A plaque over the main door dates the mosque to 1793, in the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. Local tradition says it was built by Muslim craftsmen who came to work on the Kantajew temple and settled in the village. The oblong prayer hall carries three domes, with octagonal towers at the corners, and about a hundred terracotta panels survive on its walls. It is still in use, so dress modestly and avoid prayer times.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 30–45 minutes
- Cost
- Free; van or easy-bike from Kantanagar around ৳30–60
How to get to Nayabad Mosque
Nayabad village is about 2 km from Kantajew. Take a van or easy-bike from Kantanagar, about 10 minutes, and see both on one trip from Dinajpur town.
Dinajpur town is about 336 km from Dhaka, around 8 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Dinajpur guide.
More to see in Dinajpur
Photo: Shahnoor Habib Munmun, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kantajew Temple কান্তজিউ মন্দির
An 18th-century brick temple covered on every face with terracotta panels of epics, hunts, boats and village life.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Local bus around ৳30–50 each way; a CNG auto-rickshaw for the round trip with waiting around ৳800–1,200
Photo: Abdul Momin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ramsagar রামসাগর
A tank about a kilometre long, dug for Raja Ramnath in the 1750s and now the centre of a small national park.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Small gate fee; easy-bike or CNG from town around ৳150–300 each way
Photo: Rahul_Kumar_Sanjowal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Dinajpur Rajbari দিনাজপুর রাজবাড়ি
The decaying palace complex of the Dinajpur rajas, with gateways, ponds and the shell of the mirrored Aina Mahal.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Rickshaw or easy-bike from the centre around ৳40–80
Photo: Ahamed Rafid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sura Mosque সুরা মসজিদ
A small brick and stone mosque from the early 1500s, raised on a platform beside an old tank in the Ghoraghat countryside.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free; budget around ৳500 for buses and a CNG auto-rickshaw from Ghoraghat