ROCKS MUSEUM

Rocks Museum

PANCHAGARH

Panchagarh Rocks Museum

Panchagarh Rocks Museum

The Panchagarh Rocks Museum is the frist rocks mesume of bangladesh. It is located in Panchagarh Govt. Prof. Nazmul Haque, principal of Panchagarh Govt. Mohila College, established the rocks mesume on March 1, 1997. The Rocks museum is seperat into two gallerys, external and internal. In the external gallery there has a vast
number of rocks; and in the internal gallery, there are small stones of different ages.

Rocks Museum

Collection of the Rocks Museum:

Collection of Rocks: Petrified Wood and Fossilized Rocks, Granite, Quartzite Shell, Lime Stone, Sist, Hard Rock, Basalt, Silica, Nice, Clay-Rock etc. have been keep in the Rocks museum for display. These are almost 60 pieces of rocks from different age sized by 3-4 inches to 10 feet.

Other Collection of the Rocks Museum:

In the museum there are some other importent collections. Two antiquarian boats which built with only one truck of tree and about 500 to 1000 years ago and Multicolored sand and earth, petrified 'shall wood' and net, very old pictured bamboo fearing, different type antics, very old writings.

Director of National mesume Shamsuzzaman Khan and Hanti Glasi, Professor of Indiana University of USA visited the Museum on May 14, 2000.
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Prof. Nazmul Haque

Panchagarh Rocks Museum

Panchagarh Rocks Museum

Panchagarh Rocks Museum : Antiquarian boats

Rocks Museum : Antiquarian boats

Rocks Museum

GOLOKDHAM MANDIR

Golokdham Mandir

গোলকধাম মন্দির

PANCHAGARH

Golokdham Mandir

Golokdham Mandir is located at Saldanga village, Saldanga union, Debiganj subdistrict in Panchagarh district. the temple was established in 1846. The distance of the Golokdham Mandir is 12 km north From Debiganj subdistrict. An  example of eighteenth century Excellent temple architecture. The design is similar to the Greek architecture strategy.

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MOSQUE OF SULTANI PERIOD

Softhori Mosque

PANCHAGARH

Softhori Mosque

Softhori Mosque is located at center of Atwari-Boda road and the bounding line of  Atwari and Thakurgaon subdistrict of Panchagarh. It is the oldest mosque of the district. A person name Sudharu Saha was established Softhori Mosque. No actual information about its formation date. But there is similarity between Softhori Mosque and dome mosque at Mugrapara in Sonargaon in Narayanganj district. Which was build during the Sultani time, in 1478. For the similarity between two mosque it is assumed that Solthori Mosque was established during the Sultani time. Squire Shape  Solthori Mosque has only twelve ft. width walls, with no specific place for the Imam. Hence the entry door is very low and only 5 people can pray together once. In the north and south side there are two small door. The wide compound of the front has an arch. Now The arch has changed its real look. The walls is designed with flower and leafs. The Softhori Mosque was affected by earthquake,  but was reconstructed in 2007

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CHAPRAJHAT MOSQUE

Chaprajhat Masjid

PANCHAGARH

Chaprajhat Masjid

Chaprajhat Mosque

Chaprajhat Masjid is located at Paharvanga village in Atwari sub district of Panchagarh district. It is a mughal architecture sign. This mosque was build during the Mughal period.  This masjid was established by a person named Shahad Mondol, in 1300 hijri. There are three Domes and 4 small towers on the mosque . Some part of the Mosque wall has terracotta arts. The Masjid has a wide brick made compound, with an arch at the gate. This arch has the similarity with Mirzapure Jamei Masjid. The Masjid length is 25 ft and width is 15 ft. Chaprajhat Mosque is not far away from Mirzapur Jamei Masjid. Both Masjid was affected by earthquakes.  It is assumed that the worker of Mirzapure Jamei Mosque, was involved during the established of Chaprajhar Mosque.
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Chaprajhat MOSQUE

NILPHAMARI MUSEUM

Nilphamari Museum

NILPHAMARI

Nilphamari Museum

The past administration office of Nilphamari mahakuma (sub-division) is now known as Nilphamari museum.
Many sign of the history and heritage of Nilphamari is restored here.It is situated in nilphamari head quarters.

