Bagha Mosque was erected by Sultan Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah beside a large pond in Bagha upazila. The rectangular brick mosque has ten domes arranged in two rows, four octagonal corner towers, and richly carved terracotta floral reliefs, rosettes, and hanging vine designs on the mihrab walls. An illustration of this monument features on the 50 Taka currency note.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free entry; direct bus from Rajshahi about ৳60–80 each way
How to get to Bagha Mosque
Located in Bagha upazila, about 42 km south-east of Rajshahi city. Direct buses and shared microbuses run from Rajshahi to Bagha in around 1.5 hours.
Rajshahi town is about 250 km from Dhaka, around 5.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Rajshahi guide.
More to see in Rajshahi
Photo: Aashaa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Varendra Research Museum বরেন্দ্র গবেষণা জাদুঘর
The country's oldest research museum, housing rare stone sculptures and artefacts from ancient Bengal and the Indus Valley.
- Best time
- Year-round
- Give it
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Admission ৳20 for Bangladeshis, ৳100 for SAARC citizens, ৳200 for other foreign visitors; rickshaw from Shaheb Bazar about ৳30
Photo: Khalidrahman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Puthia Temple Complex পুঠিয়া মন্দির চত্বর
A historic cluster of 19th-century Hindu temples and a royal palace set around large ponds in Puthia.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free entry to temple exteriors; small fee for palace grounds; bus from Rajshahi about ৳40–50 each way
Photo: Nur Asad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bara Kuthi বড় কুঠি
The oldest standing colonial building in Rajshahi, built in the first half of the eighteenth century as a Dutch silk trading post.
- Best time
- Year-round
- Give it
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free to view from the outside; rickshaw in town about ৳30
Photo: Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Padma Riverfront পদ্মা নদীর পাড়
The wide riverside promenade along the Padma, popular for evening strolls, sunset boat rides, and street snacks.
- Best time
- October to March, especially late afternoon for sunsets
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free access to the promenade; country boat rides ৳200–500 per boat