Uttara Gonovobon Natore

The famous Dighapatia Rajbari of Natore is now known as Uttara Gonovobon . Rani Bhavani of Natore gifted Dighapatia pargana to her Naib Dayaram Roy. Later Nayeb built some palaces there. The palace has a total of 12 buildings and is surrounded by a lake and wall covering an area of ​​about 43 acres. At the apex of the pyramid-shaped four-storied entrance of the Uttara Ganabhavan is a clock made by the famous Coke & Telvy Company. And upon entering the main palace building, one can see the king's throne, armor and sword. The palace grounds have gardens decorated with sculptures collected from Italy. Various species of trees such as Haparmali, Neelmanilata, Raj-Ashoka, Parijat, Camphor, Sourabhi, Haimanti, Yashtimadhu, Banpulak, Payali, Senuti, Tarajhara, Cycas, Madhavi etc. have been placed in this charming garden. Besides, there is the bust of King Prasannanath, the sculpture of Zamindar Dayaram, four cannons, Kumar Bhavan, Tehsil Office and Guest House.

Uttara Ganabhavan, located just 3 km from the district town of Natore, is currently used as the local office and residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in North Bengal. So to visit the Uttara Ganobhaban, the permission of the district administration has to be taken.

Uttara Ganabhaban Visiting Schedule Uttara Ganabhaban is open for visitors during summer from 10 am to 6 pm but it closes at 5 pm in winter. Uttara Ganabhaban is closed every Sunday of the week. You have to buy a ticket worth 20 taka to enter the courtyard of Ganabhavan. If necessary contact – Nezarat Deputy Collector, Natore – 0771-66652 , 01762-692122 .

Natore can be reached by road and rail from Dhaka . It takes only 15 minutes to go to Uttara Ganobhaban by CNG-powered autorickshaw from Natore bus stop or railway station. Or get enough rickshaws or autorickshaws to go to Uttara Ganabhaban from anywhere in Natore. A rickshaw fare of Tk 30 is required to go to Uttara Ganabhavan from Natore Madrasa Junction.

There are several bus services from Dhaka to Natore including Green Line, Hanif, Desh, Shyamli and National Paribahan. These transport buses regularly depart from Dhaka's Kalyanpur and Gabtali bus terminals to Natore. Ticket price for non-AC is Tk 590 and AC Tk 800-1300 per person depending on the bus.

Nilsagar Express, Burimari Express, Rangpur Express, Ekta Express, Chilahati Express, Hrityan Express, Kurigram Express, Lalmoni Express and Panchagarh Express trains from Dhaka stop at Natore station and proceed to their destination. In this case, the fare of the train ticket per person is 375 Tk for Sobhan Chair, 719 Tk for Snigdha, 863 Tk for AC.

There are quite a few decent residential hotels and boarding houses in Natore. You can stay overnight at Hotel VIP ( 0771-66097 , 01718-673735 ) and Hotel Rukhsana ( 0771-62431 , 01739-987017 ) single cabin 250 to 300 and double cabin 500 to 600 taka. You can also contact Circuit House Natore ( 0771-66932 ), Natore Sadar Dak Bungalow, Hotel Prince ( 0771-61356 , 01746-029429 ), Natore Boarding ( 0771-62001 ), Hotel Raj ( 0771-66660 , 01727-371500 ) or Hotel Milla.

There are several quality restaurants in Natore to satisfy your appetite. You can have breakfast, lunch and dinner at any restaurant of your choice. Many hotels in Islamia have a reputation for affordable dining. Besides, the food at Nayan Hotel near the railway station is also very good. Chalanbil and Rani Bhavani are famous for delicious fish all over Bangladesh. So don't miss this opportunity to eat fish while visiting Nato. You can also eat Natore's famous kachagolla with it.