Mainamoti and Sonargaon Tour Package Highlights

A Magnificent Palace of Sonargaon

Boro Sardar Bari, one of the most significant heritage sites in Sonargaon and consider as the country’s finest Rajbari, built by Musa Khan, the great 16th century Muslim ruler of Bengal. This impressive palace is an architectural journey of history, started by Mughals and ended up in the colonial period. Around 500 years ago the oldest part of this complex was built during the regime of Musa Khan, son of Bara Bhuiyan Isa Khan. Many designs inside the Boro Sardar bari were made in line with the Musa kha gate. The roof of this building is constructed with brick chips and nothing else. It has highly durability. During the regime of Isa Kha in 1608, this used to be called Bangalee roof. Even the color of this building is red, the typical color of the Mughal architecture. The latest addition of this complex is colonial part, built in 1901, with typical British Colum, floral design and ornamentation.

Visiting hours of Boro Sardar Bari

Days	15 Feb to 30 Dec( Summer)	31 Dec to 30 Mar(Winter)	During Ramadan
Friday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Saturday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Sunday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Monday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Tuesday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Wednesday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Thursday	Remain Closed on Thursday or any other Public holiday

Sonargaon folk art and craft museum established by Joynul Abedin, a well-known Bagladeshi painter on March 12, 1975. This is prosperous with several unique collections that you will not find in any other places. Some are lost from our country, and only those remain. There are two Exhibition galleries inside the museum. This museum will show you the local life of Bangladeshi people like farming, weaving textile and making handicrafts.

Visiting hours of Boro Sardar Bari & Sonargaon folk art and craft Museum

Days	15 Feb to 30 Dec( Summer)	31 Dec to 30 Mar(Winter)	During Ramadan
Friday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Saturday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Sunday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Monday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Tuesday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Wednesday	10:00 AM to 5:00PM	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	9:00 PM to 3:30PM
Thursday	Remain Closed on Thursday or any other Public holiday

A Finest Example of Pre-Mughal Architecture

Sonargaon was a mint town of the Bengal Sultanate. During the reign of Sultan Alauddlin Husain Shah of Bengal, Goaldi mosque was established by Mulla Hizbar Akbar Khan in 1519, at a place called Goaldi, half a mile north east of Panam Nagar in Sonargaon. This graceful, single domed mosque is a fine example of pre-Mughal architecture, and considered as one of the most ornate sultanate-era mosques of the country.

Lalmai Archaeological Sites

Sparsely populated 11 miles long spur of dimpled low hill range, known as the Mainamati – Lalmai range, runs through the middle of the Cumilla district from north to south.

The northern part of the range is locally known as Mainamati, which resembles the memory of King Govinda Chandra’s mother Mainamati. The name Mainamati was coined only a few hundred years ago. But its history goes back to the remote past and is inseparably connected with the history of the land which was once known as ‘Samotata’ a significant name devoting a land lying in the present south eastern part of Bangladesh. Present physical divisions of Bangladesh correspond roughly with the ancient geographical divisions of ‘Vangh’ from which the name of Bangla got currency as mentioned in all ancient inscriptions and literature out during the time of Sultan Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah during 1353 AD when he conquered and united the whole of Bangala. Before of this Bangladesh was divided into three separate parts, each having separate history like, varendra Vanga and Samatata or Harikala.

The important archaeological sites of Mainamati are Shalban Bhihara, Charpatra Mura, Kutila Mura, Ananda Mura and Rupban Mura.

A Lost City of Glorious Past

Panam Nagar, once a prominent busy cloth trading center and the route of the ancient Silk Road from the Bengal delta to China and Central Asia. Now it is like a city which has been lost for hundreds of years, still bearing the glorious past of Sonargaon. Some 52 of the buildings that still stand in Panam Nagar, mostly constructed 1895 and 1905 by the Hindu textile merchant who came from Kolkata and departed in 1965 due to riot and Indo-Pak war. Although the buildings are mostly in ruins, the historical buildings boast architectural examples from the Sultanate, Mughal and British colonial periods. In 2006, the world monument fund declared Panam Nagar as one of the 100 ruinous historical establishments.

Around 450 years ago, in the 15th century, the Baro Bhuiyan leader Isha khan established the first capital of Bengal in Sonargaon. The Bengal Muslin was the best business commodity then. Mainly the city was built for the high ranked royal employees and the Muslin businessmen. The royal service of Sonargaon directed from Panam Nagar. Some have called this city a port city because foreign cloth was exported through Meghna River (East) and Shitolokkha River (West) and Muslin was exported via waterway.

Visiting hours of Panam City

Days	October to March (Summer)	April to September(Winter)	April to September(Winter)
Friday	9 AM to 12.30 PM, 2 PM to 5 PM	10 AM to 12:30 PM, 2 PM to 6 PM	2:00 PM to 4 :00PM
Saturday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	10:00 AM to 6:00 PM	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday	Remain Closed on Sunday and any other public holiday
Monday	1:30 PM to 5:00 PM	2:00 PM to 6:00 PM	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	10:00 PM to 6:00 PM	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	10:00 PM to 6:00 PM	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	10:00 PM to 6:00 PM	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM