Dhanbari Masjid Tangail

Dhanbari Nawab Manzil is one of the zamindar houses and the only traditional resort in Bangladesh. One of the attractions of this resort is Dhanbari Masjid or Nawab Masjid. This 700-year-old traditional mosque adds beauty to the royal resort of Dhanbari Nawab Manzil. Built in the Mughal style of architecture, the Dhanbari Mosque features exquisite craftsmanship in its mosaics and marble floors. This Dhanbari mosque, built on about 10 khata land, was rectangular in appearance earlier, but after various renovations, it has now become square in shape. The mosque has a total of 5 entrances with 3 fluted arches on the east side and one more on the north-south side. The shrine of Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury is located in the adjacent room of Nawab Masjid. Ever since the death of the Nawab in 1929, recitation of the Holy Quran has been taking place 24 hours a day at this shrine, which has not stopped for even a minute till today. At present seven Qari recite the Qur'an every two hours.

The central mihrab niche of the Dhanbari mosque is octagonal and has multi-grooved arches and is decorated with floral designs. In addition, there are two more unadorned mihrabs on either side of the central mihrab. Beside the central mihrab is a mimbar decorated with porcelain mosaic designs. An ancient graveyard can be seen next to the mosque. Three beautiful Mughal chandeliers still adorn the inside of the mosque. Dhanbari Mosque has three domes and a beautiful minaret. There is also a tradition of swearing among people around this mosque. To enter the Dhanbari Nawab Manzil, one has to pay a ticket of 30 rupees, which is valid for two hours after entering the Nawab Manzil.

Interchange transport from Dhaka's Mohakhali bus terminal stops at Dhanbari right in front of Rajbari. However, it takes about 6 to 7 hours to reach Dhanbari due to local service. Besides, you can go to Tangail by Nirala Paribahan bus from Mahakhali for 180-250 taka and go to Rajbari by CNG or auto rickshaw.

If you want to stay overnight here, you can stay at Dhanbari Nawab Manzil Resort. There are four types of accommodation in this resort. One can spend one to five thousand rupees in Nawab Manzil's main palace, palace or kachari ghar, villa (200 years old tinshed building) and cottage (recently built tinshed bungalow). You will find all the furniture including cots, sofas used by Nawabs only in Manzil and Palace.

Apart from this, you can stay overnight in AC and non-AC rooms at Saikat, Aditya or Dreamtouch residential hotels in Madhupur upazila Sadar at low cost.

If you want to stay in Tangail town, there is Palli Vidyut and LGED government rest house. You can stay overnight by contacting them. Al Faisal Hotel Residential, Hotel Sagar Residential, Afrin Hotel, SS Rest House, Sugandha Hotel, Nirala Hotel etc. can stay overnight at Nirala Junction of Tangail city.

Tangail has a variety of quality hotels and restaurants for dining. Among these, Hotel Nirala located at Nirala Junction of the city is particularly famous. There are also a few more food hotels at a close distance at Nirala Mor.