Rai Bahadur Banamali Roy, zamindar of Tarash in Sirajganj, built this impressive town palace as his primary administrative and residential seat in Pabna. The two-storey building blends classical European Renaissance porticos and fluted pillars with traditional inner courtyards. In the mid-20th century it housed government offices and a medical college before being declared a protected national monument in 1998. The grand entrance portico facing Abdul Hamid Road remains an architectural focal point in the heart of the city.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free to view; rickshaw in town about ৳20–30
How to get to Tarash Bhaban (Tarash Rajbari)
On Abdul Hamid Road in central Pabna, directly opposite the town market area. A five-minute walk or rickshaw from Traffic More.
Pabna town is about 215 km from Dhaka, around 5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Pabna guide.
More to see in Pabna
Photo: Azim Khan Ronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hardinge Bridge হার্ডিঞ্জ ব্রিজ
A 1.8-kilometre steel railway truss bridge over the Padma opened in 1915, one of the greatest engineering feats of its era.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Free to view from the riverbank park; CNG from Pabna town roughly ৳250–350 each way
Photo: Md. Sarwar Ul Islam Fakir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jor Bangla Temple জোড় বাংলা মন্দির
A 19th-century twin-hut terracotta temple in Pabna town, built in the distinct curved-roof do-chala style of Bengal.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free entry; rickshaw from central Pabna about ৳30
Photo: Shariful Islam (Masum), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chatmohar Shahi Mosque চাটমোহর শাহী মসজিদ
A three-domed brick mosque built in 1581 by Afghan rebel leader Masum Khan Kabuli, one of the oldest surviving mosques in North Bengal.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free entry; bus or CNG from Pabna town about ৳70–90 each way