union of Kushtia Sadar upazila. A witness of long ages, it flows on even today. At one time the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of fishermen depended on this beel. Local fish used to be found here. With the passage of time, at least twenty species of fish have disappeared.
Liakat Ali (63), a fisherman of that village, said, "We used to catch half a maund of fish in this beel every day with our boats. Now even if we cast the khewali net all day long we do not get a single kilogram of fish. There used to be big boats; the ghaturs would go to that village carrying jute to trade. Now there is no water, no fish, and the boats no longer run."
During the rains there is a little water; at other times it dries up. Kharsala, chela, chital, baim and shol — these various species of fish are no longer seen in the Chapaigachi Beel. And the tasty freshwater fish that can still be found now are also very expensive.
The "Chapaigachi Beel" is situated in Jhaudia union of Kushtia Sadar upazila and is one of the places worth visiting. In the dry season its beauty is joined by the expanse of green and yellow crop fields. To enjoy this beauty of nature, one must come to the Chapaigachi Beel at Jhaudia.
