Dewan Shahbaz Ali of Sarail built this single-span brick arch bridge in the 1650s across a marshy creek connecting Sarail with the main Mughal post road. Its steep ramp and thick masonry were designed specifically to bear the weight of war elephants and camel convoys. Now preserved by the Department of Archaeology, the bridge sits just off the modern Dhaka–Sylhet highway surrounded by rice fields.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; CNG from Brahmanbaria town about ৳60–80 each way
How to get to Bariura Old Bridge
At Bariura village on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway, about 15 km north of Brahmanbaria town. Any local bus or CNG towards Sarail or Ashuganj stops at Bariura bus stand within 30 minutes.
Brahmanbaria town is about 105 km from Dhaka, around 3 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Brahmanbaria guide.
More to see in Brahmanbaria
Photo: Subrata Roy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kal Bhairab Temple কালভৈরব মন্দির
A historic Hindu temple in Medda housing a massive 28-foot stone and plaster statue of Lord Shiva as Kal Bhairab.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from town about ৳30–50
Photo: Mohammad Hedayet Sarker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Arifil Mosque আরিফিল মসজিদ
A 17th-century Mughal brick mosque with three ribbed domes, standing beside a wide tank and twin mausoleums in Sarail.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; CNG auto-rickshaw from Brahmanbaria about ৳60–80 each way
Photo: Mohammad Hedayet Sarker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Haripur Zamindar Bari হরিপুর বড়বাড়ি
A sprawling 19th-century zamindar mansion on the banks of the Titas River in Nasirnagar, built with dozens of rooms and river ghats.
- Best time
- October to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry free; CNG transport from Brahmanbaria about ৳250–300 round trip
Photo: Shrabanmonir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kharampur Mazar Sharif খড়মপুর মাজার শরীফ
The revered riverside shrine of Hazrat Syed Ahmad Gesudaraz, known as Kella Shahid, situated by the Titas River in Akhaura.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; CNG from Brahmanbaria about ৳80–100 or rickshaw from Akhaura station about ৳30