Naogaon: Bolihar Jomidar Bari

Saturday, 18 May 2013 Entrance! though only the facade is standing, premise walls are missing. Bolihar(বলিহার) is a small village located around 17 kilometer apart from the Naogaon District(নওগাঁ জেলা). This is famous for the resident of Bolihar Jomidar(বলিহার জমিদার), a powerful land lord from the history. According to the…

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Khajura baor from Jessore

Khajura baor jessore

Khajura Baor is located near the Trimohoni bazaar of Keshobpur upazila. This is mainly a shallow arc shaped stagnant water container which is commonly known as Oxbow lake. In Bangladesh this is locally known as Baor. Unlike any other Baor its water level decreases drastically during the dry season and…

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Feni: Chad Gazi Bhuya Mosjid

Friday, 05 July 2013 Chad Gazi Bhuya Mosque(চাঁদ গাজী ভুঞা মসজিদ), also known as Chad Kha mosque(চাদ খাঁ মসজিদ) is an archaic mosque from the Feni(ফেনী) district that was built during 1112 Hijri(Arabic Calendar). According to the inscription at the front door, the mosque was built by someone named Chad…

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Narail: Badha Ghat

Saturday, 22 June 2013 Narail(নড়াইল) is one of the smallest districts from Bangladesh. It has very few things to explore as well. At the early morning after a traditional ‘Lonely Traveler’ breakfast, we have gone near to the Badhaghat(বাঁধাঘাট). It was near the Victoria college which was around our Hotel….

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Narayanganj: Tomb of Bibi Mariyam

Friday, 14 June 2013 The tomb of Bibi Mariam(বিবি মরিয়ম) is located at the Hajiganj(হাজীগঞ্জ) of Narayanganj(নারায়নগঞ্জ) district. Its basically a square shaped building having a single dome at the middle. It has a small room inside the building, which is basically the grave of Bibi Mariam. It is believed…

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Kishoreganj: Hoarshi Shahi Mosque

Friday, 07 June 2013 Hoarshi Shahi Mosque(হোরশী শাহী মসজিদ) is actually known as Masjidpara Mosque(মসজিদপারা মসজিদ). But now a days no one knows this name anymore. Also, the local people pronounce Hoarshi as Horshi(হোরশী), more precisely Orshi(ওরশী), Hosshi(হসশি). People from this particular area pronounce Bengali words in different tone. They…

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