Shashi Lodge
শশী লজ
A graceful zamindar palace in Mymensingh town with a marble statue of Venus in its garden fountain.
At a glance
- Where
- Mymensingh district, Mymensingh division
- From Dhaka
- 110 km to Mymensingh by road, 3–4 hours by bus or car
- Best time
- winter (Dec–Jan), spring (Feb–Mar) and autumn (Aug–Sep)
- Time needed
- About 1 h
Times and costs are estimates from our planner and the prices we collected. Check before you go.
Shashi Lodge was built by the Muktagacha zamindar Suryakanta Acharya Chowdhury and rebuilt by his adopted son Shashikanta after the 1897 earthquake. The two-storey building has a long colonnaded front, coloured glass and a garden with a fountain topped by a marble Venus. It later housed a women's teacher training college and has since been taken over for use as a museum. The garden is a pleasant place to sit in the afternoon.
How to get there
Rickshaw from anywhere in Mymensingh town.
Good to know
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Common questions
Where is Shashi Lodge?
Shashi Lodge is in Mymensingh district, Mymensingh division, Bangladesh. Mymensingh is about 110 km from Dhaka by road.
How do you get to Shashi Lodge from Dhaka?
First get to Mymensingh, roughly 3–4 hours from Dhaka by bus or car. Then: Rickshaw from anywhere in Mymensingh town.
When is the best time to visit Shashi Lodge?
The best time is winter (Dec–Jan), spring (Feb–Mar) and autumn (Aug–Sep). Allow about 1 h for the visit.
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