Mir Mosharraf Hossain, author of the seminal 1885 novel Bishad Shindhu, was born at this family estate in Lahinipara in 1847. The government renovated the site with a modern library, auditorium, and a collection of early print editions of his plays and essays. Visitors can walk the grounds where the original brick structures once stood and explore the literary exhibits. Combine your stop here with a trip to Shilaidaha along the same road.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from town roughly ৳40–60 each way
How to get to Mir Mosharraf Hossain Birthplace
In Lahinipara village, about 6 km east of Kushtia town on the Kumarkhali road. A CNG auto-rickshaw takes about 15 minutes.
Kushtia town is about 205 km from Dhaka, around 4.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Kushtia guide.
More to see in Kushtia
Photo: Shahnoor Habib Munmun, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Shilaidaha Kuthibari শিলাইদহ কুঠিবাড়ি
A three-storey pyramidal brick residence beside the Padma where Rabindranath Tagore managed his family estate and wrote many of his works.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20 for citizens, ৳300 for foreign visitors; auto-rickshaw from town about ৳100–150
Photo: Farhan Sadik 21, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Lalon Shah's Shrine লালন শাহের মাজার
The white domed mausoleum and ashram complex at Cheuria where Baul singers gather nightly around the grave of mystic poet Lalon Shah.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from town centre roughly ৳30–50
Photo: 66tarara, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hardinge Bridge হার্ডিঞ্জ ব্রিজ
A landmark 1.8-kilometre railway steel truss bridge over the lower Padma River, opened in 1915 and still carrying mainline rail traffic.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free to view from the riverbank; boat ride on the Padma roughly ৳200–400 for a group
Photo: Kazi Rashed Abdallah, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jhaudia Shahi Mosque ঝাউদিয়া শাহী মসজিদ
A quiet Mughal-era mosque with five domes and thick lime-mortar walls, protected as an ancient monument in rural Kushtia.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; return auto-rickshaw hire roughly ৳300–400