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Historical Places
A 1916 college with a 610-foot main building that blends British and Mughal styles — domes on slender columns, arches and a vast campus.
Lalbagh, Rangpur
College days: Grounds open by day
Free entry
DetailsThe village home of Begum Rokeya, pioneer of women's education, at Pairaband — the remains of the family house and a memorial centre.
Pairaband, Mithapukur, Rangpur
Every day: Daylight hours
Free entry
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Historical Places
An 18th-century temple in Dinajpur covered from base to top in terracotta panels — the finest terracotta temple in Bangladesh.
Kantanagar, Dinajpur, Rangpur
Every day: Daylight hours
Entry fee, if any, is not published online. A working temple — remove shoes where asked.
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Museums
The site museum beside Shalban Vihara: bronze Buddhas, stone sculpture, gold coins, terracotta plaques and a great bronze bell from the Mainamati ruins.
Kotbari, Cumilla
Tuesday – Saturday: Daytime — times vary by season, check locally
From ৳20
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Historical Places
A peaceful Commonwealth war cemetery on the hills by Cumilla Cantonment, where 736 soldiers of the Second World War lie.
Cumilla Cantonment, Cumilla
Every day: Daylight hours
Free entry
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Tourist Spots
A large old tank in the middle of Cumilla, dug to help people through a famine — now the city's favourite evening walk.
Cumilla city, Cumilla
Every day: Open all day; busiest at dusk
Free entry
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Historical Places
The excavated remains of a hilltop palace credited to the Chandra kings, which gave Mainamati its name — with a month-long fair every Baishakh.
Mainamati, Cumilla
Every day: Daylight hours
No fee published.
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Museums
Zainul Abedin's museum of Bengal folk art in a zamindar house at Sonargaon: woodwork, scroll paintings, masks and folk instruments, with a craft village and lake.
Sonargaon, Narayanganj
Friday – Wednesday: Daytime — check locally
From ৳50
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Historical Places
A five-sided Mughal water fort on the Shitalakshya, one of three built in the 1600s to guard Dhaka from Magh and Portuguese pirates.
Hajiganj, Narayanganj
Every day: Daylight hours
No fee published.
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