Founded during the late Mughal and early British period by Munshi Balaram Das, an official under Raja Sitaram Ray, this rural estate was the ancestral seat of the influential Munshi family. The compound includes the ornate Radhakanta Jiu temple, crumbling two-storey residential wings, and a secluded family pond. While neglected over the decades, the arched masonry and overgrown courtyard offer a glimpse of feudal country life in old Jessore district. Speak to the caretakers living nearby before walking through the inner yard.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw roughly ৳80–120 each way
How to get to Kadirpara Zamindar Bari
In Kadirpara village, about 12 km north of Magura town in Sreepur. Take an auto-rickshaw or shared CNG from Magura for about 25 minutes.
Magura town is about 165 km from Dhaka, around 3.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Magura guide.
More to see in Magura
Photo: MD SADDAM AHMED, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Raja Sitaram Ray Palace রাজা সীতারাম রায়ের প্রাসাদ
The moated palace, kachari bari and temple ruins of early 18th-century ruler Raja Sitaram Ray beside the Madhumati in Mohammadpur.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry free; local bus from Magura town roughly ৳50–70 each way
Siddheswari Math সিদ্ধেশ্বরী মঠ
An ancient Kali temple and monastic ashram on the bank of the Nabaganga in Atharokhada, founded by regional sadhus centuries ago.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from town centre roughly ৳30–40
Khamarpara Village খামারপাড়া
A quiet farming and dairy village in Sreepur where families have perfected the craft of boiling and fermenting thick curd in earthenware.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- No entry fee; transport about ৳60–80 each way; a clay pot of fresh dahi roughly ৳150–250
Photo: Farabi Al Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Nabaganga Riverfront নবগঙ্গা নদীর ঘাট
The pleasant waterfront promenade and bathing ghats along the Nabaganga in Magura town, ideal for sunset boat rides.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free to visit; wooden boat hire roughly ৳100–150 for 30 minutes