Mulla Hizabar Akbar Khan erected this single-domed mosque in 1519 during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah. The square brick structure features circular corner towers, curved cornices and an ornate central mihrab carved from dark basalt. Finely worked terracotta panels bearing lotuses and interlocking scroll motifs adorn the brick facade. It sits in a tranquil village setting away from the main tourist crowds of Sonargaon.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from Panam Nagar about ৳30–40
How to get to Goaldi Mosque
In Goaldi village, about 1.5 km north-west of Panam Nagar. An easy-bike or auto-rickshaw from Panam Nagar or Mograpara takes 10 minutes.
Narayanganj town is about 18 km from Dhaka, around 1 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Narayanganj guide.
More to see in Narayanganj
Photo: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Panam Nagar পানাম নগর
A historic street of 52 brick merchant mansions in Sonargaon, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳100 for Bangladeshis, more for foreigners; easy-bike from Mograpara about ৳30
Photo: Ahidul hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Museum বাংলাদেশ লোক ও কারুশিল্প ফাউন্ডেশন
A sprawling cultural museum at Sonargaon featuring folk artisan workshops, rural crafts and the restored Boro Sardar Bari palace.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳50 for Bangladeshis, more for foreign visitors; pedal boats on the pond about ৳100
Photo: Rafi Bin Tofa, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hajiganj Fort হাজীগঞ্জ দুর্গ
A pentagonal 17th-century Mughal water fort built by Mir Jumla on the western bank of the Shitalakshya river.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from Chashara about ৳30–40
Photo: SabbirAbeir (md sabbir), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sonakanda Fort সোনাকান্দা দুর্গ
A 17th-century Mughal river outpost in Bandar with a colossal circular artillery platform overlooking the river.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; boat crossing across Shitalakshya roughly ৳5–10; rickshaw in Bandar about ৳25