Founded in the late 19th century by Zamindar Raghabendra Narayan Roy and completed by his son Jagendra Narayan Roy, Haripur Rajbari stands in the center of Haripur upazila. The estate covers roughly three acres and consists of two primary residential quarters: the older Rajbari featuring traditional Mughal-influenced cusped arches, and the newer two-story palace block built in an Anglo-Indian style with fluted columns and decorative pediments. Within the compound stand an ornate Shiva temple, ceremonial natmandir courtyards, and servant quarters. While sections now stand roofless, the surviving facades retain detailed floral terracotta reliefs.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Free; local bus from Thakurgaon town roughly ৳90–120 each way; easy-bike within Haripur ৳20–30
How to get to Haripur Rajbari
Located in Haripur upazila sadar, roughly 65 km south-west of Thakurgaon town. Local buses run from Thakurgaon Old Bus Stand to Haripur via Ranisankhail in about 2 hours.
Thakurgaon town is about 410 km from Dhaka, around 10 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Thakurgaon guide.
The palace is an open archaeological ruin without ticket gates; exercise caution around unstable second-story brickwork and decaying stairwells.
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- Give it
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- Give it
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- Give it
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