This was the home of the Nawabs of Bogura, the family of Mohammad Ali Bogra, who was prime minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955. The two-storey house, its outbuildings and its tree-shaded grounds were opened as a museum and park, and the Department of Archaeology declared the palace a protected monument in 2016. It fills an easy hour in town before or after Mahasthan.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Small entry fee; rickshaw from Satmatha about ৳30
How to get to Nawab Palace (Mohammad Ali Palace Museum)
On Nawab Bari Road in the town centre, a few minutes by rickshaw from Satmatha.
Bogura town is about 200 km from Dhaka, around 5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Bogura guide.
More to see in Bogura
Photo: Zaheed Sarwer Khan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mahasthangarh মহাস্থানগড়
The walled citadel of Pundranagara, the oldest city yet found in Bangladesh, on the west bank of the Karatoya.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Ramparts free; museum ticket about ৳20–30 for Bangladeshis, more for foreigners; CNG from town about ৳300–400 return
Photo: Azim Khan Ronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Gokul Medh (Behula's bridal chamber) গোকুল মেধ
A stepped brick mound south of Mahasthan that local legend calls the bridal chamber of Behula and Lakhindar.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free; a CNG auto-rickshaw from town costs about ৳250–350 return with waiting
Photo: Jubair1985, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vasu Vihara ভাসু বিহার
Foundations of two Buddhist monasteries and a shrine in open farmland west of Mahasthan, known locally as Narapatir Dhap.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free; a CNG from Mahasthan about ৳200–300 return
Photo: Biddut Khoshnobish, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Kherua Mosque খেরুয়া মসজিদ
A three-domed brick mosque from 1582 outside Sherpur, built in the first years of Mughal rule in Bengal and still used for prayer.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free; bus from Bogura about ৳50, rickshaw about ৳30