Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose spent his early childhood at this ancestral home in Rarikhal before studying in Kolkata and Cambridge. The complex holds a memorial museum detailing his breakthroughs in microwave radio waves and the crescograph, alongside period family furniture and photographs. The surrounding grounds include a college founded in his honour and quiet ponds. The museum caretaker can open the exhibition galleries upon request.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20; local auto-rickshaw from Sreenagar stand about ৳30–50
How to get to Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose Memorial Complex
In Rarikhal village, Sreenagar upazila. From Dhaka-Mawa Expressway at Sreenagar bus stop, take an easy-bike or auto-rickshaw for 15 minutes.
Munshiganj town is about 30 km from Dhaka, around 1.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Munshiganj guide.
Closed on government holidays; enquire locally if visiting late in the afternoon.
More to see in Munshiganj
Photo: Rayhan9d, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Idrakpur Fort ইদ্রাকপুর কেল্লা
A 1660 Mughal river fort built by Subahdar Mir Jumla II with a circular raised drum and bastions on the Ichamati river.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20 for Bangladeshis; rickshaw from town centre about ৳30
Photo: Md Saiful Islam Khan (Aopu), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Baba Adam's Mosque বাবা আদম মসজিদ
A six-domed brick Sultanate mosque built in 1483 with carved terracotta plaques and octagonal corner towers.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from Munshiganj town about ৳40–60 each way
Photo: অভিজিৎ দাস, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bikrampur Vihara রঘুরামপুর বিক্রমপুর বৌদ্ধ বিহার
Excavated ruins of a 10th-century Buddhist monastery at Raghurampur linked to the legendary scholar Atisa Dipankara.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from Munshiganj town about ৳60–80
Photo: FahimHP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mawa Ghat মাওয়া ঘাট
An open riverfront on the Padma known for round-the-clock fried hilsa stalls and panoramic river views.
- Best time
- Year-round, best in October to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Fried hilsa meal roughly ৳300–600 depending on fish size; local boat ride about ৳500–1,000 for a group