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ANCIENT SINDURMOTI DIGHI OR BIG TANK

Sindurmoti Dighi

সিন্দুরমতি দিঘি

LALMONIRHAT

Sindurmoti Dighi

Location of Sindurmoti Dighi

It is situated at Panchagram in Lanlmonirhat district.

A Brief History

In the month of Chaitra The peoples of hindus do worship. People says that A Hindu landowner Narayan Chakrawarti dag this pond cause of draught.But cause of having no water in the pond he got a dream to worship by leaving two daughter of him in the middle of the pond named Sindur and Mati.But he failed to bring all the elements for the worship.when he went to take all the elements the pond fulfilled with water.the two daughter of the lanowner failed to reach in the bank and died.aftert that he saw a dream that his two daughter got immortality.

communication system

Anyone can go there by Bus / Rickshaw / Microbus.
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Effigy of Sindur and Moti

Temple of SindurMoti

Old foundation stone of SindurMoti temple

RAJBARI

Harisacandra pat or Rajbari

NILPHAMARI

Ancient Harisacandra pat or Rajbari

Rajbari

Ancient Harisacandra pat or Rajbari is located at khutamara union in joldhaka upojela of Nilphamari district.It is situated south side the river charal kata. now it all ruins. There is a Elevation. On the Elevation
are 5 black stone. People says that of that area those stone some time Sink and Arm in the soil. Many people says that it is a grave or building of the king. beside this Elevation there are more two Elevation. In the north side Of this pat or Rajbari there has two pond name Duyo-suyo. Which carry the memory of two princes Anuda and Padun.

Location : 20 km far away from Nilfamari district town.
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CHINI MASJID OR GLASS MOSQUE

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque

NILPHAMARI

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque

Chini Masjid

Chini Mosque is located at saidpur sub-district of Nilfamari district. Saidpur is the northern railway and industrial city of Bangladesh. Chini Masjid is one of the most fascinating and distinctive architect. Chini Masjid is also known as glass Mosque. Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque was established in 1883.

Glass mosque was built in only 1 year which seems unbelievable when we take our eyes to the design of external and internal part. To decorated Chini masjid 283 peace of Cross Marble stone werw used. With Cross Marble stone also used 25 tons small chips of Chinaware-plate and pieces of glass(both color and non color) porceline.
Sightly this mosque has 27 towers from which 5 towers still now Incomplete.

Location: 20 km destence from Nilfamari district at saidpur upozela.

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque : Inscription

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque

Chini Masjid or Glass Mosque

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MUNSI BARI

Munsi Bari

মুনসীবাড়ি

KURIGRAM

Munsi Bari : House of Brajen Munsi

House of Brajen Munsi

Munsi Bari is situated at dhoroni union from 7 km north-east of ulipur sub district in Kurigram district. Brajen Munsi Agent of landlord Sbarnamayi established this house for his one use. A inscription of a building beide the house  established by Brajen munsi indicate the established date 1880 A.D . From here it is  hypothesis that house of Brajen Munsi was built from few days before of that building. Now this building use for union Tahasil office.
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CANNON

Cannons of Panga Jamindar Bari

KURIGRAM

Cannon

Cannon

There are two cannons of mughal period in front of the Border Guard Bangladesh office gate at Kurigram. those cannons was at panga rajbari. From there the two cannons replace here.
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CHILMARI PORT

Chilmari Port

KURIGRAM

Chilmari port

Chilmari Bandor

Chilmari port is located bank of the Brahmaputra river about 35 kilometer south from Kurigram district headquarter.Importance Brahmaputra river and Chilmari port is undesirable. Brahmaputra is 8th largest river of the world. popular Bhaoyaila songs of Abbas Uddin about Chilmari Bandor is also now Folk resource of Bangladesh. in the time of British period many large ships up and down by the Brahmaputra river. At present this port is Use of ineligible dew to reduce of Navigability. Now only Shipping - Transport is available and in a little range, the port is used too.
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Chilmari port

MIRZAPUR JAMEI MOSQUE

Mirzapur Jamei Masjid

PANCHAGARH

Mirzapur Jamei Mosque

Mirzapur Jamei Masjid

Mirzapur Jamei Mosque is located in Mirzapur about six kilometer far away from Atwari subdistrict on the atwari-Panchagarh road of Panchagar district.

