Barobazar Jhenaidah

Barobazar, located at a distance of about 26 km from Jhenaidah district town, is an important archaeological site of Bangladesh. According to history, the 700-year-old Barobazar city of 10 square miles was famous for its twelve separate markets at that time. The villages of Barobazar city are - Pirojpur, Khoshalpur, Sadekpur, Bandurgacha, Satgachia, Daulatpur, Muradgarh, Enayetpur, Molladanga, Rahmatpur and Badedihi.

In 1993, the archeology department excavated a 3 square kilometer area adjacent to the Barobazar railway line and found about 15 different archaeological sites including mosques, burial grounds, port and secular buildings. Among the monuments found are Satgachia Mosque, Namazgah Cemetery, Ghoper Dhipi Cemetery, Jorbangla Mosque, Galakata Mosque, Jahaghata, Manohar Mosque, Gogar Mosque, Dumdum Archaeological Site, Shukur Mallik Mosque, Pir Pukur Mosque, Pathagar Mosque, Badedihi Cemetery, Khader Dighi Cemetery and Nungola. The mosque And the cultural objects include inscriptions, decorated bricks, pottery, terracotta plaques, beads, broken pieces of pottery etc.

Next to these signs, the location of the huge lake is especially noticeable. And many mosques in Bagerhat district have many similarities with the mosques here. Bangladesh Archeology Department named the area of ​​recovered artefacts as 'Shahar Mohammadabad'. According to the archeology department, the artifacts found date back to the 15th century. However, seeing the mention of 800 Hijri in the inscription found in Jorbangla Mosque, the artifacts are considered to be 700 years old.

Jorbangla mosques are popular, so named because of the presence of a pair of huts near the mosque. Built during the reign of Sultan Ghiyas ud-Din Mahmud Shah, this one-domed mosque has three well-arched entrances on the eastern side. And in the four corners of the mosque there are 4 towers decorated with crafts.

The square base mosque with carved square base at Belat Daulatpur has four domes on its roof. The arches and walls of the early mosque are decorated with chain designs, terracotta designs, tree leaf designs and floral terracotta designs. And on the east side of the mosque there is a huge pond.

A square-domed Shukur Mallik Mosque looks a lot like Binat Bibir Mosque in Dhaka. There is a closed mehrab on either side of the main mehrab of the mosque. The arches have beautiful terracotta designs.

Galakata Mosque located in Barobazar is an architectural monument of the Sultanate period. Built on a circular structure, the mosque has 3 well-decorated arches. The arches have various floral and geometric designs in terracotta. In addition, the walls and roof of the mosque were not left out from the wonderful design of terracotta. There is a large pond next to the mosque.

The square-shaped Nungola Mosque has 3 semi-circular arches with various geometric designs. The outer wall of the single-domed Nungola Mosque has alternating vertical chamfers and grooves. The ridges and grooves have horizontal linear molded designs and bands.

Direct buses to Kaliganj are available from Gabtali in the capital Dhaka. AC/Non-AC buses of Royal Express, Purbasha Transport, Shyamoli, Hanif Enterprise, JR, Saudia, Sonar Tari, Chuadanga Deluxe, Mamun Enterprise and SB Transport operate on this route. Ticket price per person for AC/Non-AC buses is Tk 650 to Tk 1300. The distance from Kaliganj to Barobazar is only 12 km. You can go to Barobazar by renting an easybike or CNG from Kaliganj.

Barobazar is about 19 km from Jessore district town. So you can come to Jessore by bus, train or plane from Dhaka and go to Barobazar easily.

There are various quality residential hotels in Jhenaidah for accommodation. Among them, one night stay in AC/Non-AC room of Hotel Dream International will cost 700 to 1500 Tk. And if you want to stay in Hotel Kutum, you have to pay 500 to 800 taka.

And if you want to stay in Jessore, you can contact Hotel City Plaza International ( 01795-477977 ), Hotel Hassan International ( 0421-67478 ), Hotel Shams International ( 0421-71564 ), Jabir International Hotel ( 01880-004044 ), Hotel RS International ( 0421- 62617 ).

In Jhenaidah city, you can eat food, food safari, sweet, homely etc. in addition to the necessary food, you can try Ghosh's sweets, Pigeon Chhatvar Chhana and Chhana Jilapi.

If you stay overnight in Jessore, you can try the famous jamatla sweets, date molasses para sandesh and viza pitha. Besides, it would not be right to deprive yourself of the taste of kebabs, fries, chap or luchi from 'Johnny Kebab' at Char Khambar Mor, Malai Cha at Dharmatala and the famous Chui Jhal food at Chook Nagar.

Feature Image : Amanullah Al Nahid