Mir Mosharraf Hossain was the first major Muslim novelist in modern Bengali literature, celebrated for his magnum opus Bisad Shindhu. He spent the later years of his life at Padamdi village in Baliakandi and was buried here beside his wife Kulsum Bibi in 1911. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs established this memorial complex in 2005, containing a museum of his personal artifacts, a commemorative library and an auditorium set around quiet ponds. Walk through the palm-shaded grounds to see the family graves.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20; local auto-rickshaw from Baliakandi about ৳30–40
How to get to Mir Mosharraf Hossain Memorial Center
At Padamdi village in Baliakandi upazila, about 22 km south-west of Rajbari town. Take an easy-bike or auto-rickshaw from town via Baliakandi for 45 minutes.
Rajbari town is about 120 km from Dhaka, around 3 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Rajbari guide.
Closed on government holidays and weekly rest days; check opening times before travelling from town.
More to see in Rajbari
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Goalando Ghat and Daulatdia গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট ও দৌলতদিয়া
The historic river junction on the Padma where British paddle steamers met the railway, famous for fresh fried hilsa.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; fried hilsa lunch about ৳300–500; shared auto from Rajbari roughly ৳40
Photo: মোঃ সাকিবুল হাসান, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic Rajbari Railway Station রাজবাড়ী রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
An 1871 Eastern Bengal Railway junction with preserved colonial steam-era engine sheds and red-brick architecture.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Platform ticket roughly ৳10; rickshaw from town centre about ৳20
Photo: Sakib8785, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rajbari High School Red Building রাজবাড়ী সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ের লাল ভবন
An ornate 1892 red-brick zamindar estate building in Rajbari town, now protected as a historic archaeological site.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free to view from the school compound; rickshaw in town about ৳20