Mirzapur Jamei Masjid

History and Description

A inscription wrote in Persianlanguage on the eastern wall of the masjid provide its reconstruction and reparation by one Shaikh Malik-uddin in 1252 BS (1831 AD). But no body dont know its actual construction date. Recently Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh taking care of this masjid .There are two ancient graves to the south side of the mosque and north-east side stands an old well.

The mosque has three domes, an open courtyard (17miter / 14miter) surrounded by wall. access gate room of the courtyard (4.12m / 2.12m with 0.60m thick wall) is situated its east middle side. the gate room covered by sloping four-ways roof.

The mosque is rectangular externally length is 13m width is 5.40m with 3 entry doors on the east and 3 mihrabs on the west wall inside. The middle door and the middle mihrab are gigger than the others, which are of same size and height. There is 2 window in the center of the south and north walls. On the roof There are four towers four corners of the masjid. The walls outside are now whitewashed and the terracotta plaques are painted red creating a very colorful exterior.
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Mirzapur Jamei Mosque : inside

LANDLORD HOUSE (Panga Zamindar Bari)

Panga Zamindar Bari

KURIGRAM

Court house of Panga Zamindar Bari

Ruins of Panga Landlord House

Ruins of Panga Zamindar Bari located at cinai union of Rajarhata subdistrict about 5 km far away from Kurigram district. After the death of Landlord Rani Lokhipriea her adopted son Debendra narayana conduct estate during Britesh peride. "Konara" or "kongor" was his Designation. From his time Retrogression in the position of his estate, time to time it has been lost. Now you found some broken brick here and there and a decorated pond. Also there has a court house without any damage.

Ruins of Panga Zamindar Bari

BHETARBANDH ZAMINDAR BARI OR LANDLORD HOUSE

Bhetarbandh Landlord House

KURIGRAM

Bhetarbandh Zamindar Bari

Bhetarbandh Zamindar Bari

Bhetarbandh Zamindar Bari or landlord house is located at Bhetarbandh village in Bhetarbandh union about 16 km far from Nageshwari subdistrict of Kurigram district. At the primary period of British ruling time the headquarter of bhatarbandh pargana was at Rajshahi. After baned Permanent settlement law the bhatarbandh pargana headquarter transferred to Nageshwari sub district of kurigram district. Wood made half part of the Landlord house is now lost. Now another half part of the house use as a union council office.
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HINDU MANDIR

Dolmanca Mandir

দোলমঞ্চ মন্দির

KURIGRAM

Dolmanca Mandir

Dolmanca Mandir is located at the place name Dhamsreni about 3 km east from ulipur sub district of Kurigram district. Now it is runs. This Temple or mandir is located at the home yeard of Braksama Priest who was Appointed by (1658-1787) landlord Rani Satyabrati. Here HAS more some Temple but all of them are seriously damage by 1897 earth quake.

CANDI MANDIR OR KALI SIDDHESHWARI MANDIR

Candi Mandir

KURIGRAM

Kali Siddheshwari Mandir at Ulipur Kurigram

Kali Siddheshwari Mandir

Candi Mandir is located at the place name Dhamsreni about 3 km east from ulipur sub district of Kurigram district. Several of from it known that the mandir was established (1658-1707) at the time of Mughal emperor Aorangajeba. The mandir look like a kali Mandir. A earthquake was occurred in 1897. That time the earth quake causes serious damage of the Mandir. Now here establish a new mandir beside the old Mandie. It was the headquarter of Baharabanda Raganara and Rani Satyabrati was the Landlord.

Kali Siddheshwari Mandir at Ulipur Kurigram

MASJID

Baparipara Shahi Masjid

KURIGRAM

Baparipara shahi Masjid

Baparipara shahi Masjid

Baparipara shahi Masjid Is located 1 km distance from rajarhata sub district of Kurigram district. The masjid length is 32 feet and width is 10 feet. Masjid surrounded by 3 ft high wall. The mosque has three door .  a decorated gate, 2 tower and 4 high towers situated on the four corner of the masjid. More 8 tower situated beside the 4 tower.  On the center of the roof there have three big domes. There has no inscription about the masjid. From its architecture design guess that its age is about 200 years old. In the front of the Masjid  there is a big tank.

