Faridpur lies across the Padma from Dhaka, spread along the Kumar and Old Kumar rivers in a flat landscape of jute fields and date palms. The opening of the Padma Bridge cut the road journey from the capital to under three hours, making its Sultanate mosques, river homesteads and terracotta shrines an easy weekend outing.
- From Dhaka
- About 115 km, 2.5 hours by road
- Best time
- November to February
- A day costs
- About ৳1,300 to ৳5,500 per person
What Faridpur is famous for
- Raw jute পাট
- Date palm jaggery খেজুরের গুড়
- Bagat sugar syrup jilapi বাগাটের জিলাপি
How Faridpur got its name
The town was known as Fatehabad in the Mughal era. It was later renamed after the Sufi saint Shah Sheikh Fariduddin, whose dargah stands near the town centre.
Places to visit in Faridpur
Photo: Sakib8785, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jasimuddin Homestead and Museum পল্লীকবি জসীম উদ্দীনের বাড়ি
The ancestral home and riverside memorial museum of poet Jasimuddin, where his grave lies shaded by a pomegranate tree.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Museum entry roughly ৳20 for locals; auto-rickshaw from town about ৳50–80
Photo: Rakibul Islam Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mathurapur Deul মথুরাপুর দেউল
A 17th-century dodecagonal terracotta tower rising over twenty metres high, carved with scenes from the Ramayana.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus from Faridpur to Madhukhali roughly ৳50, local auto about ৳30
Photo: Md Ferdous Hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pathrail Mosque পাথরাইল মসজিদ
A ten-domed Sultanate brick mosque built around 1400 beside a wide dighi, with carved terracotta mihrabs.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus to Bhanga roughly ৳60, auto-rickshaw to the village about ৳100–150
Unseen Faridpur: the lesser-known places
Quieter spots most visitors miss. Go with a local driver or ask us to arrange one.
Photo: Amdadul Hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Satair Mosque সাতৈর মসজিদ
A square nine-domed brick mosque from the early 16th century, standing beside the trace of Sher Shah's Grand Trunk Road.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus to Boalmari junction roughly ৳60, easy-bike about ৳30
How to get to Faridpur
- Buses for Faridpur depart frequently from Sayedabad and Gabtoli, crossing the Padma Bridge and expressway to reach Faridpur old bus stand or Goalchamat in about 2.5 to 3 hours.
- The intercity Madhumati Express leaves Kamalapur in Dhaka and crosses the Padma Bridge to call at Bhanga and Faridpur on its route towards Rajshahi.
Where to stay in Faridpur
Rooms run from about ৳800 a night for a simple hotel, around ৳2,200 mid-range and ৳5,000 or more for the most comfortable. Prices are approximate.
- Hotel Raffles Inn, Mujib Sarak
- Hotel Padma, Goalchamat
- Hotels around the old bus stand and Station Road
What to eat in Faridpur
Winter brings fresh date palm juice and dark patali gur from Madhukhali. In town, roadside tea stalls serve chanar sweets, and travellers stop at Bagat on the highway for its thick, warm jilapi.