Faridpur judge court is located at the heart of the city. According to a few staff, the court building was built during 1885/1886 (but actually established in 1889 by the British rulers) to provide justice for local people. It is also known as Zilla judge court. This medium sized court…
Jasimuddin was (and still is) a famous poet from Bangladesh whose speciality was writing poems related to village life. He was the only poet from the country whose poems depicted the beauty of the villages and the people. That’s why he is known as Palli Kabi. His village name is…
Faridpur is an old town that has plenty of colonial era edifices scattered around the city. You’d find numerous edifices that were built during the British Colonial period. In fact most of the government offices are from the British period. That’s why it is a nice idea to explore the…
I was interested to visit the Satoir Mosque that is situated in the Satoir bazar of Boalmari upazila. I was in Madhukhali upazila, and just visited the Mathurapur Deul. Initially I wasn’t interested in visiting the mosque, because the only way to reach there was using a local bus, and…
Faridpur Baptist Church was established in 1928. This usually remains open during the morning prayer. But when I visited there it was closed. This church is just a few hundred meters apart from the Zilla school. Entrance to the Faridpur Baptist church. This is known as the Baptist Church. Most…
Faridpur museum is located in the town of Faridpur. Currently this small museum building is also known as Alimuzzaman Hall. It was established in 1977. The top of the museum building almost looks like a dome of a mosque (kind of an Arabian or Persian style). I was interested to…