Tourist Places in Panchagar

 

Places of interest in Panchagarh for sightseeing

Panchagarh has all the elements needed to be a tourist city and there are many places of interest in Panchagarh. However, although Panchagarh is a small district, it is not possible to visit it in one day based on the distance of the places of interest. And it's not possible on a full winter day like ours, but it may be possible on a long, long day.

1. Vitargarh Fort;

2. Maharaja Dighi (about 1500 years old) and Kajal Dighi;

3. Rocks Museum; (The only stone museum in Bangladesh)

4. Banglabandha Land Port and Zero Point;

5. Tentulia Dak Bungalow and Picnic Spot;

6. Mirzapur Shahi Mosque; (About 400 years old)

7. Cheprajhar Paharbhanga Mosque; (About 400 years old)

8. Shrine of Bar Auliya;

9. Golakdham Temple;

10. Badeshwari Pith Temple; (This temple has only two in Bangladesh. This one and one in Sitakunda)

11. Jagbandhu Thakurbari;

12. Flat-ground tea gardens and Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate Bungalows;

13. Debiganj Bridge and Dhardhara Railway Bridge;

14. Asian Highway, Rabindra Chattar and Nazrul Chattar;

15. Remnants of Mirgarh; Hossaingarh has now moved to Indian territory. Most of Debengarh, Rajnagar and Mirgarh are now extinct.

16. The Mahanandi River, stone quarrying and the Jalpaiguri Bridge in India;

17. Kanchenjunga philosophy; (In autumn and early or late winter);

18. Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Stadium;

The popular song of Panchagarh's regional culture is 'Huli's Song'. However, despite the origin of the name from the traditional religion of Huli Puja, the song depicts the inconsistency of contemporary life, the history of sorrow-pain-happiness or love.

Although there is no exact date of human settlement in the Panchagarh district, many things are known throughout history. Panchagarh was a city of the ancient city of Pundra, which was most probably called Panchanagari. However, the most common view is that it is called Panchagarh because of its five average positions. The averages are Vitargarh, Mirgarh, Hossaingarh, Rajnagar, and Devanagari.

Panchagarh is one of the oldest cities in Bangladesh. History says that in the past as well as now, this area was a border area. The city was under the control of the Pundra Empire and the Gupta, Pala, Sen, and Muslim rulers. It is also known that Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad bin Khalji had crossed this town during the invasion of Tibet.

After partition in 1947, Panchagarh Thana was included in the Thakurgaon subdivision of the Dinajpur district. On January 1, 1980, the Thakurgaon subdivision was renamed as the Panchagarh subdivision. Subsequently, on 1st February 1984, Panchagarh district was formed with five police stations Panchagarh subdivision, Tetulia, Panchagarh Sadar, Otwari, Boda, and Debiganj.