Bagha Mosque Rajshahi

Bagha Mosque is located about forty kilometers away from Rajshahi city . This ancient mosque made of bricks has a total of 10 domes in 4 rows around and in two rows in the middle. The doors of the north-south wall have been closed except for the 5 doors on the east side of the mosque. A lot of burnt clay slabs can be seen inside and outside the Bagha Mosque. Inside the mosque there is a special prayer room on the high altar. Who or what this special prayer room was reserved for is still unknown.

There is a huge pond on the east side of Bagha Masjid and a graveyard on the other side. The roof of this mosque which is 23.16 meters long and 12.80 meters wide was damaged due to the earthquake of 1897. Bangladesh Department of Archeology reconstructed the dome and roof of Bagha Mosque.

Buses to Bagha depart from Rajshahi Sadar Bus Terminal. It costs 35 to 40 taka per person to go to Bagha. Besides, you can visit Bagha Mosque with CNG rent or reserve.

Rajshahi is accessible by road, rail and air from the capital Dhaka city. From Dhaka's Mahakali, Abdullahpur, Gabtali and Kalyanpur, Green Line, Ekta and Desh Travels AC buses travel to Rajshahi at a fare of Tk 900 to 1400. Non-AC buses like Shyamli, Hanif, National Travels, Bablu Enterprise etc. operate at a fare of Tk 710 to 750.

The Silk City Express train leaves for Rajshahi from Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka at 2:40 PM on 6 days of the week except Sunday. Besides, Padma Express train leaves Dhaka for Rajshahi every day except Tuesday at 10:45 PM, Dhumketu Express at 6:00 AM except Thursday and Banalta Express at 1:30 PM except Friday. In these trains, the fares are 340-470, 656-725, 782-865 AC seats and 1173 AC berths.

If you want to go to Rajshahi by air, you can travel from Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US Bangla Airlines and NovoAir for Tk 3500 to Tk 4099.

Bangladesh Tourism Corporation motels in Rajshahi city offer different quality rooms for Tk 1900 to Tk 4600. Phone: 0721-775237 . If you want, you can book from the head office of the Tourism Corporation in Dhaka. Phone: 02-8833229 , 8834600 .

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