Lalmai Moynamoti and Shalbon Bihar

The city Comilla is located at the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, about 97 km from Dhaka and on the Dhaka Chittagong highway. There are many historical and archaeological places around Comilla. These are a series of hillocks, wheres the Northern part is called the Moynamoti, southern part is called the Lalmai and the Shalban Bihar is in the middle of the Moynamoti and Lalmai. These were established by King Buddadev in 8th century. 

Moynamoti and Lalmai range is an extensive center of Buddhist culture. These are known as famous Lalmai-Moynamoti range which are extended through Comilla district. The whole range of hillocks run for about 18km, and is situated with more than 50 sites.

There is a site museum known as Moynamoti site museum. It stores many archaeological things including Bronze statues and caskets, terracotta plaques, utensils, coins Jewelleries, pottery etc which has a great historical values.

Shalbon Bihar is almost at the middle of Moynamoti-Lalmai range consist of 115 cells. Kotila Mura situated on a flattened hillock about 5 km north of the Shalbon Bihar inside the Comilla Cantonment. Here three stupas are found side by side representing the Buddhist Trinity or three jewels, these are Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.  Over 150 bronze stupas are found from these Bihar. These has a great historical value.


People can visit here staying in Bogra. So they can stay the hotel in Bogra.
Otherwise staying in Dhaka they also visit the historical place.
Hotel of Bogra
Hotel of Dhaka

  

Kantaji'r Mandir

Kantaji Mandir is located in Birgonj, Dinajpur is a medieval Hindu temple. This temple was built in a Navaratna style is a greatest example of terracotta example in Bangladesh. It was built by Maharaja Pran Nath. Its construction work started in 1702 C.E and ended in 1752 C.E, during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath. 

The Navaratna Krishna Mandir was destroyed of an earth quack of 1897 and also by the Pakistani Army. This 52 feet square temple is centered in a rectangular court, covered by a shed of roof with tin. It was crowned with four richly ornamental corner towers on two stores and a center one over the third stored. The number of arched doorways in the ground floor of its four shells is 21, on the first floor 27 and on the second floor has only three entrance doors and three windows.

The temple by the river is also called Kantagar Mandir as it is situated at the village Kantanagar. Its terracotta decoration is unusual. Every available inch of the wall from the base to the crest, both inside and out side of the temple there are  pulsation with an amazing profusion of figured and floral art in unbroken succession. The vast array of subject matter include the description of Ramayana, Mahabharata, the life of Krishna and also the description of past time contemporary social scene. It has become a great tourist spot in Bangladesh. Many people visit here every year. 

Shat Gambuj Mosque

In mid-15th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable manogrove forest of the Sundarban near the seacoast in the Bagerhat district  by an obscure Turkish saint-general, named Ulugh Khan Jahan Ali. Previously the Bagerhat district was known as Khalifatabad. Khan Jahan Ali was the local ruler of Khalifatabad. He was an officer of Bengal Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah. In order to build a muslim colony, Khan Jahan Ali built many mosques, water supply tanks or Dighi, public roads, toms,  buildings. The Shat Gambuj Mosque is the greatest creation of him which has been considered as a world heritage site by UN.

The planning of all mosques, tombs and other building are dominated by Islamic architectural style, particularly dominated by the combination of Turkish and Mughal architectural style which is also called the Khan Jahan Ali style. This mosque is laid over an area of 160 feet. The mosque has 60 pillars that is why it is called the Shat Gambuj Mosque and the 60 pillars support 77 low squat domes. It has seven central domes that are four sided. It was then used as prayer hall, Darbar hall, madrasa. The mosque has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and south which provide ventilation and light to the hall. Its wall is decorated with magnificent terracotta decoration. Around the door you can sea the sign of terracotta design. Inside the mosque the walls are designed by former muslim culture and tradition. The mosque was established in 1440.
Now this historical mosque has become a great tourism spot in Bangladesh. Everyday a lot of tourist visit the historical place. After that there are alo many mosques in Bagerthat which has also great historical value, such as Singara mosque, Nine domed mosque, Ronvijoypur mosque and many Dighi.
Bagerhat district is directly connected with Khulna city and also not very far. So visitor can visit the historical place easily staying at Khulna city. So you don't miss to visit the historical  place. To stay Khulna there are many residential hotel in Khulna.
Follow the given link to know about the hotel of Khulna a city.
Hotel of Khulna city.  

Star Mosque

Star mosque which is popular as Tara masjid is situated at the Armanitola, an area of the old Dhaka. It was built in 19th century by Mirza Golam Pir. In Mughal design architecture, it is a five dome mosque with hundreds of big and small twinkling blue stars as surface decoration. The star has been created by setting blue chinaware on white cement. Seen from the front and from far it looks like as if it were shining above the surface of the earth. The inside of the mosque is also very beautiful. The inside is decorated with imported Japanese and English china tiles and utilized both methods of the chinitikri application. On the surface between the doors there are Japanese Fujiyama motif. The mosque is a historical part of Dhaka city. It is also tourist spot. To stay in Dhaka city one can choose the hotel from the link given below.