Introduction to Hajigonj Boro Masjid
Located in Hajiganj in Chandpur district, the artistically crafted Hajiganj Historical Grand Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the subcontinent in terms of size. Haji Ahmad Ali Patwari established Hajigonj Boro Masjid in 1337. About 10,000 Muslims can pray together in this huge mosque with an area of about 28,400 square feet. And the largest congregation of Jumatul Bidaya in Bangladesh is held in this mosque. The 6th largest mosque in Bangladesh has a spectacular minaret of about 188 feet.
Hajiganj was gradually developed from a shop founded by Haji Moniruddin (RA), the last man of the family of Bujurg Kamel, named Makim Uddin (RA) around the eleventh century. The founder and waqif of Hajiganj historic big mosque Haji Ahmad Ali Patwari (RA) was the great grandson of Manai Haji (RA).
Starting from a one-story mosque made of straw, the mosque gradually evolved into a straw-roofed mosque and later a tin-roofed mosque. Later on 17th Ashwin of Bengali 1337 Hazrat Maulana Abul Farah Jainpuri (RA) laid the foundation stone of the paved mosque. When the construction work of Hajiganj historical big mosque was completed, the call to prayer was given on 10 Agrahayan 1344 Banga AD in the main mosque of Marmar stone. Many dignitaries including the then Chief Minister of undivided Bengal AKM Fazlul Haque, Nawab Mosharraf Hussain, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy and Nawabzada Khawaja Nasrullah were present in that historic Friday prayer.
how to go
Chandpur-bound buses depart from Dhaka's Sayedabad at regular intervals throughout the day. Or you can go by train. MV Sonartari, MV Taqwa, MV Bogdadiya, MV Meghna Rani, MV Al Borak, MV Eagle, MV Rafarf, MV Tutul etc. are notable among the launches operating on the Dhaka-Chandpur route. Fares from Dhaka to Chandpur in these launches range from Tk 100 to Tk 2000 depending on the category. The launch takes 3 to 3 and a half hours from Dhaka.
If you board a bus going to Hajiganj from Chandpur's Taltala bus stand, you can get off the bus in front of the mosque if you tell the bus helper the name of the big mosque.
where will you stay
Among the fairly good hotels to stay in, Hotel Grand Hilsha in front of Sadar Hospital is good. Apart from this, you will find quite good quality hotels near the court station in Chandpur. There are a number of fairly standard hotels on the banks of the river near Chowdhury Ghat or New Bridge.
where to eat
Chandpur has several food hotels of varying quality to satisfy hunger. You can eat at any hotel of your choice. If you want to eat at a low price, you can visit the BIWTA canteen located on the right side of the Chandpur launch terminal. Of course, you can taste Awal Bhai's Sweets and One Minute Ice Cream in Faridganj. Since you have come to Chandpur, the capital of hilsa, is it right to miss hilsa when you come here? If you want to eat fresh hilsa, you can eat it in the hut hotels of the railway station or the hotels at the launch ghat.
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