Old mosques of Barobazar travel guide

History and background

Barobazar in Kaliganj was a prosperous Sultanate-period town, which historians identify as the city of 'Muhammadabad'. Excavations in the 1990s uncovered many mosques and ponds, including Galakata, Jor Bangla, Satgachhia, Pathagar and Monohar. Khan Jahan Ali is thought to have passed this way towards Bagerhat.

How to get to Old mosques of Barobazar

At Barobazar in Kaliganj upazila; on the Jashore–Jhenaidah road.

Jhenaidah is about 220 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 5 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Jhenaidah/Kushtia buses from Gabtoli (SB, Hanif, Shyamoli), fare ৳500–700.

Where to stay

The district town has basic and mid-range hotels (roughly ৳800–2,500). Government circuit houses and dak bungalows can be used with permission.

What to eat

Jhenaidah date-palm jaggery, bananas

Good to know

• The sites are spread over several km — hire a van rickshaw

More places to visit in Jhenaidah district

• Naldanga Rajbari Temples — The temple complex of the Naldanga rajas.
• Miar Dalan — An old zamindar building from 1929 on the bank of the Nabaganga River.
• Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman Memorial Museum — A library and memorial museum at the birthplace of Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman.

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