Dayaram Ray, dewan to the Natore Raj, founded the Dighapatia dynasty in 1706, and Raja Pramadanath Roy rebuilt the palace following the 1897 earthquake in a neoclassical style influenced by European manors. The forty-acre walled estate features an imposing entrance gate with an imported British four-dial clock, landscaped lawns, marble statues of Greek gods, and a deer sanctuary. Since 1972 it has served as the government's official residence in northern Bangladesh for state functions. A museum wing displays vintage royal furniture, weapons, and historical photographs.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳30–50 for Bangladeshis, more for foreigners; auto-rickshaw from town about ৳50–80
How to get to Uttara Ganabhaban (Dighapatia Rajbari)
About 3 km north of Natore town in Dighapatia. A battery auto-rickshaw or CNG from Kanaikhali or Station Road reaches the main gate in 15 minutes.
Natore town is about 200 km from Dhaka, around 5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Natore guide.
Closed on Sundays; public access to the main palace interior may be restricted during official state visits.
More to see in Natore
Photo: Kazi Rashed Abdallah, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Natore Rajbari (Rani Bhabani Palace) নাটোর রাজবাড়ী
The sprawling 18th-century moated palace of Rani Bhabani, with surviving residential wings, Shiva temples, and wide green grounds.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Small entry fee around ৳20 for Bangladeshis; rickshaw from the town center about ৳30
Photo: Jubair Bin Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chalan Beel চলন বিল
The largest wetland in Bangladesh, transforming during the monsoon into a vast inland sea traversed by engine-powered country boats.
- Best time
- July to October for monsoon boating
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Boat hire roughly ৳1,000–2,000 for a 2-hour trip for a group; bus to Singra about ৳40
Dayarampur Rajbari দয়ারামপুর রাজবাড়ি
A quiet 1890s neoclassical estate house built for the Dighapatia royal family, tucked inside the grounds of Qadirabad Cantonment.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free to view from outside; CNG from Natore town about ৳150–200 each way