Dhanbari Nawab Palace and Mosque

Dhanbari was the seat of Nawab Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, a 19th–20th century zamindar who was among the founders of Dhaka University and an early advocate of Bengali as a state language. His family home, locally called the Nawab Palace or Nawab Manzil, stands beside a large pond and an old mosque, possibly Mughal in origin, that the Nawab enlarged and decorated inside with floral chini-tikri (broken china) mosaic. The family also produced Mohammad Ali of Bogra, a prime minister of Pakistan. The mosque is open for prayer and visitors; the palace is best seen from its grounds.

How to get there

From Tangail town take a bus toward Madhupur/Dhanbari, then a rickshaw or auto to the Nawab Bari.

Good to know

Combine it with Madhupur forest, which is close by. Ask before entering the palace building.

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