Introduction to Rocks Museum Panchagarh
Panchagarh Rocks Museum, the only rock museum in Bangladesh, is located in the Panchagarh Government Women's College campus. Principal Nazmul Haque built this stone museum in 1997 as a complete personal initiative. The museum has preserved stones based on different colors, shapes and properties. Apart from thousands of years old stones, various brick and terracotta statues of ancient buildings can be seen here.
The ethnographic collection of the museum has artifacts used by various tribes. In the open there are two 300-year-old boats of 22 feet length made of several large stones and a sal tree. There are no other rock museums in Bangladesh, so visit this exceptional rock museum or Rocks Museum in Panchagarh at least once.
how to go
There are various day-night bus services running directly from Dhaka to Panchagarh . Nabil Paribahan, Hanif Enterprise, Tanjila Travel, Barkat Travel can go to Panchagarh from Dhaka's Shyamoli, Gabtali Bus Terminal and Mirpur. Non AC bus fare from Dhaka to Panchagarh is Tk 1000-1100 and AC bus fare is Tk 1300-1900.
If you want to go by train, you can come to Panchagarh from Kamalapur in Dhaka by Panchagarh Express, Ekta and Hirtyan Express trains. According to the class, the train ticket fare ranges from Tk 695 to Tk 2398 per person.
Rocks Museum can be reached by local transport from Panchagarh Bus Terminal / Railway Station . The fare will be Tk 20-25 and the entrance ticket to the museum is Tk 10.
where will you stay
For night stay you will find various quality residential hotels in Panchagarh. According to the type of all these hotels, you can stay on rent from 500 to 1500 taka.
where to eat
In Panchagarh city you will find different quality hotels for food but you can try the food of the beehive hotel.