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Jhenaidah

ঝিনাইদহ · Jhenaidah district, Khulna Division

Places to visit

Gunjanath Temple

A 17th-century temple at Boro Bazar in Kaliganj, one of Jhenaidah's better-known antiquities. Old mosques and the Naldanga temple complex nearby make it easy to visit several sites together. It lies roughly 20 km from Jhenaidah town.

The terracotta-studded temple with red domes in the Naldanga Rajbari grounds

Naldanga Rajbari

The residence and temple complex of the Naldanga raj family in Kaliganj upazila, a reminder of medieval Bengali temple architecture and listed among the district places of interest. Some structures survive through government restoration; others are ruins.

Photo of Tomb of Pagla Kanai

Tomb of Pagla Kanai

The tomb of Pagla Kanai, the 19th-century folk (Baul-style) singer and lyricist, in Jhenaidah Sadar. Local visitors treat it as the district's cultural memorial. Being inside town, access is easy.

Updated: January 1, 1970

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