MILITARY AIRBASE

Biman Ghati or Airbase

বিমান ঘাটি

LALMONIRHAT 

Location:

Between Lalmonirhat district and Mahendra Nagar it is a place involved the memory of the 2nd world war.

A Brief History

In the time of 2nd world war the the fighter planes discharge bombs in many place of Bangla as Kolkata and Asam in 1942. For savijg the east side of India to set up a military deployment the place named "Chinir Elaka" is choosed. Cinir pathar is only 2 miles distance from Lalmonirhat railway station and in the east side of
Mahendra nagar railway statin it is a place of 4 square milein area. Its a place  of jungle which is now included in Mahendra nagar and Harati council. According to the time of 2nd world war it is only the safe place for the aaly side to save Asam and east side.In 14th August, 1945 after the war finished the soldiers of ally side started to come back in their own states. With this popularly known as the 2nd largest plane station closed slowly.

Again in 1958 here plane service began. From lalmonirhat to Dhaka the rent was 45 taka. that time Lalmonirhat to Dhaka the rent was in Rail was 22 taka. Because of being as double rent the corporation usually have to conveyance with empty plane. Once the station was closed.In 1965 all planes are sold by Pakistan government after the Indian attack.

After becoming free in 1972 a decisiion was took to make it the head quarter of aircraft.but this decission cold not be able to come true. Now a unit of aircraft is here.

Conveyance system

It is situated near beside the Lalmonirhat and Rangpur the highway. From the city visitors can go there by Bus or Rickshaw.

TIN BIGHA CORRIDOR

Teen Bigha Corridor

তিনবিঘা করিডর

LALMONIRHAT

Teen [3] Bigha Corridor

Tin Bigha corridor

The Teen [3] Bigha Corridor  is a Fragment of land belonging to India. It is located between Dahagram–Angarpota enclaves at Kucalibari Union in Patgram sub-district of Lalmonirhat on the West Bengal–Bangladesh border. which in September, 2011, was leased to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dahagram–Angarpota enclaves.

According to the Indira-Sheikh Mujib treaty of 1974, India and Bangladesh were to hand over the sovereignty of the Teen Bigha (Teen is three in Bengali, and bigha is a unit of area roughly 1,500 to 6,771 square meters) Corridor (178 x 85 sq m) and South Berubari (7.39 sq km) to each other, thereby allowing entrance to the Dahagram Angarpota enclaves and the Indian enclaves adjacent to South Berubari. Bangladesh did hand over the bigger South Berubari to India in 1974. India, however, Rejected to transfer the much smaller Teen Bigha Corridor to Bangladesh.

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Tin [3] Bigha Corridor

Tin [3] Bigha Corridor

Tin [3] Bigha Corridor

OLD MOSQUE, OLD MASJID

Lost Mosque or Harano Masjid

হারানো মসজিদ

LALMONIRHAT

Old Mosque:  Foundation

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Location of Lost Mosque or Harano(lost) Masjid

From Rangpur - Kurigram highway 1 km south and at ramadasa maujaya in pancagrama Union of lalmonirhat the ancient mosque is located. This is a very old Mosque . In a inscription date indicate hijri year 69.

Inscription of the Mosque: Time Indicate hijri year 69

A Brief History

Near Rangpur-Kurigram highway at ramadasa maujaya in panchagram union of lalmonirhat there was a desolate forest from long time . The forest's name majader (ara-আড়া ). Local language  (ara-আড়া ) mean bushy places.  At time to clearing the jungle worker found some brick with flower design which is very ancient. Thus to remove the soil and brick and come to a full mosque foundation. The size of 6''× 6''×''an inscription found in the text of which is spastaksare Arabic-La - ilaha - illallahu muhammadur rasulullah, hijri year 69. When local people are convinced that jamme, it is - a ancint mosque ruins. At present, there is a mosque has been built.

Conveyance System

You can go Old Masjid (Harano Masjid) Micro bus / bus / rickshaw, etc.

Accommodation

There is no residential facilities around the mosque. You can stay in Lalmonirhat District town.
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Old Masjid

Old Mosque

Old Masjid

Oldest Masjid

Oldest Mosque

Foundation of Harano Masjid or Lost Mosque