Mohera Zamindar Bari travel guide

At a glance

Built

Around 1890

Built by

Kalicharan Saha and Ananda Mohan Saha

Area

About 8 acres

Current use

Police training school (open to visitors)

History and details

The Saha family's zamindar house at Mohera, Mirzapur, was built around 1890. The Kolkata merchants Kalicharan Saha and Ananda Mohan Saha set up a zamindari here and built colourful palaces modelled on Spanish architecture. The main buildings are Chowdhury Lodge, Maharaj Lodge, Ananda Lodge and Kalicharan Lodge.

During the 1971 Liberation War the Pakistani army attacked the house and killed several family members along with villagers; the remaining family later left for India. After independence the house came under the government and since 1990 it has been used as a police training school (now the Police Training Centre).

Well kept, it is one of the country's most beautiful zamindar houses; the huge 'Bishakha Sagar' pond in front, the flower gardens and the colourful buildings are popular for photos.

Things to do

• See the fronts of Chowdhury Lodge and Maharaj Lodge
• Walk along the Bishakha Sagar pond
• Buy Porabari chomchom on the way to Tangail

How to get to Mohera Zamindar Bari

At Mirzapur, close to the Dhaka–Tangail highway; get off the bus and take an 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

• As it's a police training centre, don't go beyond the permitted area
• Morning light is best for photos

More to see nearby

• Atia Mosque (25 km)
• Karatia Zamindar Bari (25 km)
• The zamindar houses of Pakulla and Nagarpur

More places to visit in Tangail district

• 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.
• Karatia Zamindar Bari — Home of the zamindars known for 'Atiar Chand', with the historic Sa'dat College next door.

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