(Theme: Bangladesh) Ep1

The soul snatcher

Urban Legend has it that evil spirits who have sold themselves to the devil will turn up to funerals with the intention of snatching the soul of the dead and dragging them to hell For this reason, funerals are generally large with a lot of people in the procession, with extra pallbearers The surplus is because first round coffin carriers are said to fatigue quickly because of the extra weight caused by the evil spirits trying to fight to get into the coffin Blimey.

The odour in the golf course

the Banani Golf course is right opposite from a graveyard

Instead of focusing on their handicap, golfers have reported being distracted by gruesome smells that mysteriously waft over the golf course While some look for more scientific explanations, others swear the smell is accompanied by the sound of a baby crying When the crying stops, the smell disappears Who knows what is happening – it certainly is an unexplained mystery Some people swear they see lights and orbs on the road by the course at night

Accounts differ, but most people who have visited the course report the smell.

The Foy's lake in Chittagong

Foy’s Lake is said to be one of the most haunted and terrifying spots in Bangladesh The most popular legends involve two female spirits – one a black apparition, the other white The black shadow is a nasty ghost that will attack passers as they walk over a bridge, whereas the white ghost is said to be kind and wishes to warn people

It is said that if a person sees the white ghost, they must thank her and turn back quickly as she is warning people about the presence of the evil spirit On top of the legend of the two spirits, many people have reported seeing mysterious fireballs flying over the lake Some people explain this as burning methane gas that has built up in the lake…which…err…sounds dangerous…others say it is the manifestation of the evil spirit.

The cursed gold of Kuakata Beach

Kuakata beach on the bay of Bengal is well known for a legend that began being passed down through word of mouth in the 1980s The rumour among the Rakhaine people goes that a father and son from a nearby village went into a forest near the beach to collect wood for fuel and got thirsty, so decided to dig in the sand for water

As they dug, they came across something wooden They dug deeper and found wood covered with golden embellishments, which they hacked off with machetes and pocketed After uncovering what looked like the ruin of an old boat, the father and son decided to call it a day They went home with their pockets filled with gold Unfortunately, the males died in mysterious circumstances shortly after

The rumour goes that anyone who comes across the boat wreck must leave it alone for fear of meeting the same fate as the digging pair.

That's all for today. Stay tuned for the next week's urban legends!

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