Standing on an elevated mound in Austagram, this late-16th-century brick mosque features five domes and octagonal corner turrets with curved cornices typical of the Bengal Sultanate style. It was built beside the grave of Sufi saint Hazrat Qutub Shah, whose missionary work brought Islam to this remote wetland region. The interior preserves stone column bases and decorated terracotta mihrabs. Travellers can reach it by boat during the monsoon or along the new all-weather haor highway in the dry season.
- Best time
- July to October by boat, or December to February by road
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry free; boat or auto across the haor roughly ৳300–500
How to get to Qutub Shah Mosque
In Austagram sadar, about 55 km east of Kishoreganj. In the dry season take an auto across the all-weather road from Mithamoin or Bajitpur; in monsoon take a launch.
Kishoreganj town is about 130 km from Dhaka, around 3.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Kishoreganj guide.
More to see in Kishoreganj
Photo: Aashaa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Nikli Haor নিকলী হাওর
A vast freshwater wetland that transforms into an inland sea each monsoon, with wooden boats touring submerged villages.
- Best time
- July to October
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Engine boat hire roughly ৳800–1,500 for two hours; CNG from town about ৳70–100 per seat
Photo: Azimronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sholakia Eidgah Maidan শোলাকিয়া ঈদগাহ ময়দান
A historic seven-acre prayer ground on the Narasunda River where hundreds of thousands gather for Eid prayers.
- Best time
- Eid-ul-Fitr morning, or November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free to visit; rickshaw from town centre roughly ৳30
Photo: Generalrafiq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chandrabati Temple চন্দ্রাবতী শিব মন্দির
A 16th-century terracotta Shiva temple built on the Phuleshwari River by Chandrabati, the first woman poet in Bengali literature.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from town centre about ৳40–60 each way