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Tangail District · Dhaka Division · করটিয়া জমিদার বাড়ি
Karatia Zamindar Bari travel guide
Home of the zamindars known for 'Atiar Chand', with the historic Sa'dat College next door.
🗓️ Best time to visitOctober–March
⏱ How long it takes1 hour
💰 Estimated costFree entry (privately owned — permission may be needed)
History and background
Wajed Ali Khan Panni (Chand Mia), known as 'Atiar Chand', is this zamindar family's best-known member; he founded Sa'dat College in 1926. He was also jailed for his stand against the British. The house's Rokeya Mahal and mosque are worth seeing.
How to get to Karatia Zamindar Bari
About 8 km from Tangail town; by auto.
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
- Don't forget to eat Tangail's Porabari chomchom
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.
- Dhanbari Nawab Manzil — Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury's palace and mosque, now run as a resort.