Munshiganj District: Place Of see

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Details Information Of Baba Adam's Mosque

Baba Adam’s Mosque is a Jami Mosque situated in the village of Kazi Qasba under Rikabibazar Union in Rampal thana of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh. It was built in 1483 A.D. The mosque was constructed as a Jami mosque by Malik Kafur. The grave of Saint Baba Adam Shahid stands near by the mosque. The mosque is named after Saint Baba Adam Shahid.

History

The mosque is the only surviving example in the ancient Hindu settlement of Rampal upazilla in Munshiganj district. It is named after locally famous Saint Baba Adam Shahid, who died in a holy war against a local Hindu Raja. The mosque was built in 888A.H/1483-84 A.d by Malik Kafur during the origin of Sultan Jalal al-din Fath Shah (Ahmed 1960:118). The grave of Saint Baba Adam Shahid stands near by the mosque. Baba Adam's Mosque is now a protected monument under the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh. It has been renovated and is in a comparatively good state of preservation. Sourabh Singh Sumal

Architecture

This mosque with six bays and a rectangular plan (10.35*11.45 sq. m) is covered by six domes of identical height. The six domes are placed in two rows. The arches of the mosque belong to the pointed double-centre style. There are three attractive arches in the eastern façade of the mosque, and there are three mihrabs in the western wall straight opposite to the arches. Baba Adam mosque differs from the contemporary Gaudiya brick structures. There are moulding, shallow niches, and string courses in the outer wall.^[5] All the entrances and mihrabs are recessed within rectangular frames. The south and north walls contain rectangular niches. The mosque does not have a minaret. On both sides of the central doorway there are two multi-cusped rectangular panels. The arches are supported on faceted small pillars and decorated with a beautiful terracotta floral design and a hanging motif. This type of facade decoration is also found in shahjadpur mosque (Serajganj).

List of Top Munshiganj Tourist Spots

Munshiganj tourist Spots

Atish Dipankar Birth Place
Bhagyakul Rajbari
Baba Adam mosque and tomb at Rampal (Munshiganj Sadar Upazila)
Bhagyakul Rajbari
Idrakpur fort
Harish Chandra Dighis
Hashara Dargha
J C. Bosh Residance
Joar Mandir at Sonarang (Tongibari)
Mohadev Mondir
Meghna Village Tourists Garden (Gazaria)
Nateshwar Buddha Vihar
Panditer Vita
Rampal Lake
Raja Bollal Sen home
Pach Pirar Dargah
Shyamsiddhi Math
Shulpur Church
Shekhar Nagar Kali Bari
Sholighor Math

District Travel and Tourism Information for Travelers

Tourism Information Of Travelers

Area	1,004.29 Square Kilometers
Main River	Dhaleshari, Padma, Meghna, Choto Brhamaputra, Dhaleswari, Isamoti
Geo Position / Location	23.46°N 90.54°E
Division	Dhaka Division
Country	Bangladesh
Nearest Airport	Dhaka
Postal Code	1500
NWD Code	02
ISD Code	0088
Currency	Taka (BDT)
BD Govt. Website	www.munshiganj.gov.bd

Where to Stay

It is possible to come back by the end of the day from Munshiganj. There are some good hotels are here.

Hotels Three Star (0171566582 9, 01715177716)
Hotel Comfort (Price is nominal)
Hotels and Resort in Munshiganj

How to go Munshigang

Both launch and bus communication is there. Sadarghat is the launch terminal and Gulishthan is the bus counter. Fare is minimum, within Tk.100/-

Munshiganj Tourist Spots and Attractions

Munshiganj tourist Spots are Nateshwar Buddha Vihar, Baba Adam mosque, Idrakpur fort and many more. The place is also known as Bikrampur.

About Vikrampur

Munshiganj is a district under Dhaka Division. It is in central of Bangladesh. The district was established in 1984. The district is bounded by Dhaka and Narayanganj on the north, Madaripur and Shariatpur on the south, Comilla and Chandpur on the east, Dhaka and Faridpur on the west. It consists of 6 Upazilas, 67 union Parishads, 662 Mouzas, 906 villages, 18 wards, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.Main water source and rivers are the Padma, Meghna, Dhaleshwari, Ichamaty and Sitalakshya. It is the birth place of Atish Dipankar Srijnan. The dristrict id famous for Ilsa and the Padma. Idrakpur fort is one of the main attraction for tourist.

