Discovered beneath heavy brushwood in 1978 and partially restored by archaeologists in the 1990s, this ruined hypostyle brick mosque once had 35 domes supported on brick and stone piers. Its expansive floor plan and multiple mihrabs reveal the scale of settlement that flourished around Barobazar during the Bengal Sultanate. Surviving wall bases display delicate terracotta friezes and geometric bands. It is one of the most secluded medieval ruins in south-western Bangladesh.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; easy-bike hire from Barobazar about ৳80–120 return
How to get to Satgachhia Gayebana Mosque
Roughly 6 km west of Barobazar along a rural road towards Satgachhia. An easy-bike or auto-rickshaw from Barobazar bazaar reaches the ruins in about 15 minutes.
Jhenaidah town is about 170 km from Dhaka, around 4 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Jhenaidah guide.
More to see in Jhenaidah
Photo: Kazi Rashed Abdallah, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Galakata Mosque গলাকাটা মসজিদ
A 15th-century Sultanate brick mosque in medieval Mohammadabad with six low domes supported by stone columns and terracotta carvings.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; easy-bike from Barobazar bus stand about ৳20
Photo: Moon Taha Noor Jui, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jor-Bangla Mosque জোড়বাংলা মসজিদ
A single-domed 16th-century brick mosque excavated from a mound in Barobazar, named after twin thatched huts that once stood nearby.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from Barobazar bazaar about ৳20
Dhol Samudra Dighi ঢোল সমুদ্র দিঘি
A vast 52-bigha medieval reservoir dug by Hindu King Mukut Roy, shrouded in folklore about a buried brass drum and royal sacrifice.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free access; easy-bike from Jhenaidah town about ৳30–40
Naldanga Rajbari Temples নলডাঙ্গা রাজবাড়ি মন্দির
A cluster of 17th-century terracotta Hindu temples and bathing ghats built by the zamindars of Naldanga along the Begabati River.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; easy-bike from Kaliganj town about ৳30–50