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Uttara Gano Bhaban (Natore,Rajshahi-Bangladesh)

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Uttara Gano Bhaban Uttara Gano Bhaban formerly known as The Maharaja's Palace or Dighapatia Palace (or Rajbari) is a historic, also known as royal palace in Natore, Bangladesh. It was built by the Raja of Dighapatia but is used as the official residence of the heads of states of Bangladesh in North Bengal. During the visit at Northern part of the country, President used to stay at this house, that's why its called "Uttara Gonobhobon".This is only 1-2 kilometer apart from the main town of Natore. You can reach there by any vehicles or rickshaws. The whole rajbari premise is around 43 acres. It was initially built by Dayaram Roy. But during the cataclysm of the earthquake of 1897 it was almost wrecked. After that it was rebuilt by Pramada Nath Roy. This is a highly secured palace, and you are not entertained to enter the premise. Every side of the rajbari is occupied with lakes, and after that very high boundary. But if you have the proper permission from the Dis...

Kusumba mosque (Naogaon,Rajshahi-Bangladesh)

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Kusumba mosque Kusumba mosque is situated at the village Kusumba at Manda upazila under Naogaon district and located on the western side of Rajshahi-Naogaon highway. This mosque is just 50 km away from Naogaon city. It is pre-Moghul   and considered one the oldest in the region. According to an inscription it was erected by a patron Sulayman in 1558 during the reign of Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur Shah. In front of the mosque there is a Dighi (large pond) which catered mainly for the need of the ablution for the Musallis. Brick and stone are used for its construction. It measures internally 12.34m by 8.07m with a wall thickness of 1.82m. A row of two stone pillars divides the interior of the mosque into two aisles and three bays which correspond to the arched doorways on the south, east and north respectively. There are three mihrabs in the qiblah wall (smaller one is in the ladies gallery). It has four octagonal corner towers of each corner. In the north-west corner of the prayer...

Kantoji’r Mondir (Kantoji’r Temple) - Dinajpur-Bangladesh

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Kantoji’r Mondir ( Kantoji’r Temple) Kantoji’r Mondir (Kantaji’r Temple) This Temple, also known as the Kantanagar Temple.It is located in Birgonj, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. It is dedicated to Hindu Lord Vishnu or Narayana. This temple with Terra-Cotta architecture is a famous Hindu temple all over the sub-continent. It is the most ornate among the late medieval temples of Bangladesh. Terra-Cotta means hard baked reddish brown clay, it was used to build the outer wall of the temple. The temple was established by Maharaja Pran Nath who started the work of construction in 1722 C.E. The construction of the temple was finished in 1752 C.E. during the rule of his son Majaraja Ram Nath. Once it had nine spires (nava-ratna) before the destruction caused by the earthquake of 1897. A 16 Acer 23 Shatak land was donated as a deity property by King Jogodis Chandra Roy in the name of “Shri Shri KantiJew Thakur” to build this temple. Today, it is one of the major sightseeing places in the...

St. Martin's Island (Chittagong-Bangladesh)

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St. Martin Island Coral of St. Martin Island St. Martin's Island is a small island in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It is the only coral island in Bangladesh. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. Because of founding many coconuts  the local name of this Island is Coconut Island(Narikel Jinjira in Bengali). There is also an adjoined island called Chhera Island(Chhera Dip in Bengali) . St. Martin's Island has become a vary popular tourist spot of Bangladesh. Tourists can book their trip either from Chittagong or from Cox's Bazar.This island is a great place for the tourists who are truly interested in escaping the holds of a modern world. The natural beauty around  the island can attract anyone easily. .Mainly this island is very famous for coral reef. the main attraction of this island i...

Tribal Museum (Rangamati-Bangladesh)

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Tribal Museum This is the only Tribal Cultural Museum in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. It was builted at Rangamati town in 1978 and run by the Tribal Cultural Institute. It preserves important objects and articles of different tribes representing their socio-economic, cultural and historical tradition. They are typical tribal dresses, ornaments, arms and ammunitions, coins, statues made of wood, bronze and other metals, ivory products, musical instruments, handicrafts, paintings on tribal life etc, are very attractive to the tourists.The museum will gives you many important information about tribal culture and history of Bangladesh.The natural beauty of museum also gives you more pleasure. Open: Saturday- Thursday, 10.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m. Closed: Friday & Public Holidays. Entrance is free for all.

Bozra Shahi Mosque (Noakhali-Bangladesh)

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Bozra Shahi Mosque Bozra Shahi Mosque is an ancient mosque of Bangladesh it is located at the village Bozra of the Begumganj thana of Noakhali district. It was built during the 1741 or 42 AD by Amanullah and later it was repaired by the Bazra Jomidar named Khan Bahadur Ali Ahmad and Khan Bahadur Mujir Uddin Ahmad.The mosque had a large water tank at the eastern side, but now its just shrink into one percent of its original size. Southern side of the mosque has a large graveyard. The exquisite design of the mosque   easily attract anyone.It’s really a beautiful mosque of the country.So friend’s lets go to visite the mosque.