Photo Gallery Of Idrakpur Fort

Historical Place Of Idrakpur Fort

Idrakpur, now Munshiganj was a strategically very significant point as it was the junction of a number of rivers including Meghna River, Shitalakshya River, Ichhamati River and Dhaleshwari River. The fort was built on the bank of the junction of Ichhamati River and Meghna River.

The Portuguese and Magh pirates used this point to move forward to Dhaka through Shitalakshya River. On their way they to Dhaka they used to loot other important cities like Sonargaon and Bikrampur.

Mir Jumla II was determined to protect Dhaka and eager to develop the wealthy area Bikrampur. So, he came up with a triangular defense strategy to protect the cities from the Portuguese pirates.

Idrakpur Fort was the center of his strategy. The erection of the fort was intended to check the advance of the Magh and Portuguese pirates proceeding towards the Mughal capital city of Dhaka. The fort was also used as the naval base of the naval fleet of 200 frigates under Mughal admiral Abul Hossain.

According to the strategy, whenever the pirates made an attempt to advance to Dhaka the Mughal soldiers would be ordered to start firing mortars both from the cannons of their 200 battleships and from the Idrakpur Fort leaving the pirates with no options but to retreat or die on the rivers.

However, if any of the pirate ships survived the initial attack and tried to advance to Dhaka the Sonakanda Fort and the Hajiganj Fort, situated on the eastern and western bank of Shitalakshya River respectively, would start throwing round-shots to those ships and vessels and sink all the pirate ships on the river. It was probably built in about 1660 A.D.

Mughals took over the control of the Bengal in 1574 AD after defeating Daud Khan Karrani. Mughals exercised a progressive rule in Bengal. Bengal was then a very wealthy province and was frequently attacked by the pirates.

The Mughal Empire was then locked into a civil war regarding the succession of Emperor Shah Jahan. Shah Shuja, the second son of Shah Jahan and the Subahdar of Bengal, led a campaign to Agra in order to take over the throne. Aurangzeb, after his accession to the throne wanted to appoint a man with high skills in naval warfare as the river-oriented Bengal was the strong hold of Shah Shuja. So he entrusted Mir Muhammad Saeed Ardestani alias Mir Jumla II who was a successful trader in maritime trades in first life, to deal with Shah Shuja.

Mir Jumla II rushed to the Bengal compelling Shah Shuja to retreat. Later, Mir Jumla II was appointed as the Subahdar or the governor of the then Bengal province in 1660.

Mir Jumla was aware of the pirates who used to run a campaign of terror in the important cities of Bengal. After his appointment as the Subahdar, he shifted the capital of Bengal to Dhaka from Rajmahal. In a quest to protect the capital Dhaka from the pirates, Mir Jumla II developed a triangular defense strategy and decided to build up three river forts near Dhaka. One of these three forts is Idrakpur Fort of Munshiganj.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Famous Tourist Attractions in Munshiganj District

Idrakpur Fort (1660) in Munshiganj town, Panditer vita (birth place of atish dipankar srijnan) at Bajrayogini, Baba Adam's Mosque, Dighi of Raja Haris chandra, home stead of Raja Ballal Sen, home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, Shyamsiddhi Math at Sreenagar, Hasara Dargah, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of Jagadis Chandra Basu at Radhikhal, Jora Math at Sonarang, Kalibari at Tongibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque, Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Palghata Bridge, Panch Pir Dargah, marble statue of Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College.

Shamshiddhir Math, Panditer Vita, Home of Raja Bollal Sen, Birth Place of Atish Dipankar, Bhagyakul Rajbari,Residance of J C. Bosh, Pach Pirar Dargah, Rampal Lake, Hashara Dargha, Sholighor Math, Mohadev Mondir, Bhagyakul Rajbari, Padma Resort etc.