Travel guide

Sirajganj

সিরাজগঞ্জ · Sirajganj district, Rajshahi Division

Places to visit

Hatikumrul Navaratna Temple

The largest of the navaratna (nine-spired) temples discovered in Bangladesh — a three-storeyed brick structure sheathed in terracotta, named for the nine crowns on its roof. Locally called 'Dolmancha', it is a Department of Archaeology protected site with three more old temples nearby. A half-day trip via Ullapara from Sirajganj or Bogura.

Rabindra Kachharibari, Shahjadpur

The revenue office of the Tagore family's estate, now the Rabindra Memorial Museum. Tagore stayed here repeatedly and wrote parts of Sonar Tori, Bishorjon and Chitra; the two-storey seven-room house displays his belongings. It is the centrepiece of a Sirajganj trip, combinable with Chalan Beel.