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Tangail District · Dhaka Division · ধনবাড়ী নবাব মঞ্জিল
Dhanbari Nawab Manzil travel guide
Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury's palace and mosque, now run as a resort.
🗓️ Best time to visitOctober–March
⏱ How long it takes1–2 hours (or overnight)
💰 Estimated costResort stays extra; a small fee to look around
History and background
Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury, heir to the roughly 400-year-old Dhanbari zamindari, was a minister of undivided Bengal and one of the founders of Dhaka University. His palace, pond and old mosque are now run as a resort.
How to get to Dhanbari Nawab Manzil
In Dhanbari upazila; near Madhupur.
Tangail is about 98 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 2.5–3 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Tangail-bound buses from Mohakhali (Nirala, Jhotika and others), fare ৳200–300.
- 🚆 By train: North Bengal-bound trains from Kamalapur to Tangail station, fare ৳150–350.
Where to stay
- Mid-range hotels in the district town; Jamuna Resort (near the Bangabandhu Bridge)
What to eat
Porabari chomchom (the most famous), Madhupur pineapples
Good to know
- Can be done on one trip with Madhupur National Park
More places to visit in Tangail district
- Mohera Zamindar Bari — A zamindar house with lovely colourful palaces, a pond and gardens; now a police training centre.
- Atia Mosque — A beautiful mosque built in 1609 in a blend of Sultanate and Mughal styles; it was on the old ten-taka note.
- Madhupur National Park — A huge sal forest; monkeys, deer and Garo and Koch villages.
- Karatia Zamindar Bari — Home of the zamindars known for 'Atiar Chand', with the historic Sa'dat College next door.