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Kishorganj District · Dhaka Division · শোলাকিয়া ঈদগাহ
Sholakia Eidgah travel guide
Known as the country's largest Eid prayer ground.
🗓️ Best time to visitEid day (a special experience); an ordinary ground the rest of the time
⏱ How long it takes30 minutes
💰 Estimated costFree
History and background
The first Eid congregation here is said to have been held in 1828. Legend says 'sowa lakh' (125,000) worshippers once prayed together here, giving the name 'Sholakia'. The country's largest Eid congregation is now held here.
How to get to Sholakia Eidgah
In Kishoreganj town.
Kishorganj is about 145 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 3.5–4 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Kishoreganj buses from Mohakhali/Sayedabad (Ananya, Jatayat), fare ৳250–350.
- 🚆 By train: Kishoreganj Express and Egarosindhur Provati/Godhuli from Kamalapur, fare ৳150–400.
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
Fresh haor fish, Kishoreganj's palm-fruit pitha
Good to know
- Security is tight on Eid day — arrive early
More places to visit in Kishorganj district
- Nikli Haor — Popular for water stretching to the horizon in the monsoon, boat rides and haor sunsets.
- Itna–Mithamoin–Austagram road — An all-weather road built across the haor; in the monsoon there's water on both sides — a superb sight.
- Pagla Mosque — A famous mosque on the Narasunda River; often in the news for its donations.
- Egarosindhur Fort and Shah Mahmud Mosque — Egarosindhur, linked to Isa Khan; a one-domed Sultanate-period mosque.