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The part of Gaur in Bangladesh is the outside part of the Main Gaur city surrounded by the wall. After the partition of India in 1947, the main part of the Pandua and Gaur city falls in Malda district of West Bengal (present name Bangla) in India. Only some of Gaur's inscriptions are present in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj of present Bangladesh. This part can be said to be the outskirts of Gaur city. Inside the interior of Bangladesh Khinna Dighi Mosque, Darshabari Mosque and Madrasa, Tomb of Shah Niamatullah, Mosque, Tohakhana, Dhanak Mosque, Small Sona Mosque. They have been seen in Shibganj upazila of Firozpur. ...... read full story

This khania dighi mosque is located near a dhigi khania dighi in Pirojpur upazila of Chapainawabganj district. The mosque is also known as Rajbibi Mosque. This Khania Dighi Mosque is one of the architectural monuments of the Sultan period. It is a small mosque built by brick. It measures about 42 square feet. There are 4 octagonal towers in the 4 corners of the mosque. Religious will see a corridor on the east side of this building. There are two octagonal towers in the verandah. It is basically a one-domed mosque. There are 3 small dome in the corridor of the mosque. There are 3 entrances on the eastern wall of the mosque and 1 entrance on the north and south. There are more than 3 entrances to the corridor to enter the corridor. There will be one mihrab on the west wall. Built by brick, this mosque was once rich in terracotta. The mosque has been rebuilt and saved. The religious building is believed to have been built during the reign of Mahmud Shah or his son, Barabak Shah, in the fifteenth century (1480 AD) the founder of the second Ilyas Shahi dynasty. ...... read full story

This is a historic city gateway. It has been part of Gaur part of India on the border of India. The historic Gaur city was surrounded by a high wall. Kotwali Darwaza was its gateway. This high gateway is seen from Darshabari Mosque of Bangladesh-India boarder, though it is within the borders of India. This Darshabari mosque is located on the border of Bangladesh in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district. The part of Gaur in Bangladesh is the outside part of the city surrounded by the wall. And the area that is outside of Bangladesh is all in Bangladesh, at Chapainawabganj, the border district of Bangladesh. ...... read full story

A mosque can be seen near the tomb of Shah Niamatullah in Firozpur, Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district. This mosque is known as Shah Niamatullah Mosque. Many people called it the Tahkhana Mosque. The mosque is rectangular. It is about 64 feet in length and about 25 feet in width. This religious building has 3 domes. There are 3 entrances on the east wall and 1 entrance on north and south walls. You can see 3 mihrabs on the west wall. There are 4 octagonal towers in the 4 corners of the building. On the towers there are small gabulas. The building was built in the seventeenth century. The architectural style of the mosque fascinates the tourists. In front of the mosque there is a empty square. ...... read full story

Shah Niamatullah's Tahkhana / Shah Shuja's Kachari house
Chapainawabganj >> Shibganj

There is a tahakhana of Shah Niamatullah at Firozpur in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district. Its architectural techniques still fascinate tourists. This tahlati can be seen near the tomb of Shah Niamatullah. Tahkhana is also known as Kacharibari of Shah Shuja. It was a two-storied building. The building is still telling about its past beauty. The staircase of the building is now almost broken. But this single storey still survives. You can see several rooms in the building. Among them, a hammam will impress you today. A large pond will be seen next to the building. The water was supplied to the Hammamah at that place. Tahtala was built in 1655 by the son of Emperor Shahjahan, Sultan Shah Shuja. Sultan Shah Shuja was a subadar of Bengal from 1639 to 1660. ...... read full story

Shah Suja built the complex at Pirojpur in Shibganj upazila named Firozpur. This is Kachari Bari of Shah Shuja, and next to it, there is a mosque known as Tahkhana Mosque. ...... read full story

There is a tomb of Shah Niamatullah at Firozpur in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district. Shah Niamatullah was a religion practitioner and a religious figure. You can see this mansion near Shah Niamatullah Mosque, about 600 meters from the small gold mosque. This mausoleum built by bricks and has 1 dome. It is square in the land plan. The original tomb is in the middle of the building. To enter this room there is an entrance path on the south side. There are total 12 entrance paths in the north, south and east of the tomb. There are 4 octagonal towers in the 4th corner of the tomb. You will see small dome again in the towers. Shah Niamatullah came from Gaur in Uttar Pradesh and started preaching and living here. It was buried here in 1664 when he died. Shah Niamatullah was the spiritual teacher of Shah Shuja, son of Shah Jahan. The old monastery built in the seventeenth century. ...... read full story

The shrine of Bayezid Bostami is the holiest place in Chittagong which is located in Nasirabad area of Chittagong city. This is a memorial pillar made for Hazrat Bayezid Bostami. However, many religious people believe that this shrine is the actual tomb of Hazrat Barzid Bostami. In 874, Sultan Bayezid Bostami died in his hometown of Bostan, Iran. And there he was buried. There is a legend about pond fish and turtles beside the shrine. There are reports that these were the evil genes.
Because the genes were obstructing the worship of Hazrat Baijid Bostami, Bayazid Bostami converted them into fishes and casts in his miraculous powers. In 2005, some miscreants poured poisons into this pond and killed the fish.
A 3-domed mosque will be seen next to this shrine. The mosque is built in the eighteenth century. It is also known to many people as Aurangzeb Mosque. ...... read full story

You can see this ancient mosque named Bakhshi Hamid Mosque at village Hilsa of Banskhali upazila in Chittagong district. The mosque is built entirely by brick. The architectural tactics of the mosque show a combination of Mughal and Sultani architecture. This ancient mosque is considered to be a sign of the seventeenth century. ...... read full story

The Andarkilla mosque is built on a hill in the city of Chittagong. It is known that this mosque was built in 1667 under the rule of Nawab Shayesthan Khan. This mosque has a glimpse of the Mughal architectural styles of India. This Indrakila Mosque is considered to be the first mosque of the city of Mughals in Chittagong city. According to history sources, when the territory of Chittagong under the Mughal empire in 1666, the commander of the son of Subedar Nawab Shayesthan Khan, Buzurg Umed Ali Khan, was appointed as the first governor of the region.He built the mosque in the order of Mughal Emperor Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb. In the time of construction, its name was in Bangladesh's Mosque. In the course of time, the mosque is known as Andarkilla. Lime, rock and stone have been used to build this religious building.The rectangular mosque is 55 feet in length and 24 feet in width. The thickness of the wall is about 7 feet. The mosque has 3 domes. One of the domes is bigger. The mosque has historical significance. In 1723, when another mosque (now known as the current Kadam Mobarak Mosque) beside the hill of Chatti, was set up in a separate piece of stone with the impression of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), then the devotees started offering prayers to the Kadam Mubarak mosque from the Andarkillah mosque. At that time, because the number of devotees in Chittagong was very low, the Andarkilla mosque became almost abandoned. In 1761 East India Company closed the mosque and started using ammunition as a warehouse.At that time, several parts of the building were destroyed in the mosque. After this, religious activities were closed in the mosque for about 133 years. In 1953, when the Muslims of Chittagong, led by Khan Bahadur Hamidullah Khan, petitioned the governor to return the mosque, it was rejected.Later, in 1855, once again the mosque was requested to restore the mosque and get permission to pray in the mosque. And in 1956 Hamid Ullah Khan made a huge version of the mosque. ...... read full story

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