Meherpur মেহেরপুর
Where the 1971 government was sworn in under mango trees
Meherpur is a small border district with an outsized place in history: on 17 April 1971 the first government of Bangladesh took oath in a mango grove at Baidyanathtala, renamed Mujibnagar. Indigo-era mansions and two century-old sweets complete the picture.
- Mujibnagar Memorial
- Amjhupi Nilkuthi
- Sabitri sweet
- Rosokodom sweet
Places
Place Mujibnagar Memorial
মুজিবনগর স্মৃতিসৌধThe mango grove where Bangladesh's wartime government took oath on 17 April 1971.
Place Amjhupi Nilkuthi
আমঝুপি নীলকুঠিAn indigo planter's mansion by the Kajla river, set in gardens and mango trees.
Place Bhatpara Nilkuthi
ভাটপাড়া নীলকুঠিRuined indigo factory buildings among trees in Gangni upazila.
Foods
Representative photo Food Sabitri
সাবিত্রী মিষ্টিA dense, caramel-brown milk sweet that has been made in Meherpur for about a century.
Food Rosokodom
রসকদমA round milk sweet named after the kadam flower, Meherpur's partner treat to sabitri.
Food Meherpur Himsagar Mango
মেহেরপুরের হিমসাগর আমFibreless, fragrant Himsagar mangoes from Meherpur's orchards, some of them exported to Europe.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳500–1,500
- Good hotel
- ৳1,500–2,500
- Upscale / resort
- No data
Where these prices come from
Daily Star (Dec 2023/Jan 2024): Meherpur has no high-end hotels; residential hotels, the Zila Parishad and Suryodaya dak bungalows cost 500–2,000 a night. Parjatan also runs a motel here (price not listed online). The upper mid band is an estimate.
Prices come from newspapers, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation website and the hotels' own listings. Call the hotel to check the rate before you book.
Where to eat, and what it costs
This district's meal costs are estimated from nearby districts. Any restaurants listed below have their own sourced prices.
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳650–1,950 per person a day
From a budget hotel and local eateries up to a good hotel and good restaurants. We assume two people share a room, so each pays half the room rate. Travel, tickets and upscale places are extra.
We don't have restaurant prices for this district yet.
Taste these
- Sabitri Old sweet shops in Meherpur town Approx. 400–600 BDT per kg
- Rosokodom Sweet shops in Meherpur town Approx. 400–600 BDT per kg
- Meherpur Himsagar Mango Amjhupi mango market and orchards around Meherpur Sadar in June
Where these prices come from
Thin data: no sourced eatery prices for Meherpur. Meal costs are set from sourced south-west figures: in a 2023 report, a cheap hotel in nearby Pirojpur served fish or meat meals at 80-85 Tk while other town hotels charged at least 100-150 Tk; Joljog in Jashore sold luchi at 7 Tk and dal or sabji at 15 Tk a plate in 2025. Allowance is made for later price rises.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
